List of Manx people
The Manx are an ethnic group from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea in northern Europe. They are often described as a Celtic people on the basis of their Goidelic Celtic language, but their origins are mixed, including Germanic lines.Actors
- Samantha Barks, actor and musician
- Jamie Blackley, actor of screen, television and stage
- Amy Jackson, actor known for work in Indian films
- Dursley McLinden actor, dancer, and singer
- Anthony Quayle, actor of Manx ancestry
Armed forces
- Robert Henry Cain, army major and Victoria Cross recipient
- Fletcher Christian, naval officer and mutineer on HMS Bounty
- William Garrett, Medal of Honor recipient in American Civil War
- Peter Heywood, naval officer and mutineer on HMS Bounty
Artists
- Rayner Hoff, Manx-born Australian sculptor
- Bryan Kneale, sculptor
- Archibald Knox, designer
- Paul Lewthwaite, sculptor
- Chris Killip, photographer and Harvard professor
Musicians
- Dan Auerbach, US musician of Manx descent
- Barry Gibb, musician: The Bee Gees
- Maurice Gibb, musician: The Bee Gees
- Robin Gibb, musician: The Bee Gees
- Davy Knowles, musician: Back Door Slam
- Harry Manx, Manx-born Canadian musician
Politicians
- Illiam Dhone, nationalist and politician
- Robert Quayle Kermode, Manx-born Tasmanian politician
- Dan Quayle, Indiana Senator and Vice President of the United States of Manx descent
- Sir Miles Walker, politician: first Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
Scholars
- Martin Bridson, mathematician
- Edward Forbes, naturalist and botany professor
- John Kelly, lexicographer and Bible translator into Manx
- Sir Frank Kermode, professor of English
- Randolph Quirk, linguistics professor and life peer
Sportspeople
- Jonathan Bellis, professional cyclist
- Mark Cavendish, professional cyclist, winner of 30 Tour de France stages
- Mark Christian, professional cyclist
- Conor Cummins, motorbike road racer
- Zoe Gillings, snowboarder
- David Higgins, rally car driver
- Mark Higgins, rally car driver
- Darryl Hill, professional snooker player
- Peter Kennaugh, professional cyclist
- Dan Kneen, motorcycle racer
- David Knight, enduro motorcyclist
- David Lyon, Manx-born cricketer
- Dave Molyneux, professional sidecar racer
- Kieran Tierney, Manx-born professional footballer, Scottish international
Writers
- T. E. Brown, poet, scholar and theologian
- Hall Caine, novelist and playwright
- Mona Douglas, poet and folklorist
- Eliza S. Craven Green, poet
- Jane Holland, poet, performer and novelist brought up on Man
- Sarah Holland, writer, actress and singer
- Josephine Kermode, poet and playwright
- Nigel Kneale, screenwriter
- Charlotte Lamb, romantic novelist
- Sophia Morrison, folklorist
- Esther Nelson, poet
- Hilary Robinson, children's author
- Christopher R. Shimmin, playwright and politician
- Thomas Shimmin, poet and rag-gatherer
- Brian Stowell, writer, broadcaster and translator into Manx language
- George Waldron, topographer and poet
Others
- George Q. Cannon, Mormon apostle
- Richard Costain, founder of Costain Group
- Colonel Routh Goshen, giant and circus performer
- Nina Hunt, Latin American dance coach and choreographer
- Abdullah Quilliam, Victorian Muslim brought up on Mann
