co-founder of the Contemporary Glass Society. Rudi Leavor, BEM – ( 31 May 1926 - 27 July 2021) Was President and Chairman of the Bradford Tree of Life Synagogue. In the Spring of 2013, aged 86, he secured funding for urgent repairs to the Grade II listed 1881 built Synagogue, with the help of the local Muslim Community through the Bradford Council for Mosques and other businesses and groups in the area. Lived in Bradford. Rachel Leskovac – (born 5 June 1976) Olivier award-nominated British actress. Rachel was born in Bradford. Samuel Lister, 1st Baron Masham – (1815–1906) English inventor and industrialist, notable for inventing the Lister nip comb. Born in Calverley Old Hall near Bradford. M James Joseph Magennis VC – (27 October 1919 – 12 February 1986) Belfast born 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. James lived in Bradford from 1955 onwards. Zayn Malik – (born 12 January 1993) Singer-songwriter and former member of UK boy band, One Direction. Aasif Hakim Mandviwala – (born 5 March 1966) known professionally as Aasif Mandvi is an Indian-American actor and comedian. Brought up in Bradford. Mick Manning – (born 1959) British artist and creator of children's books, born in Haworth. Barrie Maskell – F3 racing driver born in scholemoor (1938-2014) Peter Marks CBE – (born 1949) English businessman, and the former Chief Executive of the member-owned retailer The Co-operative Group. Thomas Harold Broadbent Maufe VC – (6 May 1898 – 28 March 1942) English 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. Thomas was born in Ilkley. Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA – (1882–1958) Antarctic explorer and geologist, born in Shipley. Stuart McCall – (born 1964) football manager and former midfielder for Bradford City A.F.C. and Scotland. Harry McEvoy – (16 August 1902 – 3 November 1984) British industrialist and food manufacturer. He was born in Bradford, and educated at Bradford Grammar School. Anthony McGrath – (born 1975) born in Bradford and is a first-class cricketer for Yorkshire CCC and England. Chantel McGregor – (born 1986) British blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. Chantel attended Leeds College of Music where she achieved a number of awards, including the Leeds