Each of these familiar faces in this photo gallery went to school in Leeds before finding fame and fortune in their chosen field. Faces from the world of stage and screen though to sport, music and the arts all are featured. Some were born in Leeds while others grew up in the city. Were you in class with any of them back in the day? READ MORE: Made in Leeds - The film which transformed the city's streets into 1970s Belfast LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Corinne Bailey -Rae
Songbird Corinne Bailey Rae was a pupil at Allerton High School. During her school days she was a member of Helen, an all-girl indie band, before carving out a solo career. | Getty Photo: Getty
2. Nicola Adams
Leeds's own golden girl Nicola Adams was educated at Agnes Stewart Church of England High School in Burmantofts. She went on to become not just a champion, but a history maker - the first woman to win a boxing gold at the Olympics. | PA Photo: PA
3. Josh Warrington
Leeds Warrior Josh Warrington went to John Smeaton Academy in east Leeds. | PA Photo: PA
4. Damien Hirst
Bristol-born artist Damien Hirst grew up in Leeds and went to the city's Allerton Grange School. He became famous for a series of artworks in which dead animals are preserved, sometimes having been dissected, in formaldehyde. | Getty Photo: Getty
5. Liz Truss
Ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss is a former pupil of Roundhay School. Her dad was a professor of pure mathematics at the University of Leeds. | Getty Photo: Getty
6. Ed Miliband
Former Labour party leader Ed Miliband went to Featherbank Infant School in Horsforth with brother David in the early-1970s. He is pictured on a visit to his former school in October 2011. | Anna Gowthorpe Photo: Anna Gowthorpe