See :Category:People from Leeds List of people from Leeds is a list of notable people from the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. This list includes people from the historic settlement, and the wider metropolitan borough, and thus may include people from Horsforth, Morley, Pudsey, Otley and Wetherby and other areas of the city. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname: A Arthur Louis Aaron VC DFM - recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1943 Carl Ablett - former Rugby League footballer who played for the Leeds Rhinos Les "Juicy" Adams - rugby league footballer who played for Leeds, Huddersfield and Castleford. Nicola Adams OBE - first female boxer to win an Olympic gold medal Joseph Aspdin - inventor of Portland cement H. H. Asquith - 1st Earl of Oxford & Asquith, KG, PC, KC, Liberal Prime Minister of the UK from 1908 to 1916 Alfred Atkinson VC - recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1900 Alfred Austin DL - poet laureate B Ryan Bailey - rugby league player who plays for Leeds Rhinos and has represented Great Britain and England Corinne Bailey Rae - singer Christopher Paul Baker (1955), award-winning travel writer, photographer, and adventure motorcyclist, spent his early years in Woodlesford, outside Leeds Mark Ballard - Green politician Julian Barratt - actor and musician best known for his character Howard Moon in the cult comedy series The Mighty Boosh Michael Barratt - Television presenter and journalist, best known for his period as the main presenter of Nationwide from 1969 to 1977. David Batty - former Leeds United Midfielder, now living in Filey Adam Baynes - parliamentary army officer during the English Civil War and MP for Leeds during the Commonwealth; as such the first MP for the city Richard Beck - rugby union player for Leeds Carnegie Alan Bennett - performer (notably in Beyond the Fringe), playwright (e.g. The Madness of George III, Talking Heads) and scriptwriter (including The Madness of King George) Ivy Benson - bandleader Richard Bentley - classical scholar, critic, and theologian of the 17th century; served as Master of Trinity College, Cambridge Robert Blackburn OBE, FRAeS - aviation pioneer Olivia Blake - MP for Sheffield Hallam Andy Bolton - power-lifter, current super-heavyweight deadlift and squat world record holder Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE - novelist Jack Brett - professional motorcycle racer Frances Brody - author of Kate Shackelton mysteries. Melanie Brown - "Mel B"