Leeds

The wife of King James I, who gave her the borough of Leeds. In 1612 she ordered a survey of it, and in 1615 she refused a request to remove the strict Calvinist vicar of Leeds.

The best-known tragic actress of the 1700s, called 'tragedy personified' by the critic William Hazlitt. In 1786 she performed at The Theatre, which once stood just south of Leeds Bridge.

A suffragette, socialist, trade unionist and editor, born in Woodhouse, Leeds. She qualified as a teacher in Leeds, joined the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1905, and in 1906 left teaching to become a full-time organiser for the WSPU in Leeds.

A pianist and piano teacher born in Leeds. She is best known as the founder, chair and artistic director of the Leeds International Piano Competition, which she set up with Marion Stein in 1963.

A best-selling novelist born in Armley, Leeds. Her first novel, A Woman of Substance (1979), sold over 30 million copies, and she wrote 40 novels, often about young women of humble beginnings who rise through hard work in business.

A racing cyclist born in the Halton area of Leeds, who dominated women's cycling, winning more than 90 domestic championships and seven world titles. In 1967 she set a 12-hour time-trial world record that beat the men's record for two years.

A singer and songwriter born in Leeds, best known for her 2006 song 'Put Your Records On'. She studied at the University of Leeds.

A boxer born in Leeds, who became the first woman boxer to be an Olympic champion, at London 2012, and the first double Olympic champion when she won again at Rio 2016.