From actors to musicians and authors to athletes, there are lots of celebrities with links to the district.
Here are 22 celebrities you might not know are from Wakefield and ithe Five Towns.
Let us know and be sure to tell us any big names that we missed from the list!
9. Karen Wright
Karen Wright is a baker and television personality from Wakefield. The self taught baker made the final 12 on the ninth season of The Great British Bake Off. Photo: Karen Wright
10. Helen Baxendale
Helen Victoria Baxendale is an English actress of stage and television, from Wakefield, known for her roles as Rachel Bradley in the British comedy drama Cold Feet and Emily Waltham in the American sitcom Friends. Photo: Fred Duval
11. Andrew Burt
Andrew Thomas Hutchison Burt (23 May 1945 to 16 November 2018) was a British actor, voiceover artist, and counsellor. Burt appeared in many TV series and soaps, including Angels, The Bill, EastEnders and Heartbeat. Photo: TV Times
12. Anne O'Hare McCormick
Anne O'Hare McCormick (16 May 1880 – 29 May 1954) was an English-American journalist from Wakefield who worked as a foreign news correspondent for The New York Times. She became the first woman to receive a Pulitzer Prize in a major journalism category, winning in 1937 for correspondence. Photo: Bettmann