List of people from Northumberland by occupation
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This list is of people who were born or raised in the County of Northumberland
, in England
. The area covered is the ceremonial county
, hence the exclusion of places traditionally regarded as being in Northumberland which are now in Tyne and Wear
for administrative
and ceremonial purposes. The list is intended to complement :Category:People from Northumberland.
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The area covered is the ceremonial county
Ceremonial counties of England
The ceremonial counties are areas of England to which are appointed a Lord Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as counties and areas for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Act 1997 with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England and Lieutenancies Act 1997...
, hence the exclusion of places traditionally regarded as being in Northumberland which are now in Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
for administrative
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of subdivisions of England used for the purposes of local government outside Greater London. As originally constituted, the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties each consisted of multiple districts, had a county council and...
and ceremonial purposes. The list is intended to complement :Category:People from Northumberland.
Art and architecture
- Torben BettsTorben BettsTorben Betts is an award-winning English playwright and screenwriter.A consistently controversial dramatist, who has written heavily naturalistic plays as well as epic, poetic works, he has been hailed as a successor to writers as diverse as Alan Ayckbourn, Edward Bond and Howard Barker...
(born 1968), dramatist whose play The Unconquered won the Best New Play at the 2007 Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland - Pauline BewickPauline BewickPauline Bewick is an Irish artist.Bewick now lives and works in County Kerry, where she spent some of her peripatetic childhood on a farm. She is a descendant of 19th century artist Thomas Bewick....
(born 1935), watercolour painter - Thomas BewickThomas BewickThomas Bewick was an English wood engraver and ornithologist.- Early life and apprenticeship :Bewick was born at Cherryburn House in the village of Mickley, in the parish of Ovingham, Northumberland, England, near Newcastle upon Tyne on 12 August 1753...
(1753–1828), wood engraver, born at CherryburnCherryburnCherryburn is a cottage in Mickley, Northumberland, England, which was the birthplace of Thomas Bewick, an English wood engraver and ornithologist. It was acquired by the National Trust in 1991 and is now open to the public.-External links:*...
, MickleyMickleyMickley is a small hamlet near Prudhoe and Stocksfield in the English county of Northumberland. It lies south of the river Tyne and is accessible via the A695. The neighbouring villages of Mickley Square and High Mickley are usually included under the general name of Mickley. This village once... - Glenn BrownGlenn BrownGlenn Brown is an English artist. He was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2000.-Working practice:Brown appropriates images created by living, working artists, such as Frank Auerbach and Howard Hodgkin, as well as images by artists more established in the historical canon, such as Rembrandt or...
(born 1966), painter and Turner PrizeTurner PrizeThe Turner Prize, named after the painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist under the age of 50. Awarding the prize is organised by the Tate gallery and staged at Tate Britain. Since its beginnings in 1984 it has become the United Kingdom's most publicised...
nominee - Lancelot "Capability" Brown (1716–1783), landscape architect
- John Clayton (Newcastle)John Clayton (Newcastle)John Clayton was an antiquarian and town clerk of Newcastle upon Tyne, England during the nineteenth century. He worked with the builder Richard Grainger and architect John Dobson to redevelop the centre of the city in a neoclassical style, and Clayton Street in Newcastle is named after him...
(1792–1890), antiquarian and town clerk of Newcastle upon Tyne - Luke ClennellLuke ClennellLuke Clennell was an English engraver and painter.Born in Morpeth, Northumberland, the son of a farmer, he was apprenticed to the engraver Thomas Bewick in 1797. Between 1799 and 1803 he acted as Bewick's principal assistant on the second volume of the History of British Birds...
(1781–1840), engraver - Archibald Matthias DunnArchibald Matthias DunnArchibald Matthias Dunn FRIBA, JP, born in Wylam in Northumberland, was with his partner Edward Joseph Hansom, among the foremost Catholic architects in North East England during the Victorian era.-Biography:...
(1832–1917), Catholic architect, born Wylam - Mark FiennesMark FiennesMark Fiennes was an English photographer and illustrator.Mark Wykeham-Fiennes was born at Dalton, Northumberland, the eldest of five children of industrialist Maurice Fiennes, who was later knighted by Prime Minister Harold Wilson for his services to the export of British heavy engineering...
(1933–2004), photographer - Noel ForsterNoel ForsterNoel Armstrong Forster was a British artist who trained at King's College Newcastle a part of Durham University, graduating in 1957.He was born in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland and attended to Gosforth Grammar School....
(1932–2007), abstract painter - Wilfrid Wilson GibsonWilfrid Wilson GibsonWilfrid Wilson Gibson was a British Georgian poet, associated with World War I but also the author of much later work.-Early work:...
(1878–1962), British poet, associated with World War I, born in Hexham - John and Benjamin GreenJohn and Benjamin GreenJohn and Benjamin Green were a father and son who worked in partnership as architects in North East England during the early nineteenth century. John, the father was a civil engineer as well as an architect...
(1789–1852; c.1807-1868), architects - Hermione HammondHermione HammondHermione Hammond was an English painter who is most famous for her paintings of London damaged by the Blitz during World War II....
(1910–2005), painter - John Jackson (engraver)John Jackson (engraver)John Jackson was an English engraver.Jackson was born at Ovingham, Northumberland in 1801, and was apprenticed to the wood engraver Thomas Bewick. After a quarrel with his master, Jackson went to London and worked for the wood engraver William Harvey.Jackson made engravings for Northcote's Fables...
(1801-1848), wood engraver, born at Ovingham, apprenticed to Thomas BewickThomas BewickThomas Bewick was an English wood engraver and ornithologist.- Early life and apprenticeship :Bewick was born at Cherryburn House in the village of Mickley, in the parish of Ovingham, Northumberland, England, near Newcastle upon Tyne on 12 August 1753... - Mason JacksonMason JacksonMason Jackson was an English engraver.Jackson was born at Ovingham, Northumberland in 1819, and was trained as a wood engraver by his brother, John Jackson, the author of a history of this art....
(1819–1903), wood engraver, born at Ovingham - John Martin (painter)John Martin (painter)John Martin was an English Romantic painter, engraver and illustrator.-Biography:Martin was born in July 1789, in a one-room family cottage, at Haydon Bridge, near Hexham in Northumberland, the 4th son of Fenwick Martin, a one time fencing master...
(1789–1854), influential English Romantic painter of the nineteenth century, born in Haydon Bridge, his dramatic The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah can be seen in the Laing Art GalleryLaing Art GalleryThe Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne, England is located on New Bridge Street. It was opened in 1904 and is now managed by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums and sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. In front of the gallery is the Blue Carpet.The gallery holds oil paintings,...
in Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne... - Natalie PikeNatalie PikeNatalie Pike is a British model, raised in Berwick-on-Tweed and Stockport in England, who won the Miss British Isles Competition and the FHM High Street Honeys competition in 2004.- Education :...
(born 1983), FHMFHMFHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
High Street Honey winner and subsequent glamour model; used to live in Berwick - Vanessa RawVanessa RawVanessa Raw is a professional English triathlete, member of the British Olympic Triathlon Academy Squad and a recognized artist...
(born 28 September 1984), artist, born in Hexham - Willey ReveleyWilley ReveleyWilley Reveley was an 18th century English architect, born at Newton Underwood near Morpeth, Northumberland.He is probably best known for an ambitious but unfulfilled proposal of 1796 to straighten the River Thames in east London...
(1760–1799), architect - T. J. Cobden SandersonT. J. Cobden SandersonThomas James Cobden-Sanderson was an English artist and bookbinder associated with the Arts and Crafts movement.He was born in Alnwick, Northumberland, as Thomas James Sanderson...
(1840–1922), Arts and Crafts MovementArts and Crafts movementArts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s...
artist - Stella VineStella VineStella Vine is an English artist, who lives and works in London. Her work is figurative painting with subject matter drawn from either her personal life of family, friends and school, or rock stars, royalty and celebrities.After a difficult relationship with her stepfather, she left home and in...
(born 1969) English contemporary artist (figurative painting), born in Alnwick
Business
- William George Armstrong, 1st Baron ArmstrongWilliam George Armstrong, 1st Baron ArmstrongWilliam George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong CB, FRS was an effective Tyneside industrialist who founded the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing empire.-Early life:...
(1810–1900), Tyneside industrialist who was the effective founder of the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing empire - Emerson Muschamp Bainbridge (elder) (1817–1892), founder of Bainbridge Department Store in Newcastle upon Tyne, the first such store in the world (still the largest John Lewis outside London)
- John Hall (businessman)John Hall (businessman)Sir John Hall is a property developer in North East England. He is also life president and former chairman of Newcastle United.-Biography:...
(born 1933), property developer and chairman of Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United F.C.Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... - Peter HorburyPeter HorburyPeter D. Horbury is a British car designer who is currently Vice President, Design of Volvo. He is probably best known for his design work for Volvo, but has worked in a variety of roles in the automotive industry, including as Executive Design Director, Americas for Ford between 2004 and 2009...
(born c.1950), car designer - Charles Algernon ParsonsCharles Algernon ParsonsSir Charles Algernon Parsons OM KCB FRS was an Anglo-Irish engineer, best known for his invention of the steam turbine. He worked as an engineer on dynamo and turbine design, and power generation, with great influence on the naval and electrical engineering fields...
(1854–1931), engineer known for his invention of the steam turbine, buried at KirkwhelpingtonKirkwhelpingtonKirkwhelpington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland about northeast of Hexham. It is on the River Wansbeck alongside the A696 trunk road between Otterburn and Ponteland.- History :... - Lewy PattinsonLewy PattinsonLewy Miall Pattinson was founder of the firm Washington H. Soul Pattinson, chemists and donor to the Royal Flying Doctor Service.-Immigration from England:...
(1852–1944), Australian businessman, born Hexham - John Urpeth RastrickJohn Urpeth RastrickJohn Urpeth Rastrick was one of the first English steam locomotive builders. In partnership with James Foster, he formed Foster, Rastrick and Company, the locomotive construction company that built the Stourbridge Lion in 1829 for export to the Delaware and Hudson Railroad in America.-Early...
(1780–1856), steam locomotive builder - John Wigham RichardsonJohn Wigham RichardsonJohn Wigham Richardson was one of the great figures of British industrial life, and a leading shipbuilder on Tyneside during the late 19th and early 20th century.-Career:...
(1837–1908), shipbuilder
Acting
- Daniel AinsleighDaniel AinsleighDaniel Ainsleigh is an English actor and renowned acting coach.-Biography:Daniel Ainsleigh was born in Hexham, Northumberland...
(born 1976), British actor and acting coach, born Hexham - Robson GreenRobson GreenRobson Green is an English actor, singer–songwriter and presenter.-Biography:Robson Golightly Green was born in Hexham, Northumberland, and baptised in Bethel Chapel, , and named in Northeast tradition as first son after family surnames: Robson is his grandmother's maiden surname, while Golightly...
(born 1964), television actor and singer - Jean HeywoodJean HeywoodJean Heywood is a British actress, appearing in films such as Billy Elliot and Our Day Out as well as TV series When the Boat Comes In, All Creatures Great and Small, Boys from the Blackstuff, Family Affairs, The Bill and Casualty.In 2010, Heywood made a guest appearance in the ITV series Married...
(born 1921), British actress, appearing in films and television programmes - Alexander KnoxAlexander KnoxAlexander Knox was a Canadian actor and author of adventure novels set in the Great Lakes area during the 19th century.-Biography:...
(died 1995), Canadian actor, died at Berwick - Darren NewtonDarren NewtonDarren Newton is a British actor.Trained at Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow. He appeared as Gavin Hindle in Eldorado and subsequently in several Catherine Cookson films before moving into theatre directing. Has an MA in Scriptwriting from Sussex University.Writes and directs...
(born 1969), actor and theatre director - Ben Roberts (actor)Ben Roberts (actor)Ben Roberts is an actor most famous for his portrayal of Chief Inspector Derek Conway in The Bill. He recently made an appearance in Casualty.He appears in the 2010 Mike Leigh film, Another Year....
(?), television actor - Ray Stevenson (actor)Ray Stevenson (actor)George Raymond "Ray" Stevenson is a Northern Irish-born English film and television actor. He is known for playing Titus Pullo in the BBC/HBO television series Rome , and in film as Dagonet in King Arthur and as Frank Castle/The Punisher in Punisher: War Zone and The Super Hero Squad Show...
(born 1964), Northern Irish film and television actor, grew up in Cramlington - Tip TippingTip TippingTimothy Tipping , better known as Tip Tipping, was an English film and television stuntman and actor.Prior to his career as a stuntman, Tipping served in the Royal Marines and 21st Special Air Service Regiment...
(1958–1993), actor, died in a parachuting accident at Alnwick - Henry TraversHenry TraversHenry Travers was an English actor. His most memorable role was that of the angel, Clarence, in the 1946 motion picture It's A Wonderful Life.-Early life:...
(1874–1965) born in Berwick, was a character actor best known for his roles in Hollywood film productions, most famously as Clarence the angel in It's a Wonderful LifeIt's a Wonderful LifeIt's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story "The Greatest Gift" written by Philip Van Doren Stern....
(1946) - Kevin WhatelyKevin WhatelyKevin Whately is an English actor.Whately is known for his starring role as Neville Hope in the British television comedy Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, his role as Dr Jack Kerruish in the drama series Peak Practice, and as Robert "Robbie" Lewis in the crime dramas Inspector Morse and...
(born 1951), English television actor, starring in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Peak Practice, Inspector Morse, and Lewis
Broadcasting
- Tony BastableTony BastableAnthony Leslie Bastable was an English television presenter who was best known for being one of original presenters of the children's programme Magpie.-Early life:...
(1944–2007), children's television presenter and producer - Ian PeacockIan PeacockIan Peacock is a radio presenter and writer. He has appeared regularly on BBC Radio 4 since the late 1980s. Described as “a natural broadcaster” by The Observer, he has a Gold Sony Award for feature-making...
(?), radio presenter - Sid Waddell (born 1940), English sports commentator and television personality
Comedy
- Alexander Armstrong (comedian)Alexander Armstrong (comedian)Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong is a British comedian, actor and television presenter.-Early life and career:Armstrong was born in Rothbury, Northumberland, the youngest of three children, to Henry Angus Armstrong and his wife Emma Virginia Peronnet Thompson-McCausland, daughter of Lucius...
(born 1970), comedian, actor and television personality - Ross NobleRoss NobleRoss Markham Noble is an English stand-up comedian, brought up in Cramlington, Northumberland, England.Noble rose to mainstream popularity through making appearances on British television, particularly interviews and on celebrity quiz shows such as Have I Got News for You...
(born 1976), stand-up comedian
Music
- Graham Bell (singer)Graham Bell (singer)Graham Thomas Bell was an English pop and rock singer.-Early career:Bell's father Jimmy, who died in 2010, was a well-known local singer, and his late mother, Leonora Rogers, was in show business prior to marriage after which she was heavily involved in local music and dance...
(1948–2008), singer with Skip BiffertySkip BiffertySkip Bifferty was an English psychedelic rock band formed in early 1966. The band featured future members of Ian Dury and The Blockheads.-History:...
and as a solo artist - Janice Cairns born Ashington
- China DrumChina DrumChina Drum were an English punk rock band from Ovingham in Northumberland active from 1989–2001, playing their final years under the name The Drum.-History:...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1981-2001), punk rockPunk rockPunk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band - Dave CliffDave Cliff-Career:David John “Dave” Cliff was born in Hexham, Northumberland. He began his career playing rhythm and blues in the Newcastle area. In 1967, he moved to Leeds and gained a diploma in jazz studies from Leeds College of Music while studying with bassist Peter Ind and Bernie Cash.In 1971, after...
(born 1944), British jazz guitarist - Pete DohertyPete DohertyPeter Doherty is an English musician, writer, actor, poet and artist. He is best known musically for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he reformed with Carl Barât in 2010. His other musical project is indie band Babyshambles...
(born 1979), musician with The LibertinesThe LibertinesThe Libertines were an English rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty . The band, centred on the song-writing partnership of Barat and Doherty, also included John Hassall and Gary Powell for most of its recording career...
and BabyshamblesBabyshamblesBabyshambles are an English indie rock band established in London. The band was formed by Pete Doherty during a hiatus from his former band The Libertines, but Babyshambles has since become his main project . Babyshambles has released two albums, three EPs and a number of singles... - Mark ElderMark ElderSir Mark Philip Elder, CBE is a British conductor. He is the music director of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, England.-Biography:Elder was born in Hexham, Northumberland, England, the son of a dentist...
(born 1947), British conductor, currently the music director of The Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, England - Wilfred GibsonWilfred GibsonWilfred Gibson is an English violinist who played in the band Electric Light Orchestra, and has performed as a session musician. He replaced original ELO violinist Steve Woolam in 1972 and performed in their first live concert...
(born 1945), violinist with the Electric Light OrchestraElectric Light OrchestraElectric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones... - John Peacock (piper)John Peacock (piper)John Peacock was one of the finest Northumbrian smallpipers of his age, and probably a fiddler also, and the last of the Newcastle Waits. He was born in Morpeth about 1756, and died in Newcastle, 'in distress'...
(c.1756-1817), Northumbrian smallpipesNorthumbrian smallpipesThe Northumbrian smallpipes are bellows-blown bagpipes from the North East of England.In a survey of the bagpipes in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford University, the organologist Anthony Baines wrote: It is perhaps the most civilized of the bagpipes, making no attempt to go farther than the...
player - Sting (musician) (born 1951), singer with The PoliceThe PoliceThe Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For the vast majority of their history, the band consisted of Sting , Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland...
and multi-Grammy AwardGrammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
winning solo artist - Text OffendersText OffendersText Offenders are a UK hip hop group from the North East that formed in the 1990s by members Subliminal, Eleph Iron and D-Lete.They have released a number of compilations and single tracks via digital formats as well as Spit Hop Volume 1 LP which was released in February 2008 on their own label...
hip hop group from the North East England that formed in the 1990s by members Subliminal, Eleph Iron and D-Lete
Military
- William Wilson AllenWilliam Wilson AllenWilliam Wilson Allen, VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Battle of Rorke's Drift in January 1879, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:He was about 35...
(1844–1890), recipient of the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.... - Henry AskewHenry AskewLieutenant General Sir Henry Askew bart served at Waterloo and became a baronet.-Biography:Askew was born in 1775 the third son of John Askew of Pallinsburn in Northumberland.His first mission was to Holland and Flanders with the "1st foot"...
(1775–1847), general - Joe Baker-CresswellJoe Baker-CresswellCaptain Addison Joe Baker-Cresswell DSO RN , was a Royal Navy officer, aide-de-camp to King George VI and High Sheriff of Northumberland...
(1901–1997), aide-de-campAide-de-campAn aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
to King George VIGeorge VI of the United KingdomGeorge VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...
and High Sheriff of NorthumberlandHigh Sheriff of NorthumberlandThis is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post... - Sam BrowneSam BrowneGeneral Sir Samuel James Browne VC GCB KCSI was a British Indian Army cavalry officer in India and the Afghanistan, best known today as the namesake of the Sam Browne belt...
(1824–1901), British Indian ArmyBritish Indian ArmyThe British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...
general - Hugh Cairns (VC)Hugh Cairns (VC)Hugh Cairns VC DCM was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was born in Ashington, Northumberland, England...
(1896–1918), recipient of the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.... - Francis CrakeFrancis CrakeFrancis William Crake MC was a British Army and Royal Irish Constabulary officer. He came from Northumberland.Crake was commissioned into the Bedfordshire Regiment during the First World War and reached the rank of Lieutenant....
(1893–1920), soldier and Royal Irish ConstabularyRoyal Irish ConstabularyThe armed Royal Irish Constabulary was Ireland's major police force for most of the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. A separate civic police force, the unarmed Dublin Metropolitan Police controlled the capital, and the cities of Derry and Belfast, originally with their own police...
officer - Frederick William DobsonFrederick William DobsonFrederick William Dobson was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1886–1935), recipient of the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.... - James Bulmer JohnsonJames Bulmer JohnsonJames Bulmer Johnson VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1889–1943), recipient of the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.... - David Murray-LyonDavid Murray-LyonMajor-General David Murrey Murray-Lyon, DSO & Bar, MC, was an officer in the Indian Army. His final appointment was as the commanding officer of Indian 11th Infantry Division in Malaya until sacked by General Percival...
(1890–1975), British Indian ArmyBritish Indian ArmyThe British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...
general - James Robb (RAF officer)James Robb (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir James Milne Robb GCB, KBE, DSO, DFC, AFC, RAF, was a senior Royal Air Force commander. After early service in the First World War with the Northumberland Fusiliers, Robb joined the Royal Flying Corps and became a flying ace credited with seven aerial victories...
(1895–1968), senior Royal Air Force commander (Air Chief Marshal), and was Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command from 1945 to 1947 - Richard Been StannardRichard Been StannardCaptain Richard Been Stannard VC DSO RD was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1902–1977), recipient of the Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.... - Tod SweeneyTod SweeneyColonel Henry John Sweeney MC , known as Tod Sweeney, was a platoon commander in the coup de main operation by gliderborne troops on D Day, 6 June 1944, tasked to seize two vital bridges before the main assault on the Normandy beaches...
(1919–2001), platoon commander at the Normandy Landings - Patrick TonynPatrick TonynPatrick Tonyn was a British General who served as the second colonial governor of East Florida from 1775 to 1783.Tonyn was from a military background. His father, Charles Tonyn, was a Colonel in the 6th Inniskillen Dragoons...
(1725–1804), general and colonial governor
Nobility
- Æthelfrith of NorthumbriaÆthelfrith of NorthumbriaÆthelfrith was King of Bernicia from c. 593 until c. 616; he was also, beginning c. 604, the first Bernician king to also rule Deira, to the south of Bernicia. Since Deira and Bernicia were the two basic components of what would later be defined as Northumbria, Æthelfrith can be considered, in...
(died c. 616), King of Bernicia from c. 593 until c. 616; he was also, beginning c. 604, the first Bernician king to also rule Deira. Can be considered, in historical terms, the first Northumbrian king - Arthur Bigge, 1st Baron StamfordhamArthur Bigge, 1st Baron StamfordhamArthur John Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham, GCB, GCVO, GCIE, KCSI, KCMG , ISO, PC , was a British soldier and courtier. He was Private Secretary to Queen Victoria during the last few years of her reign, and to King George V during most of his reign...
(1849–1931), private secretary to Queen VictoriaVictoria of the United KingdomVictoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
and George VGeorge V of the United KingdomGeorge V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
born at Linden Hall, near Morpeth - Robert de RosRobert de RosSir Robert de Ros, or de Roos of Helmsley, , was the grandfather and ancestor of the Barons Ros of Helmsley that was created by writ in 1264. In 1215, Ros joined the confederation of the barons at Stamford...
(1177–1226) - Margaret DouglasMargaret DouglasMargaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox was the daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland...
(1515–1578) - Waltheof, Earl of DunbarWaltheof, Earl of DunbarWaltheof , Earl of Lothian or "Dunbar" and lord of Beanley, was a 12th century Anglo-Scottish noble. He was the eldest son of Gospatric III, Earl of Lothian by his Scottish wife Deirdre....
(died 1182) - Gospatric II, Earl of LothianGospatric II, Earl of LothianGospatric II was Earl of Lothian or Earl of Dunbar in the early 12th century.He was the son of Gospatric I, sometime Earl of Northumbria...
(died 1138) - Gospatric III, Earl of LothianGospatric III, Earl of LothianGospatric III was a twelfth century Anglo-Celtic noble, who was Earl of Lothian later Earl of Dunbar, and feudal Lord of Beanley....
(died 1166) - Forster BaronetsForster Baronets-Forster of Bamburgh:The Baronetcy of Forster of Bamburgh was created in the Baronetage of England by James I for Claudius Forster of Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, on 7 March 1620....
(established 1620) - Ida of BerniciaIda of BerniciaIda is the first known king of the Anglian kingdom of Bernicia, which he ruled from around 547 until his death in 559. Little is known of his life or reign, but he was regarded as the founder of a line from which later Anglo-Saxon kings in this part of northern England and southern Scotland...
(died 559), Ida or Ida the Flamebearer, was a ruler (probably the founder) of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia between 547 and 559 - Malcolm III of ScotlandMalcolm III of ScotlandMáel Coluim mac Donnchada , was King of Scots...
(d 1093), died at Alnwick - Henry 'Hotspur' Percy (1364?-1403), son of the 1st Earl of Northumberland
- Henry Percy, 1st Earl of NorthumberlandHenry Percy, 1st Earl of NorthumberlandHenry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, titular King of Mann, KG, Lord Marshal was the son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy and a descendent of Henry III of England. His mother was Mary of Lancaster, daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, son of Edmund, Earl of Leicester and...
(1341–1408) - Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of NorthumberlandHenry Percy, 2nd Earl of NorthumberlandHenry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland was an English nobleman and military commander in the lead up to the Wars of the Roses. He was the son of Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and the grandson of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland...
(1392–1455) - Henry Percy, 5th Earl of NorthumberlandHenry Percy, 5th Earl of NorthumberlandHenry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland, KG was an English noble who was a member of the courts of both Henry VII and Henry VIII.-Biography:...
(1477–1527) - William Widdrington, 1st Baron WiddringtonWilliam Widdrington, 1st Baron WiddringtonSir William Widdrington , of Widdrington, Northumberland, was created 1st Baron Widdrington of Blankney in the Peerage of England on 2 November 1643.He was the son and heir of Sir Henry Widdrington of Widdrington Sir William Widdrington (1610 – 3 September 1651), of Widdrington,...
(1610–1651)
Politics
- Peter AtkinsonPeter AtkinsonPeter Landreth Atkinson is a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Hexham from 1992 until 2010.-Early life:...
(born 1943), ConservativeConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MP for HexhamHexham (UK Parliament constituency)- Elections in the 2000s :- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :- Elections in the 1970s :-Notes and references:... - Gordon Banks (politician)Gordon Banks (politician)Gordon Raymond Banks is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Ochil and South Perthshire since 2005.-Early life:...
(born 1955), LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
MP for Ochil and South PerthshireOchil and South Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)Ochil and South Perthshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... - Alan BeithAlan BeithSir Alan James Beith is a British Liberal Democrat politician and Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed.-Early life:Alan Beith was born in 1943 in Poynton, in Cheshire...
(born 1943), currently the Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Berwick-upon-Tweed - Josephine ButlerJosephine ButlerJosephine Elizabeth Butler was a Victorian era British feminist who was especially concerned with the welfare of prostitutes...
(1828–1906), feminist activist, born at MilfieldMilfieldMilfield is a village in Northumberland, England about northwest of Wooler. The A697 road passes through the village.- History :Milfield is the likely location of the Northumbrian royal settlement of Maelmin, given "mael" is a Brythonic word meaning "field"... - Ronnie CampbellRonnie CampbellRonald Campbell is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Blyth Valley since 1987.-Early life:He grew up in a family of eight brothers and sisters...
(born 1943), Labour MP for Blyth ValleyBlyth Valley (UK Parliament constituency)Blyth Valley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... - John CandlishJohn CandlishJohn Candlish was a British glass bottle manufacturer and Liberal Party politician.-Early life:Candlish was born in Tarset, Northumberland, the eldest son of John Candlish, a farmer, and his wife, Mary, née Robson...
(1816–1874), LiberalLiberal Party (UK)The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
MP for SunderlandSunderland (UK Parliament constituency)Sunderland was a borough constituency of the House of Commons, created by the Reform Act 1832 for the 1832 general election. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election until it was split into single-member seats of Sunderland North and Sunderland South for the 1950... - Hilton DawsonHilton DawsonThomas Hilton Dawson, known as Hilton Dawson, was the Labour Party member of Parliament for the Lancashire constituency of Lancaster and Wyre from 1997 until 2005.-Early life:...
(born 1953), Labour MP for Lancaster and Wyre - William Elliott, Baron Elliott of MorpethWilliam Elliott, Baron Elliott of MorpethRobert William Elliott, Baron Elliott of Morpeth , known as William Elliott, was a British Conservative Party politician.His father Richard Elliott, known as 'Dick', was a former councillor and mayor of Morpeth....
(born 1920), ConservativeConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician - Charles FenwickCharles FenwickCharles Fenwick was a British trade unionist and Liberal–Labour politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1918....
(1850–1918), Lib-LabLiberal-Labour (UK)The Liberal–Labour movement refers to the practice of local Liberal associations accepting and supporting candidates who were financially maintained by trade unions...
MP for WansbeckWansbeck (UK Parliament constituency)Wansbeck is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
and Trades Union CongressTrades Union CongressThe Trades Union Congress is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in the United Kingdom, representing the majority of trade unions...
leader - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl GreyCharles Grey, 2nd Earl GreyCharles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC , known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 22 November 1830 to 16 July 1834. A member of the Whig Party, he backed significant reform of the British government and was among the...
(1764–1845), Whig Prime MinisterPrime Minister of the United KingdomThe Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
(1830–1834) - Antony Lambton (1922–2006), Viscount Lambton, was the controversial ToryToryToryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Berwick-upon-Tweed from 1951 until 1973 - Denis Murphy (UK politician)Denis Murphy (UK politician)Denis Murphy is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Wansbeck from 1997 until 2010.-Early life:...
(born 1940), Labour MP for WansbeckWansbeck (UK Parliament constituency)Wansbeck is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :... - Jeremy PurvisJeremy PurvisJeremy Purvis is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and was MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale from 2003 to 2011.-Background:...
(born 1974), Liberal Democrat MSP, and youngest person in Scottish ParliamentScottish ParliamentThe Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
at time of election - John Campbell Renton (born 1814), Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Joseph Richardson (British politician)Joseph Richardson (British politician)Joseph Richardson [1] was a Liberal Party politician in England.He was elected as Member of Parliament for South East Durham at the 1892 general election. He was defeated at the 1895 general election by the Liberal Unionist Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, who he had ousted in 1892...
(1755–1803), Whig activist - Ralph Widdrington (MP)Ralph Widdrington (MP)Ralph Widdrington was a younger son of William Widdrington, 1st Baron Widdrington. He was Member of Parliament for Berwick upon Tweed from 1685 until 1689.-References:...
(1640–1718), MP for Berwick-upon-TweedBerwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)Berwick-upon-Tweed is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
Religion
- William BickertonWilliam BickertonWilliam Bickerton was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement after the 1844 succession crisis. In 1862, Bickerton became the founding president of the church now known as The Church of Jesus Christ , which is one of many churches that claim to be a continuation of the Church of Christ founded...
(1815–1905), founder of the The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) - Bolton Stafford BirdBolton Stafford BirdBolton Stafford Bird CMG was an English-born Australian Congregationalist clergyman, farmer and politician....
(1840–1924), clergyman - Benedict BiscopBenedict BiscopBenedict Biscop , also known as Biscop Baducing, was an Anglo-Saxon abbot and founder of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Priory and was considered a saint after his death.-Early career:...
(628-690), abbot - Charles Lisle CarreCharles Lisle CarreCharles Lisle Carre was an Anglican clergyman who served as the second bishop of the restored see of Coventry in the modern era and the 107th Bishop of Hereford in a long line stretching back to the 7th century....
(1871–1942), Church of EnglandChurch of EnglandThe Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
bishop - CeddCeddCedd was an Anglo-Saxon monk and bishop from Northumbria. He was an evangelist of the Middle Angles and East Saxons in England and a significant participant in the Synod of Whitby, a meeting which resolved important differences within the Church in England...
(c.620-664), evangelist and Saint - John Farrar (minister)John Farrar (minister)Rev. John Farrar was a Methodist minister. He served as Secretary of the annual British Methodist Conference on fourteen occasions, and was twice its elected President. Farrar was tutor and governor of several Wesleyan colleges...
(1802–1884), Methodist clergyman and writer - Robert of Holy IslandRobert of Holy IslandRobert of Holy Island was a medieval Bishop of Durham.Robert was the son of crofters and was a native of the island of Lindisfarne. He had a brother, Henry, who became Robert's executor. He became a Benedictine monk at Durham, where he served as sacrist from 1265 to 1269. He was prior of Durham's...
(died 1283), Bishop of Durham - John of HexhamJohn of HexhamJohn of Hexham was an English chronicler, known to us merely as the author of a work called the Historia XXV. annorum, which continues the Historia regum attributed to Symeon of Durham, and contains an account of English events from 1130 to 1153.From the title, as given in the only manuscript, we...
(c. 1160-1209), English chronicler, known to us merely as the author of a work called the Historia XXV. annorum, which continues the Historia regumHistoria RegumThe Historia Regum is a historical compilation attributed to Symeon of Durham, which presents material going from the death of Bede until 1129. It survives only in one manuscript compiled in Yorkshire in the mid-to-late 12th century, though the material is earlier...
attributed to Symeon of DurhamSymeon of DurhamSymeon of Durham was an English chronicler and a monk of Durham Priory. When William of Saint-Calais returned from his Norman exile in 1091, Symeon was probably in his company...
, and contains an account of English events from 1130 to 1153 - Edward KnottEdward KnottEdward Knott, real name Matthew Wilson was an English Jesuit controversialist, twice provincial of the Society of Jesus in England.-Life:...
(1581–1656), most important English Jesuit of his day - William Turnbull LeachWilliam Turnbull LeachWilliam Turnbull Leach was a Canadian clergyman and academic.Born in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, the son of Robert Leach and Elizabeth Turnbull, Leach was educated in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Stirling, and received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Edinburgh...
(1805–1886), clergyman and academic - Chad of MerciaChad of MerciaChad was a prominent 7th century Anglo-Saxon churchman, who became abbot of several monasteries, Bishop of the Northumbrians and subsequently Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People. He was later canonized as a saint. He was the brother of Cedd, also a saint...
(died 672), abbot, bishop and Saint - Robert Morrison (missionary) (1782–1834), missionary in China
- Joseph Parker (1830–1902), Congregationalist preacher and writer
- Richard of HexhamRichard of HexhamRichard of Hexham was an English chronicler. He became prior of Hexham about 1141, and died between 1155 and 1167.He wrote Brevis Annotatio, a short history of the church of Hexham from 674 to 1138, for which he borrowed from Bede, Eddius and Symeon of Durham...
(fl. 1141), English chronicler, who became prior of HexhamHexhamHexham is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located south of the River Tyne, and was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. The three major towns in Tynedale were Hexham, Prudhoe and Haltwhistle, although in terms of population, Prudhoe was...
about 1141, and died between 1163 and 1178 - Nicholas Ridley (martyr)Nicholas Ridley (martyr)Nicholas Ridley was an English Bishop of London. Ridley was burned at the stake, as one of the Oxford Martyrs, during the Marian Persecutions, for his teachings and his support of Lady Jane Grey...
(1500–1555), bishop and martyr of the Marian PersecutionsMarian PersecutionsThe Marian Persecutions were carried out against religious reformers, Protestants, and other dissenters for their heretical beliefs during the reign of Mary I of England. The excesses of this period were mythologized in the historical record of Foxe's Book of Martyrs... - Ailred of RievaulxAilred of RievaulxAelred , also Aelred, Ælred, Æthelred, etc., was an English writer, abbot of Rievaulx , and saint.-Life:...
(1110–1167), writer and Saint - Joseph StevensonJoseph StevensonJoseph Stevenson was an English Catholic archivist.-Biography:Though his parents were Presbyterians, he was educated at University College, Durham under the historian, James Raine, and afterwards at the University of Glasgow...
(1806–1895), archivist and Jesuit - Rowland TaylorRowland TaylorRowland Taylor was an English Protestant martyr during the Marian Persecutions....
(1510–1555), martyr of the Marian PersecutionsMarian PersecutionsThe Marian Persecutions were carried out against religious reformers, Protestants, and other dissenters for their heretical beliefs during the reign of Mary I of England. The excesses of this period were mythologized in the historical record of Foxe's Book of Martyrs... - Henry Baker TristramHenry Baker TristramThe Reverend Henry Baker Tristram FRS was an English clergyman, Biblical scholar, traveller and ornithologist.Tristram was born at Eglingham vicarage, near Alnwick, Northumberland, and studied at Durham School and Lincoln College, Oxford. In 1846 he was ordained a priest, but he suffered from...
(1822–1906), clergyman and Bible scholar - John of TrokeloweJohn of TrokeloweJohn of Trokelowe was an English Benedictine of the fourteenth century. He was a monk of St Albans Abbey, who in 1294 was living in the dependent priory of Tynemouth, Northumberland...
(fl. 14th century), BenedictineBenedictineBenedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
and chronicler - Keith WardKeith WardKeith Ward is a British cleric, philosopher, theologian and scholar. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and an ordained priest of the Church of England. He was a canon of Christ Church, Oxford until 2003...
(born 1938), Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, born Hexham - William of AlnwickWilliam of AlnwickWilliam of Alnwick was a Franciscan friar and theologian, and bishop of Giovinazzo, who took his name from Alnwick in Northumberland....
(c 1275-1333), Franciscan theologian and Bishop of Giovinazzo - N. T. Wright (born 1948), Bishop of Durham
Science/medicine
- George Biddell AiryGeorge Biddell AirySir George Biddell Airy PRS KCB was an English mathematician and astronomer, Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881...
(1801–1892), mathematician and Astronomer RoyalAstronomer RoyalAstronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. There are two officers, the senior being the Astronomer Royal dating from 22 June 1675; the second is the Astronomer Royal for Scotland dating from 1834.... - Martyn AmosMartyn AmosMartyn Amos is a Reader in the School of Computing, Mathematics and Digital Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University, and an expert on natural computation and DNA computing. He was born in Hexham, Northumberland in 1971. He graduated with a degree in Computer Science from Coventry...
(born 1971), Senior Lecturer in Computing and Public Engagement Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University, and an expert on natural computation and DNA computing. Born in Hexham - Charles Baring, 2nd Baron Howick of GlendaleCharles Baring, 2nd Baron Howick of GlendaleCharles Evelyn Baring, 2nd Baron Howick of Glendale, arboriculturalist , is the son of Evelyn Baring, 1st Baron Howick of Glendale.Howick is well-known as an arboriculturalist and plant collector...
(born 1937), arboriculturalist and plant collector - Thomas Gibson (physician) (died 1562), printer and physician, born in Morpeth
- Timothy HackworthTimothy HackworthTimothy Hackworth was a steam locomotive engineer who lived in Shildon, County Durham, England and was the first locomotive superintendent of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.- Youth and early work :...
(1786–1850), steam locomotive engineer - William Hewson (surgeon) (1739–1774), 18th Century surgeonSurgerySurgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
, anatomistAnatomyAnatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
and physiologistPhysiologyPhysiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
who has sometimes been referred to as the 'father of haematology' - Andrew KarneyAndrew KarneyAndrew Karney, FIET, FRSA is a British electrical engineer, businessman and company director. He is chairman of the board for the international NGO, Tiri.-Career:...
(born 1942), electrical engineer - Frank LeesFrank LeesFrancis Pearson Lees , known as Frank Lees, was a chemical engineer and a Professor at Loughborough University who is noted for his contribution to the field of industrial safety.-Education:Lees was born in Hexham, Northumberland...
(1931–1999), chemical engineer and a Professor at Loughborough University noted for his contribution to the field of industrial safety - Prideaux John SelbyPrideaux John SelbyPrideaux John Selby was an English ornithologist, botanist and artist and landowner.Selby is best known for his Illustrations of British Ornithology , the first set of life-sized illustrations of British birds...
(1788–1867), ornithologist - James Calvert SpenceJames Calvert SpenceJames Calvert Spence MC & Bar , was a paediatrician who was a pioneer in the field of social paediatrics.-Early life:...
(1892–1954), paediatrician - George StephensonGeorge StephensonGeorge Stephenson was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives...
(1781–1848), steam locomotive engineer - Ralph TateRalph TateRalph Tate was a British-born botanist and geologist, who was later active in Australia.-Early life:Tate was born at Alnwick in Northumberland, the son of Thomas Turner Tate , a teacher of mathematics and science, and his wife Frances...
(1840–1901), botanist - William Turner (ornithologist) (1508–1568), pioneer of ornithology and botany as sciences
- Donald I. WilliamsonDonald I. WilliamsonDonald Irving Williamson is a British planktologist and carcinologist, born 8 January 1922, Alnham, Northumberland, England. He gained his first degree from the Durham University in 1942, his Ph.D. from the same university in 1948, and a D.Sc. from the Newcastle University in 1972...
(born 1922), zoologist
Athletics
- Jim AlderJim AlderJames Noel Carroll "Jim" Alder MBE is a British former distance runner, from Morpeth.Alder, who was born in Glasgow, was a foster child. His mother died of tuberculosis and his father was killed on the last day of the World War II...
(born 1940), Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth GamesThe Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
gold medal winning marathon runner - Laurence FogertyLaurence FogertyLaurence Clifford Fogerty is a British former distance runner, from Morpeth.Fogerty's career started when he ran with his local Morpeth Harriers running 3 miles in 15 minutes as a youth and setting a new record for a youth at The Championship Course in Northumberland of 20 minutes 34 seconds in...
(born 1950), distance runner - Vanessa RawVanessa RawVanessa Raw is a professional English triathlete, member of the British Olympic Triathlon Academy Squad and a recognized artist...
(born 28 September 1984), professional English triathlete, and member of the British Olympic Triathlon Academy Squad, born in Hexham
Cricket
- Norman GrahamNorman GrahamJohn Norman Graham, born at Hexham, Northumberland, on 8 May 1943, was a cricketer who played for Kent during the county's years of success in the late 1960s and early 1970s....
(born 1943), cricketer who played for Kent, born at Hexham - Ken GraveneyKen GraveneyJohn Kenneth Richard Graveney was an English cricketer who played for and captained Gloucestershire.Ken Graveney was a lower order left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler of outswingers...
(born 1924), English cricketer who played for and captained Gloucestershire, born Hexham - Tom GraveneyTom GraveneyThomas William Graveney in Riding Mill, Northumberland, is a former English cricketer and was the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club for 2004/5. He went to Bristol Grammar School...
(born 1927), former English cricketer and was the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club for 2004/5. Played for England in 79 Tests, and was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1953. Born in Riding Mill - Steve HarmisonSteve HarmisonStephen James Harmison MBE is an English cricketer. Primarily a fast bowler, he represented England in 63 Tests, 58 ODI's, and 2 T20's. He also plays county cricket for Durham....
(born 1978), DurhamDurham County Cricket ClubDurham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
and England cricketer - John WakeJohn WakeJohn Wake was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Bedfordshire. He was born in Hexham, Northumberland....
(born 1953), BedfordshireBedfordshire County Cricket ClubBedfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Bedfordshire and competing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play three-day...
cricketer - Alan Weedy (born 1933), administrator for Northern California Cricket Association, born in Morpeth
Football
NB: Clubs listed are those at which the player made 100 or more League appearances or, if not applicable, club at which they made most appearances.- Chris AdamsonChris AdamsonChristopher "Chris" Adamson is an English football goalkeeper who was a player and coach for Hereford United but was released in May 2010. Adamson is currently training with Boston United and played 80 minutes of their 3-1 friendly win over Belper Town on 31 July 2010...
(born 1978), played for St Patrick's AthleticSt Patrick's Athletic F.C.St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and... - Jimmy AdamsonJimmy AdamsonJames "Jimmy" Adamson was an English professional footballer and football manager. He was born in Ashington, Northumberland...
(born 1929), played for and managed BurnleyBurnley F.C.Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... - Jimmy Allen (footballer born 1913) (1913–1979), played for Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers F.C.Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
- Ben AlnwickBen AlnwickBenjamin Robert "Ben" Alnwick is an English footballer who plays for Leyton Orient on loan from Tottenham Hotspur as a goalkeeper. He has also been capped at under-16 and under-18 level for the England team.-Sunderland:...
(born 1987), played for SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... - John Angus (footballer)John Angus (footballer)John Angus is a retired English footballer who played his entire club career as a right back for Burnley between 1956 and 1972, helping them win the Football League title in 1960...
(born 1938), played for BurnleyBurnley F.C.Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... - Colin AyreColin AyreColin Ayre was an English professional footballer, playing as a winger in the English, Dutch and Austrian football leagues....
(born 1956), played in the English, Dutch and Austrian football leagues - Bob Bearpark (1943–1996), Canada men's national soccer teamCanada men's national soccer teamThe Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
coach - Paul BoertienPaul BoertienPaul 'Anthony' Boertien is an English footballer who has played for six English clubs. He plays for Burton Albion in League Two.-Playing career:...
(born 1979), played for Derby CountyDerby County F.C.Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... - Martin BrittainMartin BrittainMartin Brittain is an English footballer, who currently plays for Gateshead.-Career:Born in Cramlington, Northumberland, Brittain started his career at Newcastle United as a youngster. Brittain made his debut for Newcastle on 3 March 2004 as a substitute in a 3-1 win over Vålerenga in the UEFA Cup...
(born 1984), plays for GatesheadGateshead F.C.Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager.... - John Brodie (footballer born 1947)John Brodie (footballer born 1947)John Brodie is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Brodie played for Whitley Bay, Carlisle United and Bradford Park Avenue before joining Port Vale for £250 in January 1971....
(born 1947), played for Port ValePort Vale F.C.Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... - Alan Brown (footballer)Alan Brown (footballer)Alan Winston Brown was a professional footballer and manager, who played for Huddersfield Town, Burnley and Notts County. After a short spell at Sheffield Wednesday as coach he rejoined Burnley as manager before further managerial spells at Sunderland, back at Sheffield Wednesday and then...
(1914–1996), played for and managed BurnleyBurnley F.C.Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
, managed SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... - James Brown (footballer born 1987) (born 1987), Hartlepool United F C striker, born in Cramlington
- Joe Brown (footballer born 1929)Joe Brown (footballer born 1929)Joseph "Joe" Brown is an English former footballer and manager.-Playing:Brown started his career with First Division Middlesbrough, where he came through from the juniors team. He joined Burnley in August 1952, but his time at the club was restricted to just six appearances because of a serious...
(born 1929), played for A.F.C. BournemouthA.F.C. BournemouthA.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... - Steve BruceSteve BruceStephen Roger "Steve" Bruce is an English football manager and former player. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by a number of professional clubs. He was on the verge of quitting the game altogether when he was offered a trial with Gillingham...
(born 1960), manager of SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
, played for GillinghamGillingham F.C.Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
, Norwich CityNorwich City F.C.Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
& Manchester UnitedManchester United F.C.Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, born in Corbridge - James BumphreyJames BumphreyJames Bumphrey was an English professional footballer who played 136 games and scored 7 goals in the Football League for Birmingham....
(1885-?), played for BirminghamBirmingham City F.C.Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... - Mick BuxtonMick BuxtonMichael James "Mick" Buxton is a former footballer and football manager in England. He has managed Huddersfield Town, Scunthorpe United and Sunderland.-Playing career:...
(born 1943), managed Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town F.C.Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
and SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... - Jack CallenderJack CallenderJohn W. "Jack" Callender is an English former professional football wing half.Callender began his career during the Second World War with Gateshead, who would be his sole Football League club. Indeed Callender would go on to establish the club record for most appearances for the club in the...
(1923–2001), played for GatesheadGateshead F.C.Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager.... - John Callender (footballer)John Callender (footballer)John Callender was an English footballer.-Playing career:Callender played for Walker Celtic, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chesterfield, Ashington and Lincoln City before joining Port Vale in May 1938. He was unable to himself in the first team and after four games and one goal he was given a free...
(1903–1980), played for GatesheadGateshead F.C.Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager.... - Tom CallenderTom CallenderThomas Sanderson "Tom" Callender was an English former professional football centre back. He was born in Wylam....
(1920–2002), played for GatesheadGateshead F.C.Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager.... - Graham CarrGraham CarrWilliam Graham Carr is an English former professional footballer and football club manager. He is currently Head Scout at Newcastle United.-Club career:...
(born 1944), played for and managed Northampton TownNorthampton Town F.C.Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... - William CarrierWilliam CarrierWilliam Carrier was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.Carrier was born in Ashington, Northumberland, but brought up in South Wales. He was on the books of Manchester United, but returned to junior football in Merthyr Tydfil without playing for...
(1887-after 1911), played for BirminghamBirmingham City F.C.Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... - Tony CarssTony CarssAnthony John "Tony" Carss was a professional footballer who started his career with Blackburn Rovers, and went on to Darlington, Cardiff City, Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic and Huddersfield Town....
(born 1976), played for Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town F.C.Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... - Stuart ChapmanStuart ChapmanStuart Chapman is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Chapman joined Port Vale as an amateur in June 1966 and made his debut in a 2–2 home draw with Lincoln City on 3 May 1967. He signed as a professional in May 1969, but was given a free transfer just twelve months later...
(born 1951), played for Port ValePort Vale F.C.Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... - Bobby CharltonBobby CharltonSir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966...
(born 1937), played for Manchester UnitedManchester United F.C.Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... - Jack CharltonJack CharltonJohn "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL is a former footballer and manager who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and was part of the England team who won the 1966 World Cup...
(born 1935), played for Leeds UnitedLeeds United A.F.C.Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... - George Cook (footballer)George Cook (footballer)George Cook was an English professional footballer. He was born in Shankhouse, Northumberland....
(born 1904), played for Torquay UnitedTorquay United F.C.Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... - Billy CowellBilly CowellWilliam "Billy" Cowell was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town & Hartlepool United.-References:*99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History...
(born 1902), played for Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town F.C.Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
and Hartlepool UnitedHartlepool United F.C.Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... - Jack CoxfordJack CoxfordJohn "Jack" Coxford was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath. He played as a centre half....
(1901–1978), played for Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticA.F.C. BournemouthA.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... - Steve Davis (footballer born 1968)Steve Davis (footballer born 1968)Stephen Mark "Steve" Davis is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He had two spells with Burnley, and has subsequently coached for them...
(born 1968), played for BurnleyBurnley F.C.Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
and Luton TownLuton Town F.C.Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... - Andy Duncan (footballer)Andy Duncan (footballer)Andy Duncan is an English footballer who plays as a central defender. He stands at 180 cm ....
(born1977), played for Cambridge UnitedCambridge United F.C.Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League... - Shaun ElliottShaun ElliottShaun Elliott is an English former professional footballer.Elliott was a central defender who began his career with Sunderland before playing for Norwich City, Blackpool and Colchester United. He also played with the Seattle Sounders in the North American Soccer League...
(born 1957), played for SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... - David FairhurstDavid FairhurstDavid Liddle Fairhurst was an English professional footballer, who played most of his career, as a left back, with Newcastle United, who he helped win the FA Cup in 1932...
(1906–1972), played for Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United F.C.Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... - Ian Ferguson (footballer born 1968)Ian Ferguson (footballer born 1968)Ian Ferguson is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played for ten clubs in a seventeen-year career.-Career:Ferguson began his career at junior club Lochgelly Albert in the 1980s...
(born 1968), Scottish, played for Raith RoversRaith Rovers F.C.Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the...
, ended his professional career in 2004 with Berwick Rangers - Steve FinneySteve FinneySteve Finney is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward. He made appearances in The Football League for six clubs-Playing career:...
(born 1973), played for Swindon TownSwindon Town F.C.Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... - Bobby Flavell (English footballer) (born 1956), played for Halifax TownHalifax Town A.F.C.Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years...
- Fraser ForsterFraser ForsterFraser Gerard Forster is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Celtic, on loan from Newcastle United.He started his career with Newcastle and has had loan spells with Stockport County, Bristol Rovers and Norwich City as well as being on loan to Celtic for the 2010–11 season.-Early...
(born 1988), plays for Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United F.C.Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... - Bill Fraser (footballer)Bill Fraser (footballer)William Cuthbert Fraser was an English professional footballer who played at inside forward for Northampton Town and Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s.-Early career:...
(1907-?), played for SouthamptonSouthampton F.C.Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... - Allan GaudenAllan GaudenAllan Gauden is an English former professional association football player. He played professionally for Sunderland, Darlington, Grimsby Town, Hartlepool United and Gillingham between 1962 and 1976, and in total made 331 appearances in the Football League, scoring 75 goals.-References:...
(born 1944), played for SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... - Robert Gordon (footballer)Robert Gordon (footballer)Robert Henry Gordon was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town....
(1917–1940), played for Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town F.C.Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... - Wilf GrantWilf GrantWilfred Grant was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Southampton, Cardiff City and Ipswich Town.-Early career:...
(1920–1990), played for Cardiff CityCardiff City F.C.Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... - Kevin Henderson (born 1974), played for Hartlepool UnitedHartlepool United F.C.Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...
- Peter Henderson (footballer)Peter Henderson (footballer)Peter Henderson is a former English professional footballer who mainly played as a winger. He played in The Football League for three clubs, with most of his appearances being made for Chester City....
(born 1952), played for ChesterChester City F.C.Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... - Bob HewitsonBob HewitsonRobert 'Bob' Hewitson was a professional footballer who played for Morpeth Harriers, Barnsley, Crystal Palace, Oldham Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Croydon Common and Doncaster Rovers.- Football career :...
(1884–1957), played for Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace F.C.Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... - Rob HindmarchRob HindmarchRobert Hindmarch was an English footballer who played as a central defender.-Club career:Hindmarch made his debut for Sunderland on 14 January 1978 against Leyton Orient in a 2–2 draw at Brisbane Road...
(1961–2002), played for SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
and Derby CountyDerby County F.C.Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... - Jimmy IsaacJimmy IsaacJames "Jimmy" Isaac was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Bradford City and Hartlepools United. He was born in Cramlington, Northumberland.-References:...
(born 1916), played for Hartlepools UnitedHartlepool United F.C.Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... - Derek JeffersonDerek JeffersonDerek Jefferson is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made over 150 appearances for Ipswich Town between 1966 and 1972, where he was nicknamed 'Chopper'.-Career:...
(born 1948), played for Ipswich TownIpswich Town F.C.Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... - Jimmy Kelly (English footballer born 1931)Jimmy Kelly (English footballer born 1931)James "Jimmy" Kelly was an English footballer who played as a defender.-Career:Born in Linton, Morpeth, Northumberland, Kelly started his career at Watford, who then played in Division Three South...
(1931–2003), played for WatfordWatford F.C.Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
and BlackpoolBlackpool F.C.Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... - Ray KennedyRay KennedyRaymond Kennedy is an English former football player who won every domestic honour in the game with Arsenal and Liverpool in the 1970s...
(born 1951), played for ArsenalArsenal F.C.Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
and LiverpoolLiverpool F.C.Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... - George King (footballer)George King (footballer)George King is an English former footballer. He is the elder brother of goalkeeper Ray King.-Playing career:King played for the Royal Air Force, Newcastle United and Hull City before joining Port Vale for a four-figure fee in April 1949. Scoring twice on his debut; a 3–1 home win over Torquay...
(born 1923), played for GillinghamGillingham F.C.Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... - Ray King (footballer)Ray King (footballer)Raymond King is a former English football goalkeeper. He is the younger brother of George King.A legend at Port Vale, he was their first choice keeper from 1949 to 1957. A key part of the squad, he was at the club during one of their brightest periods...
(born 1924), played for Port ValePort Vale F.C.Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... - Dan KirkupDan KirkupDaniel "Dan" Kirkup is an English football defender playing for Hawke's Bay United.-Career:In the summer of 2006 he was offered a pro contract which he accepted after some good performances for the youth and reserve teams he will be pushing for first team appearances. On 28 September 2006 Kirkup...
(born 1988), plays for WorkingtonWorkington A.F.C.Workington A.F.C. is an English football club from Workington, Cumbria. They are in the Conference North, and play their home matches at Borough Park, which has a capacity of 3,101 . The club play in red, and are known locally as the Reds... - Joe KirkupJoe KirkupJoe Kirkup is a retired English footballer who played as a full-back.-Playing career:Kirkup played Junior football with West Ham United, and was a member of the FA Youth Cup Final team of 1956-57 alongside John Lyall and John Smith...
(born 1939), played for West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
and SouthamptonSouthampton F.C.Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... - Mel LinternMel LinternMelvin Lintern is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Lintern graduated through Vale juniors to make a substitute appearance for the first team in a 2–0 defeat at Brentford on 13 May 1967, he signed professional forms in March 1968, but was given a free transfer two months later...
(born 1950), played for Carlisle UnitedCarlisle United F.C.Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... - Joe LynnJoe LynnJoseph "Joe" Lynn was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Exeter City and Rochdale. He was born in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland.-References:...
(born 1925), played for RochdaleRochdale A.F.C.Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... - Jamie McClenJamie McClenJames David "Jamie" McClen is a professional English football player who plays as a defender or midfielder.He attended St. Benet Biscop Catholic High School in Bedlington, Northumberland...
(born 1979), played for GatesheadGateshead F.C.Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager.... - William McCourtyWilliam McCourtyWilliam McCourty was an English professional footballer born in Morpeth, Northumberland, who played in the Football League for Birmingham. McCourty, a former coal miner who played at left half, joined Birmingham in May 1909...
(1884-after 1909), played for BirminghamBirmingham City F.C.Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... - Billy McGlenBilly McGlenWilliam "Billy" McGlen was an English football half back.Billy served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, and was spotted by Manchester United scouts whilst playing football for his division.On returning to the UK in 1946, he signed as a professional with Manchester United, the second...
(1921–1999), played for Manchester UnitedManchester United F.C.Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
and Lincoln CityLincoln City F.C.Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League.... - George MilburnGeorge MilburnGeorge William Milburn was an English footballer who played for Leeds United and Chesterfield.-Biography:Milburn was a member of the famous Milburn footballing family. His cousin Jackie, known as Wor Jackie, played for Newcastle United...
(1910–1980), played for Leeds UnitedLeeds United A.F.C.Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
and ChesterfieldChesterfield F.C.Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... - Jack Milburn (footballer born 1908)Jack Milburn (footballer born 1908)John "Jack" Milburn was an English footballer who played 408 games for Leeds United. He was also a football manager.-Biography:...
(1908–1979), played for Leeds UnitedLeeds United A.F.C.Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... - Jackie MilburnJackie MilburnJohn Edward Thompson 'Jackie' Milburn, , also known to fans as Wor Jackie and 'the first World Wor' in reference to his global fame, was a football player for Newcastle United and England...
(1924–1988), played for Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United F.C.Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... - Jim MilburnJim MilburnJames 'Jimmy' Milburn was an English footballer who played for Leeds United and Bradford Park Avenue.He was a member of the famous Milburn footballing clan. His cousin Jackie, known as Wor Jackie, played for Newcastle United...
(1919–1985), played for Leeds UnitedLeeds United A.F.C.Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
and Bradford Park AvenueBradford Park Avenue A.F.C.Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England... - Stanley MilburnStanley MilburnStanley Milburn was an English former football full back. Part of a famous footballing dynasty, he was brother of John Milburn b 1908 , George Milburn b 1910 , James Milburn b 1919 , cousin of Jackie Milburn and uncle of Jack and Bobby...
(born 1926), played for ChesterfieldChesterfield F.C.Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
, Leicester CityLeicester City F.C.Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
and RochdaleRochdale A.F.C.Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... - Harry MillsHarry MillsHarry Mills 'Millzy was a former professional footballer, who played for Blyth Spartans, Huddersfield Town and Halifax Town. He was born in Blyth, Northumberland.-References:...
(born 1922), played for Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town F.C.Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... - Bob Morton (footballer) (1906–1990), played for Port ValePort Vale F.C.Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
- Malcolm MusgroveMalcolm MusgroveMalcolm Musgrove was an English football player and manager.Musgrove played for his local side, Lynemouth Colliery, before being called up for national service, which he served in the Royal Air Force...
(1933–2007), played for West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F.C.West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... - Brian O'Neil (footballer born 1944)Brian O'Neil (footballer born 1944)Brian O'Neil is a former footballer who played for Burnley, Southampton and Huddersfield Town in the 1960s and 1970s.-References:...
(born 1944), played for BurnleyBurnley F.C.Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
and SouthamptonSouthampton F.C.Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... - Graeme OwensGraeme OwensGraeme Adam Owens is an English footballer who is currently playing with Airdrie United in the Scottish Second Division.-Career:Owens can play on either wing but prefers to play on the right...
(born 1988), played for MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough F.C.Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
, born in Cramlington - John Potts (footballer)John Potts (footballer)John Foster Potts is a former English footballer. He was tall and described as 'safe as houses'.-Playing career:...
(born 1904), played for Port ValePort Vale F.C.Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... - Peter RamagePeter RamagePeter Iain Ramage is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace on loan from Queens Park Rangers as a defender. He broke into the first team playing at centre back but is versatile enough to play at full back as well. Ramage began his career with Newcastle United as an academy player...
(born 1983), played for Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United F.C.Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... - Jimmy RichardsonJimmy RichardsonJames Robert "Jimmy" Richardson was an English footballer, best known for his time playing as a forward for Newcastle United....
(1911–1964), played for Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United F.C.Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
and Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town F.C.Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... - Joe RichardsonJoe RichardsonJoseph Richardson was an English professional footballer.Richardson joined Blyth Spartans from local side New Delavel Villa...
(1908–1977), played for Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United F.C.Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... - John Ritchie (footballer born 1944)John Ritchie (footballer born 1944)John Ritchie is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Ritchie played for Whitley Bay before joining Port Vale in December 1965. He became a regular in the side and is remembered by those who saw it for his forty-yard "goal of a lifetime" in a 2–1 win at Bradford City in a first round FA Cup...
(born 1944), played for Port ValePort Vale F.C.Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... - Joe Robinson (footballer)Joe Robinson (footballer)Joseph "Joe" Robinson was an English football goalkeeper. He played for Blackpool in their appearance in the 1948 FA Cup Final against Manchester United.-Hartlepools United:...
(1919–1991), played for Hartlepools UnitedHartlepool United F.C.Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... - Jock RutherfordJock RutherfordJohn "Jock" Rutherford , also known as Jackie Rutherford, was an English footballer.-Football career:Born in Percy Main, Northumberland, Rutherford was known for his longevity; he played nearly six hundred Football League and FA Cup matches, despite four seasons of football being cancelled due to...
(1884–1963), played for Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United F.C.Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
and Woolwich ArsenalArsenal F.C.Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... - John ShielJohn ShielJohn Shiel is a former professional footballer, who played for North Shields, Newcastle United and Huddersfield Town. He was born in Seahouses. He is the oldest living former Newcastle United player.-References:...
(born 1917), played for Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town F.C.Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... - Andy SintonAndy SintonAndrew "Andy" Sinton born 19 March 1966 in Cramlington, Northumberland, is an English former professional footballer and current manager of A.F.C. Telford United...
(born 1966), played for BrentfordBrentford F.C.Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
and Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers F.C.Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... - George Stephenson (footballer) (1900–1971), played for Aston VillaAston Villa F.C.Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
- Trevor StevenTrevor StevenTrevor McGregor Steven is a football talent scout. He was formerly an England footballer who shot to fame with the successful Everton side of the 1980s....
(born 1963), played for EvertonEverton F.C.Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
and RangersRangers F.C.Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... - Bob StokoeBob StokoeRobert "Bob" Stokoe was an English footballer and manager who was able, almost uniquely, to transcend the traditional north-east rivalry between the region's footballing giants, Newcastle United and Sunderland....
(1930–2004), played for Newcastle United and later managed Sunderland A.F.C.Sunderland A.F.C.Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... - Eric TaitEric TaitEric Tait is an English former football player and manager.-Football career:Tait's footballing career started at East of Scotland League side Coldstream. He joined the Berwick Rangers in 1969, remaining with the club for nineteen years...
(born 1951), played and managed for Berwick RangersBerwick Rangers F.C.Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, although they play in the Scottish Football League Third Division... - Martin Taylor (footballer born 1979) (born 1979), plays for Birmingham CityBirmingham City F.C.Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
- Steven Taylor (footballer)Steven Taylor (footballer)Steven Vincent Taylor is an English footballer, currently playing for Premier League club Newcastle United. He is a versatile central defender who can play at right back or, on rare occasions, at left back...
(born 1986), plays for Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United F.C.Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... - David Thompson (footballer born 1968)David Thompson (footballer born 1968)David Thompson is an English former professional football player. He played as a defender.-References:*...
(born 1968), played for MillwallMillwall F.C.Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... - Joe TulipJoe TulipJoe Tulip was an English footballer best known for his time at Dumfries club Queen of the South.-Early years:The left-winger from Mickley in Northumberland joined Queens from Crawcrook Albion in 1933. The previous season Tulip had a brief spell at Blackburn Rovers.-Queen of the South:Joe Tulip was...
played for Queen of the South F.C.Queen of the South F.C.Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS... - Shaun VipondShaun VipondShaun David Vipond , is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blyth Spartans.-Biography:Vipond started a youth team player at Carlisle United, where he progressed through their ranks and onto the first team stage...
(born 1988), plays for WorkingtonWorkington A.F.C.Workington A.F.C. is an English football club from Workington, Cumbria. They are in the Conference North, and play their home matches at Borough Park, which has a capacity of 3,101 . The club play in red, and are known locally as the Reds... - Tommy Walker (footballer born 1923)Tommy Walker (footballer born 1923)Thomas Jackson "Tommy" Walker was an English football defender and winger. He spent the first twelve years of his career playing for Newcastle United before moving to Oldham Athletic and Chesterfield. Despite his success at club level he was not selected to play for the English national team...
(1923–2005), played for Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic A.F.C.Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league... - Dave WaltonDave WaltonDavid Walton is a retired English footballer who is remember for his exploits at and where he made over 100 league appearances for both clubs.-Club career:...
(born 1973), played for Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town F.C.Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...
and Crewe AlexandraCrewe Alexandra F.C.Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... - Jimmy WardhaughJimmy WardhaughJimmy Wardhaugh was a Scottish professional footballer, most fondly remembered as part of the Terrible Trio Heart of Midlothian forward line of the 1950s, alongside Willie Bauld and Alfie Conn...
(1929–1978), played for Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian F.C.Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian... - Norman Wilkinson (footballer born 1931)Norman Wilkinson (footballer born 1931)Norman Francis Wilkinson was an English footballer. He started his career with non-League Crook Town before joining Football League team Hull City in 1953. He joined York City in 1954 and is the club's leading goalscorer with 143 goals...
(born 1931) played for York CityYork City F.C.York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions... - Billy Wilson (English footballer)Billy Wilson (English footballer)Billy Wilson was an English footballer who played professionally in England for 15 years before retiring to run The Pompey public house just outside Fratton Park. Born in Seaton Delaval on 10 July 1946 Wilson was a tough tackling left back who made nearly 250 league appearances for the Ewood Park...
(born 1946), played for Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers F.C.Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
and PortsmouthPortsmouth F.C.Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
Horse racing
- Jonathan E. PeaseJonathan E. PeaseJonathan Edward Pease is a member of the area's prominent Pease family and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer....
(born 1952), ThoroughbredThoroughbredThe Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse trainer - Nicky RichardsNicky RichardsNicholas Gordon Richards is a British racehorse trainer specialising mainly in National Hunt racing. He is based at stables at Greystoke, near Penrith, Cumbria, England...
(born 1956), National Hunt racehorse trainer
Other
- Kenneth FerrieKenneth FerrieKenneth Ferrie is an English professional golfer.Ferrie was born in Ashington, Northumberland. He won the British Boys Championship in 1996 and made his first appearance in a European Tour event that year as an invitee at his local event, the Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge...
(born 1978), golfer - Alan Hoyle (born 1983), basketball player
- Gary Robson (darts) (born 1967), World Darts TrophyWorld Darts TrophyThe World Darts Trophy was a darts tournament held each September at De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht, Netherlands between 2002 and 2007. The tournament has a playing format comparable with the two World Championships, the BDO World Darts Championship and the PDC World Darts Championship...
winning darts player - Matthew Wells (rower)Matthew Wells (rower)Matthew Wells is a British Olympic rower.Wells was born in Bradford and grew up in Hexham, where he learnt to row at Queen Elizabeth High School...
Olympic rower, brother of Peter Wells (rower) - Peter Wells (rower) Olympic rower, brother of Matthew Wells (rower)Matthew Wells (rower)Matthew Wells is a British Olympic rower.Wells was born in Bradford and grew up in Hexham, where he learnt to row at Queen Elizabeth High School...
- Gavin KerrGavin KerrGavin Kerr is a retired rugby union footballer who played prop, he played international rugby for Scotland. He played club rugby for Leeds Tykes , the defunct Border Reivers, Edinburgh and Sale Sharks...
(born 1977), lived in Berwick for most of his childhood, went on to play professional rugby, a regular in the Scotland rugby teamScotland national rugby union teamThe Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
, has 36 caps and 1 try - Craig Smith (rugby union) (born 1978), lived in Berwick for most of his childhood and attended Berwick County High School, went on to play professional rugby union for the Scotland rugby teamScotland national rugby union teamThe Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
with 18 caps
Writers
- Kate AdieKate AdieKathryn "Kate" Adie , OBE , is a British journalist. Her most high-profile role was that of chief news correspondent for BBC News, during which time she became well known for reporting from war zones around the world...
(born 1945), print and broadcast journalist - Ruth Ainsworth (1908–1984), children's writer of the Rufty Tufty Golliwog series
- Richard Armstrong (author)Richard Armstrong (author)Richard Armstrong was an English author who wrote for both adults and children. He was the winner of the Carnegie Medal in 1948 for his book Sea Change. He is also known for a biography of Grace Darling in which he challenges the conventional story: Grace Darling: Maid and Myth...
(1903–1986), novelist and historian - John Blackburn (author)John Blackburn (author)John Fenwick Blackburn was a British novelist who wrote thrillers, horror novels, and The Flame and the Wind , an unusual historical novel set in Roman times, in which a nephew of Pontius Pilate tries to discover the facts about the crucifixion of Jesus.His horror novels are often structured as...
(1923–1993), novelist who wrote thrillers, horror novels, including The Flame and the Wind (1967) - Robert Blakey (1795–1878), radical journalist and philosopher born in Manchester Street, Morpeth
- John Brown (essayist)John Brown (essayist)John Brown was an English divine and author.His father, a descendant of the Browns of Coalston, near Haddington, became Vicar of Wigton in that year...
(1715–1766), religious writer and playwright - Richard BurridgeRichard BurridgeRichard Burridge, born in 1951 in Rothbury, Northumberland, is a film screenwriter and author. His credits include Absolute Beginners . With his family he is an owner of several racehorses, including the late Desert Orchid.- External links :*...
(born 1951), screenwriter - Ann Cook (fl. 1760) innkeeper and author of Professed cookery, see Hannah GlasseHannah GlasseHannah Glasse was an English cookery writer of the 18th century. She is best known for her cookbook, The Art of Cookery, first published in 1747...
- Samuel Edward CookSamuel Edward CookSamuel Edward Cook was an English writer.In 1840, he took the name of Widdrington, his mother being the heiress of some of the estates of that family. Having served in the Royal Navy he lived for some years in Spain, writing Sketches in Spain during the years 1829-1832 : and Spain and the...
(died 1856), travel writer - Catherine CooksonCatherine CooksonDame Catherine Cookson DBE was a British author. She became the United Kingdom's most widely read novelist, with sales topping 100 million, while retaining a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers...
(1906–1998), author, resided at Corbridge - Gabriel FieldingGabriel FieldingGabriel Fielding , pen name of Alan Gabriel Barnsley, was a British novelist whose works include: In the Time of Greenbloom, The Birthday King, Through Streets Broad and Narrow and The Women of Guinea Lane.-Biography:Fielding's father, George, was an Anglican vicar at Hexham...
(1916–1986), pen name of Alan Gabriel Barnsley, British novelist whose works include: In the Time of Greenbloom, The Birthday King, Through Streets Broad and Narrow and The Women of Guinea Lane - John Gardner (thriller writer)John Gardner (thriller writer)John Edmund Gardner was an English spy novelist, most notably for the James Bond series.-Early life:Gardner was born in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. He graduated from St John's College, Cambridge and did postgraduate study at Oxford...
(1926–2007), creator of Boysie OakesBoysie OakesBoysie Oakes is fictional secret agent created by the British spy novelist John Gardner in 1964 at the height of the fictional spy mania. Oakes is a richly comic character who is inadvertently taken to be a tough, pitiless man of action and is thereupon recruited into a British spy agency...
series and author of James BondJames BondJames Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
books - Hannah GlasseHannah GlasseHannah Glasse was an English cookery writer of the 18th century. She is best known for her cookbook, The Art of Cookery, first published in 1747...
(1708–1770), cookery writer - M. B. Halbeck (1936–1989), poet
- Nigel Hamilton (author)Nigel Hamilton (author)Nigel Hamilton is an award-winning British-born biographer, academic and broadcaster, whose works have been translated into sixteen languages. In the United States he is known primarily for his best-selling work on the young John F. Kennedy, JFK: Reckless Youth, which was made into an ABC...
(born 1944), biographer and academic - John Cuthbert HedleyJohn Cuthbert HedleyJohn Cuthbert Hedley was a British Benedictine and writer who held high offices in the Roman Catholic Church....
(1830–1915), religious writer - John HodgsonJohn HodgsonJohn Hodgson was an Australian politician and Mayor of Melbourne 1853–54. He died at his house in Kew of bronchitis.-Arrival in Melbourne:...
wrote his History of Northumberland during his incumbency at KirkwhelpingtonKirkwhelpingtonKirkwhelpington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland about northeast of Hexham. It is on the River Wansbeck alongside the A696 trunk road between Otterburn and Ponteland.- History :...
between 1823-34 - Philip LarkinPhilip LarkinPhilip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL is widely regarded as one of the great English poets of the latter half of the twentieth century...
(1922–1985), commonly regarded as one of the greatest English poets, would spend holidays with Monica JonesMonica JonesMargaret Monica Beale Jones was an academic and long-term companion of the poet, Philip Larkin. Born in Llanelli, South Wales, she moved with her family to Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire when aged seven...
at Haydon BridgeHaydon BridgeHaydon Bridge is a village in Northumberland, England, with a population of about 2000. Its most distinctive features are the two bridges crossing the River South Tyne; the picturesque original bridge for which the village was named and a modern bridge which used to carry the A69 road...
. One of his better known later poems Show Saturday is dedicated to the 1973 Bellingham Show - Eric PringleEric PringleEric Pringle is a British writer for radio and television. He has also written three novels for children....
(born ?), children's writer - James RuncimanJames RuncimanJames Runciman was an English teacher, author and journalist.He was born at Cresswell, a village near Morpeth in Northumberland, son of Walter Runciman, a coastguardman, and Jean Finlay...
(1852–1891), journalist - Steven RuncimanSteven RuncimanThe Hon. Sir James Cochran Stevenson Runciman CH — known as Steven Runciman — was a British historian known for his work on the Middle Ages...
(1903–2000), historian of the Middle AgesMiddle AgesThe Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern... - Paul Summers (poet)Paul Summers (poet)Paul Summers is an English poet who was born in Blyth, Northumberland and currently residing in Emu Park. Summers was a founding co-editor of the following magazines: Billy Liar and Liar Republic.-Bibliography:...
(born 1967), poet and magazine editor - William M. TimlinWilliam M. TimlinWilliam Mitcheson Timlin was an architect and illustrator. He was born in Ashington, Northumberland, the son of a colliery foreman. He showed talent for drawing at Morpeth Grammar School, and received a scholarship to the Armstrong College of Art in Newcastle...
(1892–1943), author and architect - Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914–2003), historian of Early Modern BritainEarly Modern BritainEarly modern Britain is the history of the island of Great Britain, roughly corresponding to the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Major historical events in Early Modern British history include the English Renaissance, the English Reformation and Scottish Reformation, the English Civil War, the...
and Nazi GermanyNazi GermanyNazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by... - Veronica WedgwoodVeronica WedgwoodDame Veronica Wedgwood OM DBE was an English historian who generally published under the name C. V. Wedgwood...
(1910–1997), historian of the English Civil WarEnglish Civil WarThe English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
Other
- John Ashenden (d. in or before 1368?), astrologer, born Northumberland
- Bernard Bosanquet (philosopher)Bernard Bosanquet (philosopher)Bernard Bosanquet was an English philosopher and political theorist, and an influential figure on matters of political and social policy in late 19th and early 20th century Britain...
(1848–1923), philosopher and political theorist - John BusbyJohn BusbyJohn Busby was an English-born surveyor and civil engineer, active in Australia.-Early life:Busby was born in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, eldest son of George Busby, a miner and coalmaster of Stamford, and his wife Margaret, née Wilson, of Dunstan, Northumberland...
(1765–1867), surveyor and civil engineer - Ned Coulson celebrity of Haydon BridgeHaydon BridgeHaydon Bridge is a village in Northumberland, England, with a population of about 2000. Its most distinctive features are the two bridges crossing the River South Tyne; the picturesque original bridge for which the village was named and a modern bridge which used to carry the A69 road...
, noted for his wonderful swiftness of foot - Grace DarlingGrace DarlingGrace Horsley Darling was an English Victorian heroine who in 1838, along with her father, saved 13 people from the wreck of the SS Forfarshire.-Biography:...
(1815–1842), heroine of a celebrated maritime rescue - Richard Duncan (died 1819), judge and politician in Upper CanadaUpper CanadaThe Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
- Matthew FestingMatthew Festing-Titles and style:The full title of Fra' Matthew is: His Most Eminent Highness Fra' Matthew Festing, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St...
(born 1949), Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta - Philip Hunter (educationist) (born 1940), Schools Adjudicator for England
- Robert Huntley (commander) (1920–2001), first Head of Scotland Yard's Bomb Squad
- Ralph HushRalph HushRalph Hush was a convict sent from Northumberland to Australia in 1820. He was also one of the first convicts ever to receive a pardon from a life sentence after less than 5 years.-Early life:...
(1779–1860), convict sent to Australia - Jonathan Martin (1782–1838), arsonist of York MinsterYork MinsterYork Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the cathedral for the Diocese of York; it is run by...
- John Minto (Oregon pioneer)John Minto (Oregon pioneer)-External links:* from salemhistory.net...
(1822–1915), American pioneer, sheep farmer, and Republican representative in the state legislature, born in Wylam - William Peel (colonial administrator) (born 1875), British colonial administrator who became the Governor of Hong Kong
- William Smith (mariner)William Smith (mariner)William Smith was the English captain who discovered the South Shetland Islands, an archipelago off the Graham Land in Antarctica....
(1775-?), mariner and explorer - Edward StampEdward StampEdward Stamp was an English mariner and entrepreneur who contributed to the early economic development of British Columbia and Vancouver Island...
(1814–1872), mariner and colonialist - John Stevens, Baron Stevens of KirkwhelpingtonJohn Stevens, Baron Stevens of KirkwhelpingtonJohn Arthur Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington KStJ QPM DL FRSA was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 2000 until 2005. From 1991 to 1996, he was Chief Constable of Northumbria Police before being appointed one of HM Inspectors of Constabulary in September 1996...
(born 1942), whose career included head of the Metropolitan Police Service, and Chancellor of Northumbria University - Robert Whinham (1776–1861), nurseryman, bred the delicious red gooseberry Whinham's Industry around the 1830s. The gooseberry was given the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 1915 and 1993