We look at a selection of the most famous people and products to originate from God’s Own County.
7. York Maize maze
Our county is home to York Maize Maze, biggest in the UK, this award-winning maze is open throughout summer, also featuring more than 20 other attractions and activities. Photo: Tony Johnson
8. Dame Judi Dench
Yorkshire has produced many famous and highly talented actors including Judi Dench, who grew up in York; Sean Bean, who grew up in Sheffield; and late Richard Griffiths, who spent his childhood in Thornaby-onTees. Scarborough-born Charles Laughton – star of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Mutiny on the Bounty – won two Oscars and directed movie classic Night of the Hunter. Photo: Gareth Cattermole
9. Simon Armitage
Poets from Yorkshire include Ted Hughes and Ian McMillan while Simon Armitage, who hails from Marsden, is latest Poet Laureate. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
10. Kaiser Chiefs
Many famous musicians hail from Yorkshire – Kaiser Chiefs, Terrorvision and Mel B to name but three. Yorkshire has given the world of sport top class cricketer Geoffrey Boycott, footballer Bill Nicholson and boxer Nicola Adams as well as Olympian triathlete brothers Jonny and Alistair Brownlee. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
11. 'Yorkshire Pudding
The first recorded Yorkshire pudding recipe was written in 1737. This tasty combination of egg, flour and milk has since become a staple on Sunday dinner plates around the county ... and country. Photo: Bruce Rollinson