Editing Whitby (section)

==Notable people==
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*[[Samuel Barnett (actor)|Samuel Barnett]] (1980–), actor
*[[William Bateson]] (1861–1926), geneticist, was born in Whitby
*[[Arthur Brown (musician)|Arthur Brown]] (1942–), musician best known for being the frontman of [[The Crazy World of Arthur Brown]]
*[[William Clarkson]] (1859–1934), co-founder of the [[Royal Australian Navy]]
*[[Hilda of Whitby]] (c. 614 – 680), a [[saint]] of the early Church in Britain.<ref>{{cite CE1913|first=Herbert|last=Thurston|author-link= Herbert Thurston|wstitle=St. Hilda|volume=7}}</ref>
*[[Adam Lyth]] (1987–), cricketer who was selected as [[England cricket team|England's]] opener for the [[2015 Ashes series]]
*[[Beth Mead]] (1995–), footballer was born in the town.<ref>{{cite news |title=Women's World Cup 2019: Mapping England's Lionesses squad |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48801235 |website=BBC Sport |accessdate=6 September 2019 |date=2 July 2019 |archive-date=2 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702013126/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48801235 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[David Mills (footballer)]] (1951–), former footballer who now works as a scout
*[[Mark Richardson (musician)|Mark Richardson]] (1970–), drummer grew up in Whitby<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/mark-richardson-always-insist-on-being-in-the-conversation-thats-a-tip-for-any-drummers |title=Mark Richardson: "Always insist on being in the conversation. That's a tip for any drummer"  |publisher=Musicradar |date=12 June 2019}}</ref>