Editing Scunthorpe (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Roy Axe]], car designer for [[Chrysler]] and [[Rover Company|Rover]] was born in Scunthorpe
* [[Darren Bett]], television weather presenter
* [[Nina Nannar]], journalist and ITN news reporter, was born and raised in the town<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.communitychannel.org/london360/news-details/779/ |title=News item |access-date=15 April 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235215/http://www.communitychannel.org/london360/news-details/779/ | work = [[London 360|London360]] |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Ryan J. Brown]], actor and screenwriter
* [[Jack Burnell]], Olympic open water swimmer
* [[James Cobban]], English educator and headmaster, as well as a prominent lay leader in the Church of England
* [[Richard G. Compton]], Oxford professor, was born in Scunthorpe
* [[Neil Cox]] Manager of Scunthorpe United FC
* [[Howard Devoto]], singer with the [[Buzzcocks]] and [[Magazine (band)|Magazine]]
* [[Kevin Doyle (actor)|Kevin Doyle]], actor who has appeared in  ''[[Coronation Street]]'' and  ''[[Downton Abbey]]''
* [[Stephen Fretwell]], singer-songwriter
* [[Jeff Hall (footballer)|Jeff Hall]], English footballer who played as a right back for Birmingham City and England
* [[Tony Jacklin]], golfer, was born in Scunthorpe<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/88/ |title=Tony Jacklin |publisher=PGA European Tour |access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Harry Jamieson]], head of football development at [[San Diego FC]], spent his formative years in Scunny
* [[Reece Mastin]], singer and winner of [[The X Factor (Australia season 3)|2011 X-Factor Australia]], was born in Scunthorpe
* [[Iain Matthews]], singer with [[Fairport Convention]]
* [[Rob McElnea]], 500cc grand prix rider, team manager of the [[Virgin Mobile]] Yamaha team
* [[Ross McLaren (actor)|Ross McLaren]], actor, was born in Scunthorpe<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1364579703659585542|title=Introducing Nurse Luca aka Ross Mclaren who has a great bedside manner, and a killer smile to boot!|user=BBCDoctors|author-link=Doctors (2000 TV series)|date=24 February 2021}}</ref>
* Sheffield born [[Alfie Moore (comedian)|Alfie Moore]], comedian who was formerly a [[Police Officer]] based in Scunthorpe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Hara |first=Mary |date=16 October 2012 |title=Policeman turned comic: insider insight needed more than ever |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/oct/16/policeman-comedian-standup-comic-cop |access-date=23 May 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>
* [[Graham Oates (footballer, born 1943)|Graham Oates]], is an English former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-from-scunthorpe/reference|title=Famous People From Scunthorpe|website=Ranker.com|access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref>
* [[John Osborne (writer)|John Osborne]], writer. Creator of Sky 1 sitcom ''[[After Hours (2015 British TV series)|After Hours]]'' as well as six half-hour Radio 4 storytelling shows.
* Dame [[Joan Plowright]], award-winning actress, born in nearby Brigg, attended [[Scunthorpe Grammar School]]
* [[David Plowright]], television executive and producer
* [[Jake Quickenden]], former contestant on ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]'', ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series)|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]'' and ''[[Dancing on Ice]]''
* [[Jordan Sangha (Big Brother)|Jordan Sangha]], winner of [[Big Brother (British TV series) series 20|Big Brother 2023]]
* [[Martin Simpson]], guitarist and singer-songwriter, was born in Scunthorpe
* [[Sam Slocombe]], professional football player for [[Notts County F.C.]] and formerly of local side [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]], was born in the town
* [[Liz Smith (actress)|Liz Smith]], actress
* [[Andy Stevenson (footballer)|Andy Stevenson]], footballer
* [[Graham Taylor]], former [[England national football team|England]] manager grew up in the town.
* [[Brian Tierney (medievalist)|Brian Tierney]], published historian and medievalist
* [[Alan Walker (musicologist)|Alan Walker]], musicologist and biographer of [[Franz Liszt]], was born in Scunthorpe
* [[Albert White (cyclist)|Albert 'Lal' White]], Olympic cycling silver medallist at the 1920 Antwerp games.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/champion-Albert-Lal-White/story-11189567-detail/story.html |title=SCUNTHORPE'S Albert 'Lal' White, was many times English grass track cycle racing champion, and winner of a silver medal at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics. He also rode in the 1924 Paris Olympics. |work=Scunthorpe Telegraph |date=14 December 2010 |access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref> Was the subject of the opera: Cycle Song.
* [[Tai Woffinden]], speedway world champion