1908 – 26 December 1984) British historian, known as a medievalist and historian of Germany. Born in Bradford John Bateman – (born 30 September 1993) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as second-row, loose forward and centre for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL, and England and Great Britain at international level. Born in Bradford. Simon Beaufoy – (born 1967) Academy Award-winning screenwriter, born in Keighley. Sir Jacob Behrens – (1806–1889) Anglo-German textile merchant. He was a founder of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce in 1851. Gerard Benson – (1931–2014) originally from London, Bradford's first and only poet laureate. Gerard was a Quaker, a poet and a teacher. Lived in Manningham. David Berglas MBE – (born 30 July 1926) psychological magician, mentalist, and mnemonist. Sharon Beshenivsky – (1967–2005) police constable, born in Bradford, who was killed in the line of duty on Friday 18 November 2005. Tony Bevan, RA – (born 1951) British painter. He studied at Bradford School of Art from 1968 to 1971, followed by Goldsmiths' College, London from 1971 to 1974, and the Slade School of Fine Art from 1974 to 1976. He was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in London as an Academician in 2007. Born in Bradford. Rodney Bewes – (1937–2017) English television actor and writer. Born in Bingley. William Binnie – (1867–1949) civil engineer educated at Bradford Grammar School. David Blamires – (born 16 March 1957) English Grammy award-winning musician, born in Bradford. Ernst Wilhelm Bohle – (1903–1960) was the leader of the Foreign Organization of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP/AO) from 1933. Born in Bradford Tim Booth – (born 4 February 1960) English singer, dancer and actor best known as the lead singer from the band James. Born in Bradford. Aidy Boothroyd – (born 1971) football coach and manager, born in Baildon. Bill Bowes – (25 July 1908 – 4 September 1987) one of the best bowlers of the interwar period and, for a time, the most important force behind Yorkshire's then dominance of the County Championship. Lived in Menston. John Gerard Braine – (1922–1986) novelist, born in Bingley. Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs – (born 7 May 1921) English historian known for his work on the Victorian era. Anne Brontë – (1820–1849) novelist and poet, born in Thornton on the outskirts of Bradford. Charlotte Brontë – (1816–1855) novelist and poet, born in Thornton. Emily Brontë –