BRADFORD has been home to many legends in all sort of different fields over the years and it is time to honour those who have made the biggest impact.
This is the second part of a regular series with the latest five inductees into who would be named in a Bradford Hall of Fame.
They can be people who were either born in the Bradford district, or made a huge name with an association to the city.
Why not leave your own suggestions in the comments section below, as you did last week.
CAPTAIN SIR TOM MOORE
What a year it has been for the 100-year-old Keighley-born World War Two veteran.
He has shot to fame during lockdown, going straight to the world's hearts after he completed a 100-lap walk of his garden in aid of the NHS which went on to raise more than £32million.
The plaudits soon followed including a number one pop song, a Pride of Britain award and being awarded a knighthood by the Queen at a special summer ceremony at Windsor Castle.
His autobiography is out in the autumn.
JB PRIESTLEY
John Boyton Priestley, novelist, playwright, scriptwriter and broadcaster, known by his pen name J.B Priestley.
Born in Manningham, in September 1894, he became a prolific writer and outstanding wartime broadcaster his works included the novels The Good Companions, Angel Pavement, Bright Day, and the plays Dangerous Corner, Laburnum Grove, Time and the Conways and An Inspector Calls.
He died in 1984, one month before his 90th birthday.
ZAYN MALIK
The East Bowling lad-turned-huge global music megastar.
He made his name 10 years ago, initially on the X Factor, as one fifth of boyband One Direction.
The group went on to achieve years of chart success, picking up every pop music award along the way. He was also the first UK artist to debut at number one on the Hot 100 with a first charted single.
Zayn left the band in 2015 and notched up a solo UK number one with single, Pillowtalk, the following year.
In March 2016, he bought a box at Bradford City for underprivileged children to watch football, named after his maternal grandfather Walter Brannan.
SARAH KHAN-BASHIR
The businesswoman, who runs family law firm SKB Law, puts social impact and the local community at the heart of her work.
Last year she launched the SKB law academy. She has hosted free legal clinics at local venues to increase access to legal rights for women and girls, with a focus on Islamic divorce, and is exploring ways to
Mrs Khan-Bashir also helped establish Bradford’s Police Museum and is the regional chair for the Prince’s Trust youth charity.
She was handed an MBE for services to the local community in June 2014.
MARGARET McMILLAN
Bradford was at the forefront of moves to improve health of children through the education system at the start of the 20th century, with Margaret McMillan at the heart of it.
Free school meals and medical checks were introduced in the city (prior to Government legislation) and later nationwide by the Liberal Government.
With Bradford's school medical officer, James Kerr, Margaret McMillan carried out the first medical inspection of elementary school children in Britain.
They published a report and began a campaign for local authorities to install bathrooms, improve ventilation and supply free school meals for children, after seeing the success of Bradford Cinderella Club providing a warm meal to underprivileged children.
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