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This is a list of notable people with a Wikipedia page associated with York, a city in North Yorkshire, England.
Pages in category "People from York" The following 97 pages are in this category, out of 97 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This category is for masculine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language masculine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
"City of a Thousand Trades" [23] – with reference to the city's former industrial might. "Venice of the North" – a name likening the city to Venice, Italy, in southern Europe, due to both having a large number of canals. [24] "Workshop of the world" [25] – also a reference to the city's industrial heritage.
The Lord Mayor of York is the chairman of City of York Council, first citizen and civic head of York. The appointment is made by the council each year in May, at the same time appointing a sheriff, the city's other civic head. York's lord mayor is second only to the Lord Mayor of London in precedence. [1]
New York, its capital Albany, and New York City, were named for this particular Duke of Albany and York. In 1664, Charles II of England granted American territory between the Delaware and Connecticut rivers to his younger brother James. Following its capture by the English the former Dutch territory of New Netherland and its principal port, New ...
York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss.The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a minster, castle, and city walls.
This category is for masculine given names commonly used in the English language See also Category:English masculine given names , for such names from England (natively or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names)