This is a list of people from the City of Bradford, a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. This list includes people from Bradford, and the wider metropolitan borough, and includes people from Keighley, Shipley, Bingley and Ilkley and other areas. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname: A Steve Abbott – (born 28 July 1954) film producer and executive producer. His credits include A Fish Called Wanda, American Friends, Blame it on the Bellboy, Brassed Off and Fierce Creatures. Abbott was born in Bradford. Christa Ackroyd – (born 1957) television and radio presenter, born in Eccleshill. Richard Alexander – (born 1971) television presenter, producer & director, born in Wibsey. Eric Anderson, VC – (1915–1943) recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Eric was born in Fagley, Bradford. Natalie Anderson – (born 24 October 1981) English actress best known for her roles as Alicia Gallagher in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale and Stella Davenport in the medical drama The Royal, was born in Bradford. Sir Edward Appleton, GBE, KCB, FRS – (1892–1965) physicist and Nobel prizewinner, born in Bradford. Richard J. Appleton – (1856–1946) a camera manufacturer and film maker, Appleton devised a tri-partite apparatus which he called the Cieroscope, combining the functions of camera, printer and projector, first put into use in November 1896. Robert Appleyard MBE (27 June 1924 – 17 March 2015) Yorkshire and England cricketer. He was one of the best English bowlers of the 1950s, a decade which saw England develop its strongest bowling attack of the twentieth century. Born in Bradford. Tasmin Archer – (born 1963) pop singer, born in Bradford. B David Bairstow – (1951–1998) was a cricketer, born in Bradford, who played for Yorkshire CCC and England. He also played football for Bradford City. Jonny Bairstow – (born 1989) cricketer, born in Bradford, who plays first-class cricket for Yorkshire CCC and England. Bruce Bannister – (born 14 April 1947) retired professional footballer who played for Bradford City FC. Bannister founded a successful sports clothing and footwear business, SportsShoes.com. Born in Bradford. Juliet Barker FRSL – (born 1958) British historian, specialising in the Middle Ages and literary biography. Linda Barker – (born 6 October 1961) English interior designer and television presenter. Educated at Bradford Girls' Grammar School. Geoffrey Barraclough – (10 May