1934) film, stage and television actor, Brass. He also played Sir Thomas Beecham in ‘Beecham’ tv drama, born in Bradford. Marjorie Olive Whitaker (1895 – 1976), better known under her pseudonym Malachi Whitaker, was an English writer. Born in Bradford. Frank Whitcombe – (1913–1958) Welsh rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s Frank Whitcombe Jr – (1936–2009) rugby union footballer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s Martin Whitcombe – (born 1961) English rugby union footballer Billie Whitelaw, CBE – (1932 -2014) English actress of both stage and film. She was educated at Thornton Grammar School. Richard Whiteley, OBE, DL – (1943–2005) television presenter remembered as the original host of the game show, Countdown. He was born in Bradford. George Whyte-Watson – (1908–1974) senior consultant surgeon at Bradford Royal Infirmary for nearly 30 years. He was instrumental in getting self-examination included as part of the procedure for detecting breast cancer. Sir Alan Wilson – professor, mathematician, geographer, entrepreneur, and social scientist, who co-founded GMAP (Geographical Modelling and Planning), was the vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds, and has held significant roles at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Institute of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Transport, Centre for Environmental Studies, Department for Education and Skills, Corpus Christi College, UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Home Office Science Advisory Council, Foresight Future of Cities Project by the Government Office for Science, Alan Turing Institute, and Ada Lovelace Institute. Maurice Wilson MC – (21 April 1898 – 1934) British soldier, mystic, mountaineer and aviator who is known for his ill-fated attempt to climb Mount Everest alone in 1934. Born in Bradford. Ricky Wilson – (born 1978) lead singer with Leeds band, Kaiser Chiefs. He was born in Keighley. Ron Wing, CBE – (1927–2005) leading pharmacist who launched Ibuprofen and was instrumental in providing new treatments for epilepsy. He studied as an apprentice at Bradford Technical College from 1942 to 1947. Junior Witter – (born 1974) Bradford's first ever World Boxing Champion. He is the former British Welterweight champion and former WBC World Light-Welterweight champion, and has been a European, British and Commonwealth Light-Welterweight champion. Born in Bradford. Humbert Wolfe, CB, CBE – (1885–1940) Italian-born English poet, man of letters and civil servant. He was brought up in Bradford and was a pupil at Bradford Grammar School. Sir Walter Womersley – (1878–1961) Minister of Pensions in World