Worth Valley - Notable People With Worth Valley Links

Notable People With Worth Valley Links

The following people were born in the Worth Valley, have lived there in the past or are currently resident in the valley.

  • Brontë Sisters, lived in the village of Haworth
    • Anne. (1820–1849), Novelist
    • Charlotte, (1816–1855), Novelist
    • Emily, (1818–1848), Novelist
  • Branwell Brontë, (1817–1848), painter and poet
  • Rev Patrick Brontë, (1777–1861), clergyman and writer

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