This is a list of people from Cumbria, a county in North West England. The demonym of Cumbria is Cumbrian. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname.
Sir John Barrow (1764-1848), geographer, linguist and explorer William Norman Birkett (1883-1962), deputy British judge at the Nuremberg trials John Cunliffe (1933-2018), children's book author and TV presenter, creator of Postman Pat John Dalton (1766-1844), father of the atomic theory in science Troy Donockley (born 1964), musician William Eccles (physicist) (1875-1966), physicist and pioneer of radio communication Gordon Fallows (1913-1979), Church of England bishop Sheila Fell (1931-1979), artist Thomas Fresh (1803-1861), pioneer in environmental health Percy Kelly (artist) (1918-1993), artist Robin Philipson (1916-1992), prominent artist Beatrix Potter (1866-1943), children's literature author and illustrator James Ramsden, industrialist, managing director of the Furness Railway and founder of Barrow-in-Furness Jancis Robinson (born 1950), wine critic and journalist George Romney (1734-1802), portrait painter Eddie Stobart (1929-2024), businessman John Wilkinson (industrialist) (1728-1808), pioneer of cast iron manufacturing Theodora Wilson Wilson (1865-1941), writer, pacifist and founder of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom William Wordsworth (1770-1850), Romantic poet and Poet Laureate
See also List of people from Barrow-in-Furness List of people from Carlisle
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