Rawnsley – ecologist, and founder of the National Trust. Francis Dunnery – singer and songwriter, formerly of the band It Bites Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll – daughter of Queen Victoria, and early supporter of the National Trust in its birthplace at Borrowdale near Keswick. She was the Trust's first President. Anne Clifford – restorer of churches at Appleby-in-Westmorland, Ninekirks, Brougham, Mallerstang; and castles at Brough, Skipton and Appleby. Thomas Mawson – landscape gardener. Donald Campbell – World Record Water Speed challenger. Fletcher Christian – master's mate on board . Chris Bonington – mountaineer, now living in Cumbria. John Paul Jones – Naval officer in the American Revolutionary War, born in Kirkcudbrightshire who began his maritime career sailing out of Whitehaven as apprentice aboard the Friendship at only seventy years of age. Years later he returned in hoping to sink all Whitehaven's ships anchored in harbour (numbered between 200 and 400), before setting the town itself ablaze. George Fox and Margaret Fell – important players in the founding of the Religious Society of Friends who lived at Swarthmoor Hall. Ann Macbeth – a famous embroideress who lived at Patterdale. William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire – whose home was at Holker Hall. Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond – whose home is Corby Castle. Stan Laurel – of Laurel & Hardy fame. Born in Ulverston. British Sea Power – half of the band come from near Kendal, Cumbria Wild Beasts – indie band from Kendal, Cumbria Christine McVie - musician in band Fleetwood Mac. Born in Bouth, Cumbria. Sport Football Carlisle United F.C. – only league team in Cumbria. Currently playing in League Two Barrow A.F.C. – currently playing in the Conference National Workington A.F.C. – currently playing in the Conference North Rugby League Barrow Raiders - based in the Betfred Championship Workington Town & Whitehaven – based in Betfred League1 Natural materials Graphite – used in the pencil making industry in Keswick. The graphite deposit found at Borrowdale was extremely pure and solid and it could easily be sawed into sticks. This was and remains the only deposit of graphite ever found in this solid form. Gypsum – used in the Plasterboard industry Coal – west coast mining industry, e.g. Haig Pit at Whitehaven Haematite – west coast mining industry, e.g. Florence mine at Egremont Anhydrite – found at Whitehaven, where it was used in the early manufacture of sulphuric acid,