List of Manx people

The Manx (Manx language: Ny Manninee) 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 recent Goidelic Celtic language, but their ethnic origins are mixed, including Germanic (Norse and English) and Norse-Gaelic lines.

Actors

• Samantha Barks (born 1990), actor and musician
• Jamie Blackley (born 1991), actor
• Amy Jackson (born 1992), actress known for work in Indian films
• Dursley McLinden (1965–1995) actor, dancer, and singer
• Anthony Quayle (1913–1989), actor of Manx ancestry
• Evie Killip (born 1992) actor, BBC radio actor, voiceover
• Joe Locke, actor of Manx ancestry

Armed forces

• Robert Henry Cain (1909–1974), army major and Victoria Cross recipient
• Fletcher Christian (1764–1793), naval officer and mutineer on HMS Bounty
• William Garrett (1842–1916), Medal of Honor recipient in American Civil War
• Peter Heywood (1772–1831), naval officer and mutineer on HMS Bounty

Artists

• Rayner Hoff (1894–1937), Manx-born Australian sculptor
• Bryan Kneale (born 1930), sculptor
• Archibald Knox (1864–1933), designer
• Paul Lewthwaite (born 1969), sculptor
• Chris Killip (1946–2020), photographer and Harvard professor

Musicians

• Dan Auerbach (born 1979), US musician of Manx descent
• Barry Gibb (born 1946), musician: Bee Gees
• Maurice Gibb (1949–2003), musician: Bee Gees
• Robin Gibb (1949–2012), musician: Bee Gees
• Davy Knowles (born 1987), musician: Back Door Slam
• Harry Manx (born 1955), Manx-born Canadian musician

Politicians

• Illiam Dhone (William Christian, 1608–1663), nationalist and politician
• Robert Quayle Kermode (1812–1870), Manx-born Tasmanian politician
• Dan Quayle (born 1947), Indiana Senator and Vice President of the United States, of Manx descent
• Sir Miles Walker (born 1940), politician: first Chief Minister of the Isle of Man

Scholars

• Martin Bridson (born 1964), mathematician
• Edward Forbes (1815–1854), naturalist and botany professor
• John Kelly (1750–1809), lexicographer and Bible translator into Manx
• Sir Frank Kermode (1919–2010), professor of English
• Randolph Quirk (Lord Quirk, 1920–2017), linguistics professor and life peer

Sports people

• Jonathan Bellis (born 1988), cyclist
• Mark Cavendish (born 1985), cyclist, winner of 34 Tour de France stages
• Mark Christian (born 1990), cyclist
• Conor Cummins (born 1986), motorbike road racer
• Tara Donnelly (born 1998), gymnast
• Zoe Gillings (born 1985), snowboarder
• David Higgins (born 1972), rally car driver
• Mark Higgins (born 1971), rally car driver
• Darryl Hill (born 1996), snooker player
• Peter Kennaugh (born 1989), cyclist
• Tim Kennaugh (born 1991), cyclist
• Dan Kneen (1987–2018), motorcycle racer
• David Knight (born 1978), enduro motorcyclist
• David Lyon (born 1943), cricketer
• Dave Molyneux (born 1963), sidecar racer
• Kieran Tierney (born 1997), Manx-born footballer, Scottish international

Writers

• T. E. Brown (1830–1897), poet, scholar and theologian
• Hall Caine (1853–1931), novelist and playwright
• Cyril Clague (c. 1880–1946), poet and dramatist
• Mona Douglas (1898–1987), poet and folklorist
• Eliza S. Craven Green (1803–1866), poet
• Jane Holland (born 1966), poet, performer and novelist brought up on Man
• Sarah Holland (born 1961), writer, actress and singer
• Josephine Kermode (pseudonym Cushag, 1852–1937), poet and playwright
• Nigel Kneale (1922–2006), screenwriter
• Charlotte Lamb (Sheila Holland née Coates, 1937–2000), romantic novelist
• Sophia Morrison (1859–1917), folklorist
• Esther Nelson (1810–1843), poet
• Hilary Robinson (born 1972), children's author
• Christopher R. Shimmin (1870–1933), playwright and politician
• Thomas Shimmin (1800 – c. 1876–1879), poet and rag-gatherer
• Brian Stowell (1936–2019), writer, broadcaster and translator into Manx language
• George Waldron (1690 – c. 1730), topographer and poet

Others

• George Q. Cannon (1827–1901), Mormon apostle
• Richard Costain (1839–1902), founder of Costain Group
• Colonel Routh Goshen (Arthur Caley, 1824–1889), giant and circus performer
• Nina Hunt (1932–1995), Latin American dance coach and choreographer
• Abdullah Quilliam (1856–1932), Victorian Muslim brought up on Man

See also

• List of residents of the Isle of Man
• Lists of people by nationality
• Manx people

References

1. Manx people
2. Manx language
3. Manx Americans
4. Mark Cavendish
5. Lists of British people
6. List of people from the Isle of Man
7. Manx English
8. Isle of Man
9. Manx People's Political Association
10. Manx surnames
11. Manx Labour Party
12. List of Isle of Man TT Mountain Course fatalities
13. Lists of Americans
14. List of people from Merseyside
15. Goidelic languages
16. List of people from Northern Ireland
17. Joe Locke (actor)
18. List of Welsh people
19. Manx Airlines
20. Manx National Party