LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.leeds.gov.uk/

Population:
429,242 (2001 census)

Founding Date:
1207 (charter)

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Paul Ableman	Novelist	13-Jun-1927	25-Oct-2006	I Hear Voices
Alfred Austin	Poet	30-May-1835	2-Jun-1913	Poet Laureate of England, 1892-1913
Melanie B	Musician	29-May-1975		Scary Spice
Julian Barratt	Comic	4-May-1968		Daaan Aaaashcroooft
Alan Bennett	Playwright	9-May-1934		The Madness of George III
Barbara Taylor Bradford	Novelist	5-May-1933		Emma Harte saga
Michael Chapman	Musician	24-Jan-1941		Fully Qualified Survivor
Peter Christopherson	Electronic Musician	27-Feb-1955		Throbbing Gristle, Coil
E. R. Eddison	Novelist	24-Nov-1882	18-Aug-1945	The Worm Ouroboros
James Frain	Actor	14-Mar-1968		Sunshine
Sheilah Graham	Columnist	15-Sep-1904	17-Nov-1988	Beloved Infidel
Matthew Lewis	Actor	27-Jun-1989		Neville Longbottom in Harry Potter
Malcolm McDowell	Actor	13-Jun-1943		Caligula, A Clockwork Orange
Nevill F. Mott	Physicist	30-Sep-1905	8-Aug-1996	Properties of semiconductors
Corinne Bailey Rae	Singer	26-Feb-1979		Put Your Record On
John Simm	Actor	10-Jul-1970		Life on Mars
Charles Stross	Novelist	18-Oct-1964		Accelerando
Keith Waterhouse	Novelist	6-Feb-1929		Billy Liar
Tom Wilkinson	Actor	12-Dec-1948		Shakespeare in Love
Ernie Wise	Comic	27-Nov-1925	21-Mar-1999	Morecambe and Wise

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Thomas George Cowling	Mathematician	17-Jun-1906	16-Jun-1990	Cowling model

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