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The People of the District
Bradford’s place in history as one of the country’s textile giants has helped build a richly cosmopolitan population.
German merchants helped build the booming industry in the mid-nineteenth century which attracted workers from Ireland, Italy and after 1945, Poland, the Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Austrians and Russians.
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Asian and Afro-Caribbean immigrants arrived in the 1950s from countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, East Africa, Dominica, Jamaica, Barbados, St Kitts and St Lucia.
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The district’s population is around 467,000 and it is one of the few metropolitan districts experiencing a population rise – estimated at 523,850 by 2011.
The international feel of Bradford adds to its diversity in cuisine, music, art and culture.
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Bradford’s reputation for creativity and innovation has produced many famous sons and daughters including the Brontë sisters, textile magnate and benefactor Titus Salt, artist David Hockney, writer JB Priestley, composer Frederick Delius, television presenter Richard Whiteley, pop idol Gareth Gates, clothing entrepreneur Dilbag Singh and the Sabir family who run the Aagrah restaurant chain. |
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