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List of artists born in the North East of England

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Arthur Bown
19th-century English architect Harrogate 1851-01-22 Arthur Bown
Denis Mason Jones English architect and artist Linton 1918-03-19 Denis Mason Jones
James Ireland York York School of Art
Marmaduke Charles Frederick Morris Crambe 1844-01-26
Straight Girl
music from Holly Readman Hartlepool Straight Girl
Toby Kendall archaeologist Saltburn-by-the-Sea University of Bradford


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Abigail McLellan British artist (1969-2009) Middlesbrough Glasgow School of Art 1969-07-11
Adele Parks British writer Teesside University of Leicester 1969-02-11
Adelle Stripe British poet York University of Manchester
University of Greenwich
Tadcaster Grammar School
1976-09-14
Aimée Kelly
British actress Newcastle upon Tyne Sacred Heart Catholic High School 1993-07-08
Alanna Knight British writer (1923–2020) Tyne and Wear 1923-02-24
Alethea Charlton British actress (1931-1976) Middlesbrough 1931-08-09
Alexandra Davies Australian actress Newcastle upon Tyne Western Sydney University 1977-03-08
Alice Lucas English translator Newcastle upon Tyne 1855-07-07 The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Alice Lucas (translator)
Alice Millar McGaw Anglo-American pianist Alnwick 1859-01-28
Alice Sprengel jewelry designer South Shields 1871-09-29
Alice Thornton
British autobiographer during civil war Kirklington 1626 Alice Thornton
Alison Killing
British architect and urban designer Newcastle upon Tyne Alison Killing
Alison Parsons, Countess of Rosse British artist and author Darlington 1939-02-27
Alison Wright English actress Sunderland Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute 1976-07-12
Amara Okereke British actress North Tyneside Arts Educational School 1996
Amber Doig-Thorne British actress York University College London
Beverly Hills Playhouse
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Mount School (York)
1994-10-25
Amelia Lily
British singer Middlesbrough Teesside High School 1994-10-16 Amelia Lily
Andrea Riseborough
British actress Wallsend Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Newcastle High School for Girls
Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School
1981-11-20 Andrea Riseborough
Angela Crow British television actor Wharfedale 1935-12-13
Angela Milner British paleontologist (1947-2021) Gosforth Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School 1947-10-03
Angela Readman English poet and short story writer Middlesbrough 1973
Ann Jellicoe British actress, theatre director and playwright (1927-2017) Middlesbrough Central School of Speech and Drama
Queen Margaret's School, York
Polam Hall
1927-07-15 Ann Jellicoe
Ann Lancaster British actress (1920-1970) Newcastle upon Tyne 1920-05-05
Ann Liddell political commentator County Durham 1686
Anna Cetti Mexican actress and filmmaker Redcar 1982
Anna Fisher Beiler
American missionary, newspaper editor Newcastle upon Tyne Ohio Wesleyan University 1848-02-25
Anna Howard Shaw
American physician and activist (1847-1919) Newcastle upon Tyne Albion College
Boston University School of Theology
Boston University School of Medicine
1847-02-14 Anna Howard Shaw
Anna Huntley Stockton-on-Tees Royal Academy of Music
Royal College of Music
1982
Anna Maria Porter
English writer, poet, novelist (1780–1832) Durham 1778-12-22 Anna Maria Porter
Anna Raeburn
British journalist Middlesbrough 1944-04-03 Anna Raeburn
Anna Stéphany opera singer North East England 1977-12-14
Anne Astin Australian biochemist Durham 1973
Anne Clifford
noblewoman; English countess (1590-1676) Skipton Castle 1590-01-30 Countess Pillar
Skipton Castle
Brough Castle
Appleby Castle
Brougham Castle
Pendragon Castle
Lady Anne Clifford
Anne Cooke British biologist South Shields University of Glasgow 1945-01-14
Anne Curry British military historian Chester-le-Street 1954-05-27
Anne Elliot English writer Newcastle upon Tyne 1856 Dr. Edith Romney
Anne Hepple British writer and editor (1877-1959) Widdrington Village 1877-10-16
Anne Isabella Byron
English mathematician and the wife of poet wife of Lord Byron (1792–1860) County Durham 1792-05-17 Anne Isabella Byron, Baroness Byron
Anne Lister English natural history illustrator York 1671
Anne Mandall Johnson infectious disease epidemiologist Newcastle upon Tyne Newnham College
Newcastle University
1954-01-30
Anne McElvoy
British journalist County Durham Wadham College
Humboldt University of Berlin
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College
1965-06-25 Anne McElvoy
Anne Monson English botanist and collector of plants and insects (1726-1776) Darlington 1726-06-25
Anne Reid English actress Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Rydal Penrhos
1935-05-28
Anne Rundle British writer Berwick-upon-Tweed 1920
Anne Seller British philosopher Harrogate Bedford High School
University of Leeds
1941
Anne Sharp British actress (1934-2010) Haltwhistle 1934
Anne Vavasour
Mistress to English Earl Tadcaster 1560
Anne Yvonne Gilbert British artist and book illustrator Wallsend Morpeth School 1951
Anne-Marie Owens English mezzo-soprano South Shields Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1955
Annie Denton Cridge UK-born suffragist, socialist, lecturer and author, in USA from around 1842 Darlington 1825
Annie E. Ridley English author Houghton-le-Spring 1839-05-02
Annie Miles British actress Tynemouth 1958-05-05
Annie Raine Ellis British literary editor and novelist Durham 1828
Ashley James
British reality television personality Northumberland 1987-04-02 Ashley James
Audrey Amiss
British artist Sunderland City of Sunderland College
Royal Academy of Arts
1933-10-28
Augusta Zelia Fraser English writer working in Jamaica East Cowton 1858
Barbara Harbottle archaeologist Gosforth Girton College 1931-08-23
Barbara Ker Wilson English-born Australian novelist Sunderland 1929-09-24
Barbara Ward
British economist; life peer (1914-1981) Heworth University of Paris
Somerville College
1914-05-23 Barbara Ward
Bea Priestley
British professional wrestler Harrogate 1996-03-22 Bea Priestley
Belle Rennie [née Moorhouse], (1875–1966), educationist Westoe 1875-02-17
Benedicta Ward British theologian and historian Durham St Anne's College
University of Manchester
Bolton School
1933-02-04
Betty Balfour
British actress (1903-1977) Chester-le-Street 1903-03-27
Beverley Skeggs British sociologist Middlesbrough University of York
University of Keele
20th century
Billie Marten
British singer-songwriter Ripon Ripon Grammar School 1999-05-27 Billie Marten
Bryony Corrigan Actress Cullercoats London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art 1992-08-12
Camilla Wedgwood British anthropologist (1901-1955) Newcastle upon Tyne Bedales School
Bedford College
Newnham College
Newcastle-under-Lyme School
1901-03-25
Carla Woodcock English actress York Stagecoach Theatre Arts
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
1998-10-04 Free Rein
Ackley Bridge
Tell Me Everything
Carole Boyd British actress Scarborough Birmingham School of Acting 1947
1941-02-16
Caroline Hill
British actress York 1845 Caroline Hill
Caroline John English actress (1940–2012) York Central School of Speech and Drama 1940-09-19
1940-10-11
Caroline Vout British classicist and art historian (born c.1972) Durham Newnham College 1972
Caroline de Crespigny
English poet and translator. Durham 1797-10-24 Caroline de Crespigny
Carolyn Hardy Horticulturalist Richmond 1930-06-16
Catharine Cappe
British writer, memoirist, and philanthropist Long Preston 1744-06-03 Catharine Cappe
Catherine Cookson British writer South Shields
Tyne Dock
1906-06-20 Catherine Cookson
Catherine Jacob British freelance broadcast journalist and news presenter Sunderland
Sunderland
Durham University 1976
Catherine Mawer
English architectural sculptor Bilton 1803 Catherine Mawer
Catherine Muriel Rob British botanist (1906-1975) Thirsk 1906
Catherine Rayner British children's illustrator and writer Harrogate Edinburgh College of Art 1982
Cathleen Sabine Mann
Scottish portrait painter and costume designer Newcastle upon Tyne Slade School of Fine Art 1896-12-31 Cathleen Mann
Cathy Marston British choreographer Newcastle upon Tyne 1975
Charlie Hardwick British actress Wallsend 1960-11-03
Charlotte Cheverton British artist Ripon Marlborough College
Slade School of Fine Art
1960-01-16
Charlotte Crosby
British reality television personality Sunderland 1990-05-16 Charlotte Crosby
Charlotte Richardson British poet York 1775-03-05 Charlotte Richardson
Charlotte Riley
British actress Grindon Durham University
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Teesside High School
St Cuthbert's Society
1981-12-29 Charlotte Riley
Charlotte Roberts bioarchaeologist Harrogate University of Bradford
University of Leicester
1957-05-25
Chelsea Halfpenny
actress Gateshead 1991-09-26 Chelsea Halfpenny
Cheryl
British singer, dancer, and television presenter Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Ballet School 1983-06-30 Cheryl (singer)
Chloe Ferry
British reality television personality Newcastle upon Tyne Marden High School 1995-08-31
Chrissie Glazebrook British writer (1945-2007) Scarborough Northumbria University 1945-03-19
Chrissie Parrott English-Australian dancer and choreographer Middlesbrough 1953
Christian Howard British Anglican leader Castle Howard 1916-09-05
Christiane Sinding Hexham 1945-12-08
Christine Dobbin English-born Australian historian Bishop Auckland University of Sydney
University of Oxford
1941
Christine Holt British developmental neuroscientist Wylam University of Sussex
King's College London
1954-08-28
Christine Norden British actress (1924–1988) Sunderland 1924-12-28
Claire Hamill British singer-songwriter Port Clarence 1954-08-04
Clare McIntyre British feminist playwright (1952-2009) Harrogate 1952-07-21
Clare Teal British musician Kildwick University of Wolverhampton
South Craven School
1973-05-14
Claudia Scott
Norwegian/British singer, musician, composer and nurse Newcastle upon Tyne 1957-10-08 Claudia Scott
Constance Leetham British physiologist York 1888-04-22
Constance Sladen
English architectural historian and philanthropist York 1848 Constance Sladen
Corinne Bonsma Dutch visual artist Stockton-on-Tees 1959-04-25
Courtney Hadwin British singer Sunderland 2004-07-06
D. M. E. Foster Ph.D. University of London 1960 Darlington University of London
Polam Hall School
Bedford College
1933-12-03
Daisy Hildyard British novelist and mathematics historian Ryedale 1984
Deana Uppal
Indian model Middlesbrough 1988-01-30 Deana Uppal
Debbie Arnold British actress Sunderland 1955-06-14
1957-06-14
Debbie Kurup
English actress Sunderland Edmonton County School 1979-07-03 Debbie Kurup
Delena Kidd British actress Newcastle upon Tyne Central School of Speech and Drama
Cheltenham Ladies' College
1935-02-11
Denise Robertson
British writer and television broadcaster (1932-2016) Sunderland Sunderland High School 1932-06-09 Denise Robertson
Denise Welch
English Television presenter and actress Ebchester Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts 1958-05-22 Denise Welch
Diana V. Ashton Durham 1840
Diane Atkinson British historian North East England University of East Anglia
University of London
20th century
Diane Youdale British gladiator Billingham St Bede's Catholic College
Billingham Campus School and Arts College
1970-02-13
Donna Air
English actress, television presenter, and media personality Newcastle upon Tyne Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Gosforth Academy
1979-08-02 Donna Air
Dora Greenwell
English poet (1821–1882) Lanchester 1821-12-06 Dora Greenwell
Dora Russell British novelist (1830-1905) Willington 1830-06-21
Dora Wilson
Australian painter (1883-1946) Newcastle upon Tyne 1883-08-31 Dora Wilson
Dorothy Auchterlonie Australian writer and academic (1915–1991) Sunderland University of Sydney 1915-05-28
Dorothy E. Smith
Canadian anthropologist Northallerton London School of Economics and Political Science
University of California, Berkeley
1926-07-06 Dorothy Smith
Dorothy Greener (1917–1971) Gateshead 1917
Dorothy Ripley missionary Whitby 1767
Dorothy Robson British scientist and World War II civilian casualty Guisborough University of Leeds 1919-11-10
Dorothy Samuelson-Sandvid English dialect writer (1902–1989) South Shields 1902-11-14
Druie Bowett English artist Ripon Queen Margaret's School, York 1924
E. H. Young English writer (1880-1949) Northumberland Rydal Penrhos
Gateshead Grammar School
1880-03-21
Eden Taylor-Draper
British actress Selby 1997-10-28 Eden Taylor-Draper
Edith Sitwell
British poet (1887-1964) Scarborough 1887-09-07 Façade Edith Sitwell
Edna Walling Australian gardener York 1895 Edna Walling
Eileen Betsy Tranmer British chess player and clarinetist (1910–1983) Scarborough 1910-05-05
Eileen O'Shaughnessy
British psychologist and writer (1905–1945) South Shields University College London
Sunderland High School
1905-09-25 Eileen O'Shaughnessy
Eliza Carthy
English folk musician Scarborough Fyling Hall School
Scarborough Sixth Form College
1975-08-23 Eliza Carthy
Eliza Clark British novelist Newcastle upon Tyne Chelsea College of Art and Design 1994
Eliza Elizabeth Leaf
New Zealand studio photographer (c. 1818 – 1908) Sutton 1818
Eliza Macauley
actor York 1785
Eliza Tabor Stephenson British novelist York 1835
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
English poet (1806–1861) Coxhoe Hall
Durham
1806-03-06 The Battle of Marathon: A Poem
Aurora Leigh
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Carling English actress Middlesbrough 1967-10-20
Elizabeth Elstob
English linguist and feminist (1683-1756) Newcastle upon Tyne 1683-09-29 Elizabeth Elstob
Elizabeth Estensen British actress Stockton-on-Tees 1949-08-10
Elizabeth Esteve-Coll
British academic and museum director Ripon Trinity College Dublin
Hummersknott Academy
Birkbeck, University of London
1938-10-14 Elizabeth Esteve-Coll
Elizabeth Frances Ann Simpson
English writer and cat fancier (1857-1926) Haughton-le-Skerne 1857 The book of the cat
Cats and all about them
Elizabeth Frances Ann Simpson
Elizabeth Gibson Cheyne
British writer Hexham Gateshead Grammar School 1869-01-02
Elizabeth Kelly British actress Newcastle upon Tyne 1921-05-29
Elizabeth Laurence British opera singer Harrogate Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance 1949-11-22
1949
Elizabeth M. Shaw British hydrologist Hebburn Bedford College
Durham University
1928-02-14 Hydrology in Practice
Elizabeth Montagu
British social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic, and writer; (1718-1800) York 1718-10-02
1720
Elizabeth Montagu
Elizabeth Smith
English translator, linguist, and Biblical scholar Durham 1776-12
Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Canadian theatre activist Seaham University of Toronto 1897-12-07
Ella Retford English music hall comedian, singer and dancer Sunderland 1885-07-02
Ellena Taylor English score vocalist Liverton 2001-06-29
Ellie Crisell British journalist and television presenter Chester-le-Street University of Birmingham
City, University of London
Dame Allan's School
1976-07-19
Ellie Shou British pornographic actress Newcastle upon Tyne
Elma Soiron English actor Acomb 1918-06-08
Elspeth Garman
Professor of Molecular Biophysics Rothbury Durham University
University of Oxford
1954 Cryo bio-crystallography
Emeli Sandé
British singer-songwriter Sunderland University of Glasgow 1987-03-10 Emeli Sandé
Emily Gerard British-Austrian writer Chesters Roman Fort 1849-05-07
Emily Hesse British artist Middlesbrough University of Sunderland 1980-04-27
Emily Horne British model York Leeds Beckett University 1978-12-09
Emily J. Rayfield British palaeontologist Northallerton University of Cambridge
Emily Woof English actor, author Newcastle upon Tyne University of Oxford 1967
Emma Dench English ancient historian, classicist, and academic administrator York Wadham College
The King's High School for Girls
1963-04-14
Emma Elliot British novelist Newcastle upon Tyne 1850
Emma Fielding British actress Catterick Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Berkhamsted School
1966-07-10
Emma Hart
English computer scientist Middlesbrough University of Oxford 1967
Enid Stamp Taylor British actress (1904-1946) Monkseaton 1904-06-12
Erica Whyman Acting Artistic Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company Harrogate Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 1969-10-27
1969-10
Esme Langley writer, Publisher, Feminist Guisborough 1919-08-26
Esther McCracken British actress and playwright Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle High School for Girls 1902-06-25
Eta Cohen English violinist Sunderland 1916
Ethel Snowden
British socialist, feminist, women's suffrage and pacifist campaigner (1881-1951) Pannal 1881-09-08 Ethel Snowden
Eugenie Henderson Henderson [married name Meier], Eugénie Jane Andrina (1914–1989), phonetician and linguistic scholar Newcastle upon Tyne University College London 1914-10-02
Eve Ridley English actress (born 2011) Sunderland 2011-12-13
Eveline Margaret Grose Dodgson British painter (1901-1995) Long Marston 1901
Evelyn Hope actress (1904-1993) Gateshead 1904-03-11
Faith Brook
British actress (1922-2012) York Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 1922-02-16 Faith Brook
Faith Gray British diarist in York 1751-1826 York 1751-01-31
Faye Marsay
British actress Middlesbrough Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 1986-12-30 Faye Marsay
Fifi Colston British-born New Zealand writer York Victoria University of Wellington 1960-07-05
Fiona Hill
American foreign policy adviser (born 1965) Bishop Auckland Harvard University
University of St Andrews
Moscow State Linguistic University
1965-10
1965
Fiona Hill
Flora Robson
English actress (1902-1984) South Shields Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Palmers Green High School
City College Brighton & Hove
1902-03-28 Flora Robson
Florence Easton
English singer Middlesbrough 1882-10-25
1884-10-25
Florence Easton
Florence Hooton English cellist Scarborough 1912-07-08
Florence Trevelyan
Italian conservationist (1852-1907) Hexham 1852-02-07 Florence Trevelyan
Frances Bond Newcastle upon Tyne 1905
Gabriela Cunninghame Graham British writer Masham 1861
Genevieve Barr English actress Harrogate University of Edinburgh
Harrogate Ladies' College
1985-12
Genevieve Chenneour actress and former Team GB artistic swimmer Northallerton 1997-12-19
Georgia Horsley
British model Malton 1986-12-06 Georgia Horsley
Georgia Steel
English television personality and actress Thirsk Arts Educational School
St Mary's University, Twickenham
1998-03-28
Georgina Anderson English singer Marske-by-the-Sea 1998-10-22
Geraldine Mitton
British writer (1868–1955) Bishop Auckland Durham High School for Girls 1868-10-14 G. E. Mitton
Gertrude Bell
British traveller, writer, mountaineer, politician, archaeologist and spy (1868–1926) Washington Lady Margaret Hall
Queen's College London
1868-07-14 Gertrude Bell
Gina McKee English actress Peterlee 1964-04-14
Gladys Boot British actress Darlington 1890-03-28
Gladys Mary Wrigley British American geologist York Aberystwyth University
Yale University
1885-09-14
Gladys Young British radio and TV actress Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Sutton High School
1887-04-29
Glenis Willmott
British politician (born 1951) Horden Nottingham Trent University 1951-03-04 Glenis Willmott
Grace Francis British actress Ingleby Barwick 1991
Gracie Cole English trumpeter Rowlands Gill 1924-09-08
Griselda Allan English artist Sunderland Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art
Royal College of Art
University of Sunderland
Saint Felix School
1905
Gwenllian Gill British actress (1915–2004) Hartlepool 1915-12-11
Hannah Burdon English novelist Morpeth 1800-07-15
Hannah Morrish actress York 1993-04-13
Hannah Rickard English folk musician Newcastle upon Tyne
Harriet Bridgeman
British art historian County Durham Trinity College Dublin
Heathfield School
1942-03-30 Harriet Bridgeman
Harriet Parr
British author of the Victorian era York 1828-01-31
Hazel Osmond Northumberland 1960-01-12
Helen Bailey British writer Newcastle upon Tyne Ponteland High School 1965
1964-08-22
Helen Collingwood Fortune Hopkins British botanist (1953- ) Hartlepool 1953
Helen Glatz English music teacher and composer Durham Royal College of Music 1908-03-13
Helen Grime Scottish composer York City of Edinburgh Music School 1981
Helen McCookerybook
British musician Newcastle upon Tyne University of Westminster Helen McCookerybook
Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard
English writer, editor York 1856-01-13 John Strange Winter
Hermione Hammond British painter (1910-2005) Hexham Francis Holland School 1910-08-11
Heulwen Isambard Owen writer Newcastle upon Tyne 1908
Hilary Lappin-Scott
British microbiologist Middlesbrough University of Warwick
University of Calgary
1955-05-23
Hilda D. Oakeley
British philosopher (1867–1950) Durham Somerville College
McGill University
University of Oxford
University of London
1867-10-12
Holly Hagan
British reality television personality Thornaby-on-Tees St Mary's College, Middlesbrough 1992-07-07 Holly Hagan
Holly Matthews British actress Newcastle upon Tyne 1984-10-13
Honor Bridget Fell
British scientist and zoologist (1900–1986) North Yorkshire University of Edinburgh
Madras College
Wychwood School
1900-05-22 Honor Fell
Huffty British television presenter Whitley Bay Whitley Bay High School 1966
Ilona Rodgers Australian actress Harrogate 1942-04-28
Imogen Robertson
English director in different media, a poet and novelist Darlington 1973
Imogen Stubbs British actress Rothbury Exeter College
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Westminster School
St Paul's Girls' School
1961-02-20
Isabella Bird
British traveler, writer, photographer and naturalist (1831–1904) Boroughbridge 1831-10-15 Korea and Her Neighbours Isabella Bird
Isabella Eleanor Aylmer British novelist and travel writer Bellshill 1840 Distant Homes; or, The Graham Family in New Zealand
Ivy Close
British actress (1890-1968) Stockton-on-Tees 1890-06-15 Ivy Close
Jacqueline Baird British writer Northumberland 20th century
Jade Bird
British singer Hexham BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology 1997-10-01 Jade Bird (musician)
Jade Thirlwall
British singer South Shields Newcastle University 1992-12-26 Jade Thirlwall
Jan Dewing Professor of Nursing and researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-7968-2213) Gateshead The Open University
Harvard University
1900s
Jan Fearnley South Shields 1965-02-19
Jan Graveson
British actress Easington 1965
Jan McLelland English dermatologist Newcastle upon Tyne University College London
Dame Allan's School
1957-09-26
Jan Michael British writer Wigglesworth 1947-03-03
Jane Bewick English writer Newcastle upon Tyne 1787-04-29
Jane Carr
British actor (1909–1957) Whitley Bay Harrogate Ladies' College 1909-08-01 Jane Carr
Jane Gardam British novelist and children's writer Coatham
North Yorkshire
Bedford College 1928-07-11
Jane Glover
British-born conductor and music scholar Helmsley St Hugh's College
Haberdashers Monmouth School for Girls
1949-05-13 Jane Glover
Jane Gomeldon
British writer Newcastle upon Tyne 1720
Jane Pollard
Female ; Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 1972 - Newcastle upon Tyne Goldsmiths, University of London 1972-11
Jane Porter
Scottish historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure (1776-1850) Durham 1776-01-17 The Scottish Chiefs Jane Porter
Jane Ridley English historian Northumberland Nuffield College
Cranborne Chase School
1953-05-15
Jane Snowden British actress York 1965
Jane Squire mathematician and feminist York 1686
Jane Wilson British artist Newcastle upon Tyne 1967
Janet Graham English composer, music educator and music therapist. Consett 1948-06-04
Janet MacLeod Trotter English writer Newcastle upon Tyne University of Edinburgh 1958
Janet McTeer
British actress Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Queen Anne Grammar School
1961-08-05
1961-05-08
Janet McTeer
Janice Adair British actor (1905-1996) Morpeth 1905-05-25
Janie Jones British singer Seaham 1941
Janis Freegard poet and writer in New Zealand South Shields 1963
Jayne Middlemiss
English TV presenter and former model Bedlington Bedlingtonshire Community High School 1971-02-03
1971-01-05
Jane Middlemiss
Jayne Secker
British news presenter Northumberland University of Stirling 1972
Jean Heywood British actress (1921-2019) Blyth 1921-07-15
Jean Southern British actress South Shields 1927-01-14
Jen Pringle British actor and television presenter York University of Salford
John Leggott Sixth Form College
1983-10-12
Jennie Heslewood British actress Thirsk 1941
Jessica Andrews Englsh novelistr Sunderland King's College London
University of Kent
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School
1992
Jessica Barden
British actress Northallerton Wetherby High School 1992-07-21 Jessica Barden
Jessica Robinson British actress Middlesbrough 1991-11-28
Jessie Douglas Kerruish
British writer (1884–1949) Seaton Carew 1884
Jill Dawson
British writer Durham 1962-04-08 Jill Dawson
Jill Halfpenny British actress Gateshead Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art 1975-07-15
Jill Taylor British costume designer (born 1957) Newcastle upon Tyne 1957
Joan Hestor British actress (1902-1977) Newcastle upon Tyne 1902-08-26
Joan Lee British actress Gosforth 1922-02-05
Joanna Constantinidis Constantinidis [née Connell], Joanna (1927–2000), potter York Sheffield Hallam University
Ecclesfield School
1927
Joanne Coates British visual artist North Yorkshire School of Art, Architecture and Design
London College of Communication
Joanne Froggatt
English actress Littlebeck Redroofs Theatre School 1980-08-23 Joanne Froggatt
Joanne Heywood English actress York Guildford School of Acting
Josephine Mary Moody British embroiderer (1853-1923) Newcastle upon Tyne 1853
Josephine Pryde artist Alnwick 1967
Joy Brook British actress Scarborough 1969-05-09
Joyce Redman Anglo-Irish actress (1915-2012) Gosforth Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Bedford High School for Girls
1915-12-09
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934) York Central School of Speech and Drama
Clifton Pre-preparatory School
1934-12-09 Judi Dench
Julia Wilmotte Henshaw
Canadian botanist and writer (1869-1937) Durham 1869-08-08 Julia Wilmotte Henshaw
Julie Mennell
vice chancellor of the University of Cumbria Middlesbrough 1970-02-04 Julie Mennell
June Laverick British actress (1931-) Redcar 1931-06-11
June Markham British ice dancer Beamish 20th century
Karen Harding English singer Consett 1991-11-18
Kate Adie
British journalist Northumberland Newcastle University
Sunderland High School
1945-09-19 Kate Adie
Kate Atkinson
English writer of novels, plays and short stories York University of Dundee
Queen Anne Grammar School
1951-12-20
Kate Maxwell Gateshead University of Glasgow 1979-06-17
Kate Wilson British Molecular Biologist Shipton Harvard University
University of Cambridge
Katherine Langrish
British writer Newcastle upon Tyne University College London
King's College London
Skipton Girls' High School
Troll Mill
Troll Blood
Troll Fell
Katherine Langrish
Katherine Mathieson
scientist; Chief Executive of the British Science Association. Durham Bayes Business School
Selwyn College
Imperial College London
City, University of London
University of Cambridge
1975-08-17
Katherine Routledge
British archaeologist (1866–1935) Darlington Somerville College 1866-08-11 Katherine Routledge
Kathleen Gough British anthropologist Hunsingore King James's School
Girton College
1925-08-16
Kathleen Hughes British historian (1926-1977) Middlesbrough 1926-09-08
Kathleen Mary Tillotson English literary scholar Berwick-upon-Tweed Ackworth School
Somerville College
1906
Kathleen McFarlane Sunderland European Ceramics Work Center 1922-01-08
Kathleen Winter
Canadian writer Bill Quay 1960-02-25 Annabel
Kathryn Tickell
British musician Northumberland Gosforth Academy 1967-06-08 Kathryn Tickell
Kathy Stobart British jazz musician (1925–2014) South Shields 1925-04-01
Katie Davies Newcastle upon Tyne 1978
Katy Cavanagh
English actress North Shields Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Canon Slade School
1973-12-12 Katy Cavanagh
Kim Tserkezie British actress Newcastle upon Tyne 1973-07-30
1973-07-10
Kirsten O'Brien
actress, presenter Nunthorpe Birmingham City University
Nunthorpe Academy
1972-02-23
Kristan Higgins American author of contemporary romance Durham College of the Holy Cross 1965
L Devine
English singer-songwriter Whitley Bay Newcastle High School for Girls 1997-06-21 L Devine
Laura Norton English actress Hazlerigg 1983-06-19
Laura Wilson Barker English composer, violinist and pianist Thirkleby Royal Academy of Music 1819-03-06
Lauren Laverne
English radio DJ, model, television presenter Sunderland City of Sunderland College 1978-04-28 Lauren Laverne
Lauren Luke English make-up artist South Shields 1981-12-08
Lauren Mote English actress Sunderland 1997-02-10
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British actress and acting manager (1872-1957) River Tyne Royal Academy of Music 1872-09-28 Lena Ashwell
Lesley Douglas British radio executive Longbenton University of Manchester 1963-06-07
Lesley Duncan English singer-songwriter Stockton-on-Tees 1943-08-12
Lesley Dunlop actress Newcastle upon Tyne 1956-03-10
Lesley Horton British crime author Farnhill
Lesley Milroy American linguist Newcastle upon Tyne 1944-03-05
Libby Davison English actress Durham 1966-08-22
Lila Kaye
British actress (1929-2012) Middlesbrough 1929-11-07
Lillias Wassermann British novelist Newcastle upon Tyne 1846
Linda Chapman British writer Liverpool
North Yorkshire
1969-01-15
Linda France
British poet, writer and editor Wallsend University of Leeds 1958
Linda Mason
British make-up artist Sunderland 1946-09-13 Linda Mason
Linda McCullough Thew British writer Ashington 1918-04-13
Linden Travers
British actress (1913–2001) Durham 1913-05-27 Linden Travers
Lisa Kay
British actress Levisham Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts 1971-02-11
Livvi Franc
British singer Harrogate 1988-05-31 Livvi Franc
Liz Sockett British microbiologist Newcastle upon Tyne University College London
University of Oxford
1962
Lorna Hill British writer (1902-1991) Durham Durham University 1902-02-21
Lorraine Crosby
British singer Walker 1960-11-27 Lorraine Crosby
Louise Ross British author of crime thrillers set in the North of England Newcastle upon Tyne King's College London
Louise Wilson British artist Newcastle upon Tyne 1967
Lucinda Lambton British author, photographer, producer, architectural historian Newcastle upon Tyne Queen's Gate School
Sunderland High School
1943-05-10
1943
Lucy Atkinson
traveller and writer, wife of Thomas Wiltlam Atkinson (1817-1893) Sunderland 1817-04-15 Lucy Atkinson
Lucy Gunning English sculptor, video artist, and filmmaker, born 1964 Newcastle upon Tyne 1964-06-20
Lucy Swann British musician and singer Newcastle upon Tyne 1981-10-24
Luise von Robiano Newcastle upon Tyne 1823-01-27
Lyn Irvine British journalist Berwick-upon-Tweed University of Aberdeen
Girton College
1901-05-03
Lyn Paolo costume designer Sunderland
Lyndyann Barrass English actress Newcastle upon Tyne 1976
Lynn Dalby British actress Harrogate 1947-02-17
Lynne Dawson English soprano York 1956-06-03
M. Oldfield Howey British writer (1882–1967) York 1882-08-19
Madge Crichton
English actress Scarborough 1879
1881-10-31
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Madge Oliver British painter (1874-1924) Knaresborough Slade School of Fine Art 1874
Maggie Moffat
British suffragette (1873-1943) Spittal 1873-01-07
Mairin Mitchell British journalist, author and translator Darlington St Winifred's School 1895-05-20 Mairin Mitchell
Maisie Adam
English stand-up comedian (b. 1994) Pannal St Aidan's Church of England High School 1994-01-24
Margaret Dryburgh Teacher, Nurse and Missionary Sunderland Durham University 1890-02-21 Margaret Dryburgh
Margaret Green British painter West Hartlepool Royal College of Art
The Northern School of Art
1925
Margaret Greig British mathematician Gosforth Newnham College
Newcastle High School for Girls
1922-02-11
Margaret Harvey English poet and scholar Newcastle upon Tyne 1768
Margaret Hayman British mathematics educator (1923-1994) New Earswick Newnham College 1923-08-07
Margaret Plues English botanist (1828-1903) Ripon 1828
Margaret Raine Hunt British writer (1831-1912) County Durham 1831-10-14 Margaret Raine Hunt
Margaret Rebecca Dickinson British botanist, botanical artist & illustrator (1821-1918) Newcastle upon Tyne 1821-07-22 Margaret Rebecca Dickinson
Margaret Stuart Barry British writer Richmond 1927-12-07 Simon and the Witch
Margaret Wrightson English artist Norton Royal College of Art 1877
Marguerite J. Gascoigne British writer Durham Durham University 1916-05-01
Mariam Rezaei composer, performer, DJ, writer, academic, event organiser Gateshead 1984-10-16
Marie Hall
British violinist (1884–1956) Newcastle upon Tyne 1884-04-08 Marie Hall
Marie Lebour British marine biologist (1876-1971) Northumberland Durham University
University of Leeds
1876-08-20
Marina Palmer Darlington 1973
Marion Angus Scottish poet (1865-1946) Sunderland Arbroath High School 1865-03-27
Marion Emma Young British botanist (1903—2000) Benwell University of Leeds 1903-06-22
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Marion Paton Accountant and code breaker Aldborough 1923
Marion Ryan English pop singer (1931-1999) Middlesbrough 1931-02-04
Marjorie Thomas singer (1923-2008) Sunderland Royal Northern College of Music 1923-06-05
Marlene Sidaway British actress Teesside 1937
Martha Kneale British philosopher Skipton Somerville College 1909
Mary Astell
English feminist writer (1666-1731) Newcastle upon Tyne 1666-11-12
Mary Bateson
British historian (1865-1906) Robin Hood's Bay Newnham College
The Perse School
Stephen Perse Foundation
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Mary Berry
writer Crakehall 1763-03-16
Mary Bradburn British mathematics educator Normanby Royal Holloway, University of London 1918-03-17
Mary Burchell British novelist who worked help Jews escape Nazi Germany (1904–1986) Sunderland The Duchess's Community High School 1904-08-24
1902
Mary Elizabeth Carter English writer (1853-1935) Masham 1853
Mary Ellen Best
English artist York 1809-10 Mary Ellen Best
Mary Ethel Hunter British painter (1878-1936) Ripon 1878
Mary Fitzpayne British artist Catterick Central School of Art and Design 1928-03-23
Mary Grey British theologian Houghton-le-Spring University of Oxford
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1941-06-16
Mary Lascelles Leesmith British painter (1870–1948) Slingsby 1870
Mary Lawson stage and film actress Darlington 1910-08-30
Mary Linskill English novelist (1840-1891) Whitby 1840
Mary Nightingale
English newsreader and television presenter Scarborough King Edward VI Community College 1963-05-26 Mary Nightingale
Mary Osborn
British molecular biologist Darlington Pennsylvania State University
Harvard University
Cheltenham Ladies' College
Newnham College
1940-12 Mary Osborn
Mary Robson
British actress (1893-1977) Newcastle upon Tyne 1893-02-03 The House of a Thousand Candles Mary Robson
Mary Stewart English novelist (1916–2014) Sunderland Durham University 1916-09-17
1916-08-17
Madam, Will You Talk?
Wildfire at Midnight
Nine Coaches Waiting
My Brother Michael
The Ivy Tree
This Rough Magic
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Touch Not the Cat
Thornyhold
Mary Ward
English Venerated Catholic (1585-1645) Newby with Mulwith 1585-01-23 Mary Ward
Maud Sellers Curator and Guild Member Harrogate Trinity College Dublin
Newnham College
1861
May Hallatt British actress (1876-1969) Scarborough 1876-05-01
Melanie Hill British actress Sunderland Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Monkwearmouth Academy
1962-01-11
Melanie J. Leng
geoscientist and researcher Scarborough Scarborough Sixth Form College
Melody Sachs English actress and author Newcastle upon Tyne
Michelle Heaton
British singer Gateshead Emmanuel College, Gateshead
Newcastle College
1980-07-19 Michelle Heaton
Mildred Blaxter sociologist (1925–2010) Jesmond St Anne's College 1925-03-27
Millicent Sowerby English illustrator and painter Gateshead 1878
Miriam Adams actress Heworth Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 1907
Miriam Stoppard British journalist Newcastle upon Tyne Durham University
Newcastle University
Newcastle High School for Girls
1937-05-12 Miriam Stoppard
Monica Dolan
British actress Middlesbrough 1969-03-15 Monica Dolan
Muriel Foster
British opera singer (1877-1937) Sunderland Royal College of Music 1877-11-22 Muriel Foster
Muriel Gertrude Wilson British painter Saltburn-by-the-Sea 1893
Muriel Metcalfe British artist and printmaker (1910-1994) Yorkshire Dales 1910
Muriel Young British broadcaster (1923-2001) Bishop Middleham 1923-06-19
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British singer and songwriter Whitburn 1986-01-16 Nadine Shah
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Nancy Siraisi American medical historian Catterick University of Oxford
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
1932
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Nelly Erichsen
British painter and illustrator (1862-1918) Newcastle upon Tyne 1862-12-09 Nelly Erichsen
Nicola Blackwell British actor Killingworth
Nicola Spaldin
Professor of Materials Theory at ETH Zurich Sunderland University of California, Berkeley 1969-01-03 Nicola Ann Spaldin
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British criminologist Darlington University of York
Teesside University
1977 Nicole Westmarland
Nina Abbott British writer Ripon 1860
Octav1us King British YouTuber and Twitch streamer York 1988-08-07
Olive Checkland English historian Newcastle upon Tyne 1920
Olivia von Halle British fashion designer Newcastle upon Tyne University of Leeds 1983
Pat Barker
British writer Thornaby-on-Tees London School of Economics and Political Science
Durham University
1943-05-08 Union Street
Blow Your House Down
The Century's Daughter
Regeneration Trilogy
Another World
Border Crossing
Double Vision
Life Class
Toby's Room
Pat Barker
Pauline Dixon British writer Newcastle upon Tyne 1962-02
Pauline Johnson British actress (1899-1947) Newcastle upon Tyne 1899-11-03
Pauline Murray
British singer Waterhouses 1958-03-08 Pauline Murray
Penelope Walton Rogers archaeologist Newcastle upon Tyne 1950
Penelope Wilton
English actress Scarborough Drama Centre London 1946-06-03 Penelope Wilton
Perrie Edwards
English singer South Shields Newcastle University
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Newcastle College
1993-07-10 Perrie Edwards
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Phillippa Wilson actor York 1970
Phoebe Power British poet Newcastle upon Tyne University of Cambridge 1993
Phyllida Barlow
British artist (1944–2023) Newcastle upon Tyne Slade School of Fine Art
Chelsea College of Art and Design
1944-04-04 Phyllida Barlow
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British actress and model Middlesbrough 1984-09-29 Preeti Desai
Priscilla Bawcutt Malton 1931
Rachel Bell British actress Newcastle upon Tyne 1950
Rachel Ford Thompson English botanist and temperance activist (1856-1906) York 1856-08-31
Rachel Howard
British artist Easington Goldsmiths, University of London
Sunderland High School
The Mount School (York)
1969
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Rachel Lumsden British painter Newcastle upon Tyne 1968-03-10
Rachel Pain
British geographer Northumberland 1968-08-16 Rachel Pain
Rebecca Calder English actress Consett 1981
Robyn Bolam poet Newcastle upon Tyne 1953
Rose Frain British artist Sunderland University of Edinburgh
Newcastle University
20th century
Rosemarie Ford British actor and dancer Sherburn in Elmet 1962-03-05
Rosie Mac English actress Newcastle upon Tyne 1997-02-12
Roxie Cooper Middlesbrough
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Ruth Copeland British singer Consett 1946
Ruth Gemmell
English actress Darlington Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Polam Hall
1967-01-02 Ruth Gemmell
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opera singer Newcastle upon Tyne Ruth Jenkins-Róbertsson
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Sally Grace British actress Harrogate 1938
1951-09-10
Sally Nicholls
novelist Stockton-on-Tees Bath Spa University
University of Warwick
Great Ayton Friends' School
1983-06-22 Ways to Live Forever
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Sam Ainsley British artist North Shields Leeds Arts University
Edinburgh College of Art
Northumbria University
1950
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Sarah Connolly
English mezzo-soprano County Durham Royal College of Music
Queen Margaret's School, York
Nottingham College
1963-06-13 Sarah Connolly
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English bass guitarist Corbridge
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University College London
1973-05
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Royal Holloway, University of London
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1973-09-19
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British actress and writer Lake District University of Leeds 1981-01-22 Sarah Lynn Dawson
Sarah Millican
English comedian South Shields Mortimer Community College 1975-05-29 Sarah Millican
Sarah Pickering British visual artist Durham Royal College of Art
University of Derby
1972
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Scarlett Moffatt
English reality television personality and presenter Bishop Auckland York St John University
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
1990-10-17
Selina Cartmell British theatre director Lake District Central School of Speech and Drama
University of Glasgow
Trinity College Dublin
Selina Scott English newsreader, journalist, television producer and presenter Scarborough University of East Anglia
Laurence Jackson School
1951-05-13
Selina Todd British historian Newcastle upon Tyne University of Sussex
University of Warwick
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Sheila Fournier Filey 1930
Shelagh Stephenson British writer Northumberland University of Manchester 1955
Shivaani Ghai British actress Newcastle upon Tyne Gosforth Academy 1975-04-25
Shona Fraser British journalist Newcastle upon Tyne 1975-07-09
Sienna Day British pornographic actress Darlington 1991-05-07
Sophia Bennett British writer Richmond St Leonards-Mayfield School 1966
Sophie Atkinson British artist (1876-1972) Newcastle upon Tyne 1876-11-28
Sophie Kasaei
British television personality South Shields 1989-11-08
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St Mark's Cathedral, George, Western Cape
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Stella Morton British writer Richmond
Stella Muir
English silent film actress Scarborough 1900
Stella Rayner O'Donnell English-born Australian pharmacologist and educator Harrogate 1938-07-06
Stella Vine
English artist Alnwick 1969 Stella Vine
Storm Jameson British writer (1891-1986) Whitby University of Leeds
King's College London
1891-01-08
Su Elliot
British actress Newcastle upon Tyne 1950-12-18
Su Hart British musician Gateshead 1959-09-03
Sue Carroll British writer and columnist (1953-2011) Gosforth Gosforth Academy 1953-12-06
Sue Clayton film director and writer Newcastle upon Tyne
Susan Hill English author Scarborough King's College London
Scarborough Convent School
1942-02-05 The Woman in Black
The Mist in the Mirror
I'm the King of the Castle
Susan Katherine Phillips English poet Aldborough 1831
Susan Maughan British singer Consett 1938-07-01
1942-07-01
Susan Sheridan British actress (1947–2015) Newcastle upon Tyne Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Queensmead School Windsor
1947-03-18
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Suzanne May British actress Newcastle upon Tyne London Studio Centre 1971
Sylvia Waugh British children's writer Gateshead Gateshead Grammar School 1935
Syren Sexton actress Seaham 1986
Tamara Craig Thomas Canadian actress Whitby 20th century
Tasha Ghouri
English television personality Thirsk 1998-08-11 Strictly Come Dancing, series 22
Taylor Wane
British pornographic actress and director Gateshead 1968-08-27 Taylor Wane
Teresa Copnall British artist (1882-1972) Haughton-le-Skerne Slade School of Fine Art 1882-08-24
Thelma Barlow British actress Middlesbrough 1929-06-19
Tillie Cole Stockton-on-Tees Newcastle University 1983-02-15
Tinashe Kajese American actress County Durham
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Tricia Walker British writer (1964-2018) Ampleforth 1964-02-08
Trish Williamson British television presenter and producer (1955–2007) Newcastle upon Tyne Durham University 1955-01-03
Tryphosa Jane Wallis
English actress Richmond 1774 Tryphosa Jane Wallis
Twinnie Lee Moore
British actress York 1987-08-18 Twinnie Lee Moore
Ulorin Vex
British model Newcastle upon Tyne Durham University 1982 Ulorin Vex
Ursula Dronke British scholar of Old Norse and medieval studies Sunderland Somerville College
Newcastle High School for Girls
Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School
1920-11-03
Val McLane British actress Newcastle upon Tyne 1943-02-25
Val Wilmer British photographer and writer Harrogate 1941-12-07
Valerie Grove British journalist South Shields Girton College 1946-05-11
Vera Cowie South Shields 1928
Vera Stanley Alder
British artist (1898-1984) Eglingham Slade School of Fine Art 1898-10-29 Vera Stanley Alder
Veronica Carlson
English actress (1944–2022) Emley
York
Buckinghamshire New University 1944-09-18 Veronica Carlson
Veronica Wedgwood English historian (1910–1997) Northumberland Lady Margaret Hall
Norland Place School
1910-07-20 Veronica Wedgwood
Vick Hope British television and radio presenter Newcastle upon Tyne Emmanuel College
Dame Allan's School
1989-09-25
Vicky Hall British nurse & actress Newcastle upon Tyne Queen Margaret University 1977-02-25
Vicky Pattison
British television personality Newcastle upon Tyne Liverpool John Moores University
Burnside Business and Enterprise College
1987-11-16 Vicky Pattison
Victoria Hawkins British actress Gateshead 1983-09-24
Vineeta Rishi English actress Newcastle upon Tyne University of Bradford
Benfield School
1975-02-15
Violet Hunt
British writer (1862-1942) Durham Notting Hill and Ealing High School 1862-09-28
1866-09-28
Violet Hunt
Virginia Nicholson English historian Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle
King's College 1955
Wendy Bowman British actor and singer Sunderland 1945
Wendy Craig British actress Sacriston Central School of Speech and Drama
Durham High School for Girls
Teesside University
1934-06-20
Wendy Ramshaw British ceramicist, jeweler and sculptor (1939-2018) Sunderland University of Reading
Central Saint Martins
1939-05-26 Wendy Ramshaw
Wendy Richard
British actress (1943–2009) Middlesbrough Royal Masonic School for Girls
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
1943-07-20 Wendy Richard
Wendy Smith English musician Middlesbrough 1963-05-31
William Scott Palmer British physician, journalist and writer York London School of Medicine for Women
University of Vienna
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
1848-06-30
Wilma Archer musical artist Newcastle upon Tyne 1991
Wincey Willis British television and radio broadcaster Gateshead 1948-08-08
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Zuleika Robson
British actress Acaster Malbis 1953-05-20 Zuleika Robson


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A. V. Coton English ballet critic (1906-1969) York 1906-02-16
Aaron Arrowsmith
English cartographer and hydrographer Winston 1750-07-14
1748-07-14
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Abel Chapman
British conservationist and writer (1851–1929) Bishopwearmouth 1851-10-04 Abel Chapman
Abhisit Vejjajiva
Thai politician Newcastle upon Tyne St John's College
Eton College
Nuffield College
1964-08-03 Abhisit Vejjajiva
Aby Altson painter (1866 - 1946) Middlesbrough 1866-08-21
Adam Carse English collector, historian and composer (1878-1958) Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Academy of Music 1878-05-19
Adam Hewison former professional trader and entrepreneur Newcastle upon Tyne 1945
Adam Maxwell British writer Sunderland 1976-10-24
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Adam Stafford
Scottish musician and filmmaker (born 1982) Sunderland The McAuley Catholic High School 1982-02-24
Adam of Bockenfield English Franciscan philosopher Bockenfield 1220s
Adrian Macintosh Tadcaster 1942-03-07
Adrian Raine British psychologist Darlington University of Oxford 1954-01-27
Adrian T. Bell British musician Newcastle upon Tyne 1964
Adrian Tilbrook British drummer Hartlepool 1948-07-20
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English saint (1110–1167) Hexham 1110 De spirituali amicitia Aelred of Rievaulx
Aidan Chambers
British children's writer Chester-le-Street 1934-12-27 Aidan Chambers
Al Pease British-born Canadian racing driver Darlington 1921-10-15
Alan Brien English novelist (1925-2008) Sunderland Jesus College 1925-03-12
Alan Broadbent British mathematician Consett St John's College 1903-05-31
Alan Browning
British actor (1926-1979) Sunderland 1926-03-23
Alan Bruce Thompson English geologist and petrologist Newcastle upon Tyne University of Manchester 1947-05-01
Alan C. Nixon Lake District University of Saskatchewan
University of California, Berkeley
1908
Alan Carter
writer and documentary filmmaker Sunderland 1959 Alan Carter
Alan Clark
British keyboardist Great Lumley 1952-03-05 Alan Clark (keyboardist)
Alan Cowey British neuroscientist (1935-2012) Sunderland Emmanuel College 1935-04-28
Alan E. M. Nairn researcher Newcastle upon Tyne 1927-09-09
Alan Forsyth British architect, active in Edinburgh Newcastle upon Tyne 1944
Alan Garton biochemist (1922–2010) Scarborough 1922-06-04
Alan Gray
British musician (1855–1935) York 1855-12-23
Alan Hockey English actor (1924-1992) South Shields 1924-10-08
Alan Hull
British singer-songwriter (1945–1995) Benwell St. Cuthbert's High School 1945-02-20 Alan Hull
Alan M. Hunt British artist Redcar 1947
Alan Melville English broadcaster, writer, playwright and wit (1910–1983) Berwick-upon-Tweed Edinburgh Academy 1910-04-09
Alan Milburn
British politician (born 1958) Tow Law University of Lancaster
Stokesley School
Pendle College, Lancaster
1958-01-27 Alan Milburn
Alan Myers British translator (1933–2010) South Shields Philological Faculty of Moscow State University
University of London
1933-08-18
Alan Parkinson english conceptual artist Darlington 1949-07-29 Arquitects of Air Alan Parkinson
Alan Plater
English screenwriter (1935–2010) Jarrow Newcastle University 1935-04-15 Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
Alan Plumb British American meteorology professor Ripon University of Manchester 1948-03-30
Alan Price
English musician Fatfield 1942-04-19
Alan Race Stockton-on-Tees 20th century
Alan Robson British radio personality Benwell 1955-10-01
Alan S. Duncan
British economist Gateshead University of York
University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
1965-01-13
Alan Shearer
English footballer Newcastle upon Tyne Gosforth Academy 1970-08-13 Alan Shearer
Alan Simpson Gateshead 1912-07-23
Alan T. Peacock British economist Ryton University of St Andrews
Grove Academy
1922-06-26
Alan Wareing British director Harrogate 1943-08-16
Alan Webb actor (1906-1982) York Bramcote School 1906-07-02
Alan White
English rock drummer (1949–2022) Ferryhill 1949-06-14 Alan White (drummer born 1949)
Alan Woodworth Johnson English organic chemist (1917–1982) South Shields 1917-09-29
Alan Young
British actor (1919–2016) North Shields 1919-11-19 Alan Young
Albany E. Howarth British engraver, 1872-1936 Durham 1872 Albany E. Howarth
Albany Hancock
English naturalist, biologist and supporter of Charles Darwin (1806-1873) Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School 1806-12-24 Albany Hancock
Albert Burdon British actor (1900-1981) South Shields 1900-07-04
Albert Charles Robinson Carter York 1864-01-23
Albert Christopher Addison writer, Newspaper reporter (1862–1935) Northallerton 1862-04-22 Albert Christopher Addison
Albert Joseph Moore
English artist (1841–1893) York Archbishop Holgate's School
St Peter's School
1841-09-04 Albert Joseph Moore
Albert Robinson Bulman British novelist Newcastle upon Tyne 1841
Albert Shepherd English actor (1936-2019) York 1936
Albion Percy Alderson English organist, conductor, and music teacher Newcastle upon Tyne Royal College of Music 1871
Alcuin
8th century English scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher York St Peter's School 740 De dialectica
Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes
Alcuin's sequence
Quaestiones in Genesim
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Alec Wainman
British photographer North Yorkshire 1913-03-11
Alex Banfield British opera and concert tenor Morpeth The King Edward VI Academy
University of Leeds
Royal Northern College of Music
1990-02-17
Alex Dordoy Newcastle upon Tyne 1985
Alex Kershaw
American writer York University College, Oxford 1966
Alexander Armstrong
British comedian and actor Rothbury Durham School
Trinity College
St Mary's Music School
Mowden Hall School
1968-05-29 Alexander Armstrong
Alexander Bone British musician Darlington Chetham's School of Music 1996-09-08
Alexander Simpson Patterson Scottish Presbyterian minister Alnwick University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
1805
Alexis Petridis
British music journalist (born 1971) Sunderland University of Cambridge
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
1971-09-13
Alfie Joey British comedian Peterlee 1967
Alfred Backhouse English photographer (1822-1888) Bishopwearmouth 1822-09-28
Alfred Cardew Dixon
English mathematician (1865-1936) Northallerton Trinity College 1865-05-22 Dixon's identity
Dixon's elliptic functions
Alfred James Jenkinson translator; senior dean of Brasenose College, Oxford; O. B. E. Tynemouth 1877
Alfred Nicholson English landscapist, 1788-1833 Whitby 1788
Alfred Rayney Waller English writer and editor (1867-1922) York Peterhouse 1867-08-02
Alfred Reuben Tanner official war photographer of the British Army North Shields 1904-05-14 Alfred Reuben Tanner
Alfred Richard Allinson British academic, author, and voluminous translator of continental European literature Newcastle upon Tyne Lincoln College 1852-12 Alfred Richard Allinson
Alfred Richard Orage British politician (1873-1934) Dacre 1873-01-22
Alfred Sidgwick British logician and philosopher (1850–1943) Skipton 1850
Algernon Ashton
English Composer and Piano Teacher (1859-1937) Durham Hoch Conservatory
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
1859-12-09
Ali Brownlee English radio broadcaster Middlesbrough 1959-04-14
Alistair Anderson British musician Wallsend 1948-03-18
Alistair Ian Blyth translator and writer Sunderland 1970
Alistair Petrie British actor Catterick London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art 1970-09-30
Allan Boardman
British physicist Northumberland Durham University
Allan Prior English television scriptwriter and novelist Newcastle upon Tyne 1922-01-13
Allanson Brown British organist and choirmaster York 1902-05-31
Almroth Wright
British microbiologist and immunologist (1861–1947) Middleton Tyas Trinity College Dublin
Imperial College School of Medicine
School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin
1861-08-10 Almroth Wright
Alpheus Aldersley New Zealand early photographer (about 1849-1893) Hawes 1849
Alun Armstrong
English actor Annfield Plain 1946-07-17 Alun Armstrong
Anand Desai-Barochia
British actor Nunthorpe 20th century
Andrew Ainslie Common
British astronomer (1841–1903) Newcastle upon Tyne 1841-08-07 Andrew Ainslie Common
Andrew Chadwick political scientist Middlesbrough University of Birmingham
London School of Economics and Political Science
1970
Andrew Falkous
Welsh musician Newcastle upon Tyne 1975-04-05 Andrew Falkous
Andrew Festing British artist Northumberland Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Ampleforth College
1941-11-30
Andrew Gibb Maitland Australian geologist (1864-1951) Birkby 1864-11-30
Andrew Haigh
English film director, screenwriter and producer Harrogate 1973-03-07 Andrew Haigh
Andrew Hayden-Smith British actor and television presenter Gateshead Roseberry College 1983-11-05
Andrew Hodgson British translator Northumberland 1994-01-15
Andrew Kennedy British opera singer Ashington King's College
Uppingham School
1977-05-26
Andrew Lauder Hartlepool, County Durham, England Hartlepool Wellingborough School 1947-05-22
Andrew Martin
British writer York Merton College 1962-07-06
Andrew McDermott
English male singer (1966-2011) Newcastle upon Tyne 1966-01-26
Andrew McKenzie British musician Newcastle upon Tyne 1963-05-11
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Nelson and Colne College
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British historian (1936-2014) Stockton-on-Tees Cornell University
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Johns Hopkins University
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Westminster School
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English singer (born 1942) Whitby University of London
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Arthur Dimmock British writer, journalist and historian (1918-2007) Whitley Bay 1918-07-15
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British bishop (1862–1947) Whorlton Winchester College
New College
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Trinity Hall
1927-02-17
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Arthur Lawson art director Sunderland 1908-07-28
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British writer York Trinity College 1828-08-19
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Arthur Willey director of Colombo Museum, Ceylon Scarborough University College London
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Princeton University
1906-09-06
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Barnard Castle School
1931-11-03
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Newcastle Preparatory School
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English musician Sunderland 1964-03-25
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English actor Snainton The Manchester Grammar School
University of Salford
Pendleton College
1943-12-31 Ben Kingsley
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Belmont Community School
1976 Richard: A Novel
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Gosforth Academy
Gosforth East Middle School
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English singer-songwriter York Bootham School 1989-09-04 Benjamin Francis Leftwich
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English philosopher (1848–1923) Alnwick Balliol College
Harrow School
1848-06-14 The Distinction between Mind and Its Objects Bernard Bosanquet
Bernard Comrie British linguist Sunderland University of Cambridge 1947-05-23
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Bernard Dixon science journalist Darlington Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Durham University
Newcastle University
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Berwick Kaler British actor and pantomime dame Sunderland 1946-10-31 Berwick Kaler
Bijan Omrani
York Wellington College
Lincoln College
1979
Bilge Ebiri American filmmaker and journalist York Yale University 1973
Bill Fellows British actor Middlesbrough 1957-05-25
Bill Geldard British trombonist and composer Durham 1929-09-27
Bill Green English footballer and manager (1950-2017) Newcastle upon Tyne 1950-12-22
Bill Richardson British newspaper editor (1909–1986) Newcastle upon Tyne Co-operative College 1909-01-16
Bill Rutherford
Professor and Chair in Biochemistry of Solar Energy in the Department of Life Sciences at Imperial College London Morpeth University College London
University of Liverpool
1955-01-02
Bill Steer
British guitarist Stockton-on-Tees Calday Grange Grammar School 1969-12-03
Bill Thompson
English technology writer, born 1960 Jarrow St Catharine's College, Cambridge 1960-10-06 The birth of a UK tech giant Bill Thompson (technology writer)
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British activist (1922-1994) Newcastle upon Tyne 1922-01-03 Bill Travers
Bill Ward English actor Newcastle upon Tyne University of Bristol 1967-05-05
Billy Fane British actor Tyne and Wear 1946
Billy Sanders British singer (1934–2001) Ashington 1934-05-16
Blake Morrison
Poet and author Skipton University of Nottingham
University College London
McMaster University
Ermysted's Grammar School
1950-10-08 Blake Morrison
Bob Davenport British singer Gateshead 1932-05-31
1932
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Bob Mortimer
English comedian and actor Acklam
Middlesbrough
University of Leicester
University of Sussex
King's Manor School
1959-05-23
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English association football player and manager (1937–2023) Ashington Bedlingtonshire Community High School
Loreto Grammar School
1937-10-11 Bobby Charlton
Bobby Knoxall British comedian Sunderland 1933-12-24
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English association football player and manager (1933-2009) Sacriston 1933-02-18 Bobby Robson
Bobby Thompson British comedian Penshaw 1911-11-18
Brad Copping Canadian artist Scarborough 1961
Brendan Healy entertainer (1956-2016) Newcastle upon Tyne St. Cuthbert's High School 1956-12-18
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Brian Clough
English football player and manager (1935–2004) Middlesbrough 1935-03-21 Brian Clough
Brian David Smith
British academic Hebburn Cranfield University
Newcastle University
1961
Brian Dobson
British archaeologist (1931-2012) Hartlepool Hatfield College
Durham University
1931-09-13
Brian Foster British physicist Crook University of Oxford
Wolsingham School
1954-01-04
Brian Hargreaves English artist and scientific illustrator, known for his depictions of lepidoptera (1935-2011) Sutton-in-Craven 1935-05-27
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English singer, songwriter and television show host of car shows Dunston 1947-10-05 Brian Johnson
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British fighter pilot Harrogate 1917-06-18 Brian Lane (RAF officer)
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English horror fiction writer (1937–2024) County Durham 1937-12-02 Cthylla Brian Lumley
Brian Redhead British journalist Newcastle upon Tyne Downing College
Royal Grammar School
1929-12-28
Brian Robb painter and illustrator (1913-1979) Scarborough Slade School of Fine Art 1913-05-07
Brian Ross
British singer Durham 1954 Brian Ross (singer)
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contemporary artist (1948-2018) Durham East 15 Acting School 1948-03-09 Brian Routh
Brian Walton
British bishop Seamer Peterhouse
Magdalene College
Royal Grammar School
1600 Walton Polyglot Bible Brian Walton (bishop)
Bruce Haywood American educator York McGill University
Harvard University
1925-09-30
Bruce Thomas British musician Stockton-on-Tees 1948-08-14
Bruce Turner English musician (1922-1993) Saltburn-by-the-Sea Dulwich College 1922-07-05
Bryan Ferry
English singer and songwriter (born 1945) Washington Newcastle University 1945-09-26 Bryan Ferry
Bryan Henry Darnell British born South African politician and New Zealand land surveyor and civil engineer (1820-1906) Darlington 1820
Byrom Bramwell
British pathologist (1847–1931) North Tyneside University of Edinburgh 1847-12-18 Byrom Bramwell
C. E. M. Joad British philosophera Durham Balliol College
Dragon School
Blundell's School
1891-08-12 C.E.M. Joad
C. H. B. Kitchin
British writer Harrogate Clifton College
Exeter College
1895-10-17
C. J. Bolland Belgian musician Stockton-on-Tees 1971-06-18
C. Northcote Parkinson
British naval historian (1909–1993) Barnard Castle Emmanuel College
Britannia Royal Naval College
King's College London
St Peter's School
1909-07-30 Parkinson's law Cyril Northcote Parkinson
C. Peter Flynn American physicist Stockton-on-Tees University of Cambridge
University of Leeds
1935-08-18
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actor Sunderland Strathcona Composite High School 1960-09-14 Callum Keith Rennie
Callum Woodhouse British actor Stockton-on-Tees 1994-01-07
Carl Bradbury British YouTuber Sunderland 1996-11-04
Cecil Glossop British cartoonist, 1889-1949 York
Sheffield
1889-01-06 Cecil Glossop
Charles Aitken British art administrator (1869-1936) Bishophill New College 1869-09-12
Charles Ambrose Storey British academician (1888-1967) Blackhill 1888-08-21
Charles Avison
English composer Newcastle upon Tyne 1709-02 Charles Avison
Charles Bertram Smales botanist and botanical collector (1870-1927) Whitby 1870
Charles Cecil
British video game designer and director York Bedales School 1962-08-11 Charles Cecil
Charles Church
painter Northumberland 1970-12-17
Charles Daniels British archaeologist (1932–1996) Newcastle upon Tyne 1932-08-10
Charles Edmund Cyril Dyson British-Canadian architect (1880-1960) Newcastle upon Tyne Durham University 1880-05-02
Charles Francis Riddell British novelist Felton Park 1817
Charles Gray British illustrator Newcastle upon Tyne 1810 Tales from Shakspere Charles Gray (illustrator)
Charles Hansom British architect York 1817-07-27 Charles Francis Hansom
Charles Hardwick British historian Slingsby 1821
Charles Hedley Australian zoologist (1862-1926) North Yorkshire Eastbourne College 1862-02-27 Charles Hedley
Charles Herbert Kitson British musician Leyburn Selwyn College 1874-11-13
Charles Hutton
English mathematician Newcastle upon Tyne University of Edinburgh
Royal Grammar School
1737-08-14 Charles Hutton
Charles Johnson British archivist and historian (1870–1961) Newcastle upon Tyne 1870-05-02
Charles Laughton
British-American actor (1899–1962) Scarborough Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Scarborough College
1899-07-01 Charles Laughton
Charles Loraine Smith
MP, Artist and Sportsperson Kirkharle Eton College 1751-04-01 Charles Loraine Smith
Charles N. Allen English-American violinist and composer York 1837
Charles Napier Hemy British artist (1841-1917) Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Academy of Fine Arts
Ushaw College
1841-05-24 Charles Napier Hemy
Charles Robinson Sykes British artist; sculptor, poster designer, magazine illustrator (1875-1950) Brotton Royal College of Art 1875-12-18 Spirit of Ecstasy Charles Robinson Sykes
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Scottish artist Haltwhistle Glasgow School of Art 1969-04-24
Charles Thomas Oldham British actor, writer and producer Gateshead University of Cambridge 1982-11-28
Charles Thorp
Archdeacon of Durham (1783-1862) Gateshead Peterhouse 1783-10-13 Charles Thorp
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Charles Tindal Gatty English antiquary, musician, and author (1851-1928) Bedale Charterhouse School 1851-11-14
Charles Vincent British composer (1852-1934) Houghton-le-Spring 1852-09-19
Charles Wakefield British numismatist and museum curator York 1834
Charles Whiting British writer and historian (1926-2007) York University of Leeds 1926-12-18
Charles William Mitchell British artist (1854-1903) Newcastle upon Tyne 1854 Charles William Mitchell
Charles de Lacy
British artist Sunderland 1856 Charles John De Lacy
Charlie Carrick
British actor Newcastle upon Tyne 1986-06-25 Charlie Carrick
Charlie English British journalist York 1967
Charlie Hunnam
British actor Newcastle upon Tyne Cumbria Institute of the Arts
Heaton Manor School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
Jesmond Park Academy
University of Cumbria
1980-04-10 Charlie Hunnam
Charlie Mackesy British artist and illustrator Northumberland Queen Elizabeth High School 1962
Chas Chandler
English musician (1938–1996) Heaton 1938-12-18
Cherry Kearton
English nature photographer and filmmaker Swaledale 1871 Cherry Kearton
Chris Clough British television director and producer Harrogate University of Leeds 1951-03-09
Chris Corner
English producer and musician Middlesbrough Goldsmiths, University of London
Mill Hill School
1974-01-23 Chris Corner
Chris Foggin British film director Sunderland 1985-09-15 Bank of Dave
Chris Harrison
English photographer Jarrow Royal College of Art
Nottingham Trent University
1967-07-01
Chris Johnson British guitarist, singer and record producer York
Chris Kamara
English association football player and manager (born 1957) Middlesbrough 1957-12-25
Chris McCrudden South Shields
Chris Norman
English soft rock singer Redcar 1950-10-25 Chris Norman
Chris Ramsey actor and comedian South Shields 1986-08-03
Chris Rea
English singer and guitarist Middlesbrough 1951-03-04 Chris Rea
Chris Robson British actor Newcastle upon Tyne St John's College
Humboldt University of Berlin
1971-09-02
Chris Ryan
former British Special Forces operative and soldier turned novelist Rowlands Gill 1961
Chris Stuart British journalist Durham New College
Longslade Community College
1948
1949-02-19
Chris Svensson British automobile designer Sunderland Royal College of Art
University of Sunderland
1965
Chris Waddle
English footballer (born 1960) Felling 1960-12-14 Chris Waddle
Chris Walton British librarian and music historian Billingham 1963-07-06
Chris Williamson
British broadcaster (born 1987) Stockton-on-Tees Newcastle University 1988-02-23
Christian Forshaw British musician Knaresborough 1972-05-22
Christian Gamst Miller-Harris Danish-British screenwriter Ashington University of Reading
University of Copenhagen
National Film School of Denmark
Christian Howard British actor Sunderland 1984-05-04
Christian Rodska British actor Cullercoats 1945-09-05
Christopher Clarke Dutch scientific instrument maker London
Killerby
1668
Christopher Dawson American classical philologist (1908-1972) Sunderland 1908-04-20
Christopher Fox English composer York University of York 1955-03-10
Christopher Hancock British actor (1928-2004) Bishop Auckland Chorister School 1928-06-05
Christopher Hill British historian (1912–2003) York Balliol College
St Peter's School
1912-02-06
Christopher John Lamb English biologist (1950-2009) York University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
Fitzwilliam College
1950-03-19
Christopher Longé
French comics artist Middlesbrough 1969-09-08
Christopher Maire English Jesuit Hardwick 1697-03-06
Christopher Moloney Canadian writer and photographer York North Park Secondary School 1977-08-04
Christopher Quinten British actor Middlesbrough 1957-07-12
Christopher Wray English actor and businessman (1940-2014) Scarborough Abingdon School 1940-03-08
Clarkson Frederick Stanfield
British artist (1793–1867) Sunderland 1793-12-03 William Clarkson Stanfield
Claude Cover English organist Sherburn in Elmet 1870-03-13
Clement Antrobus Harris York 1862-04-02
Clements Markham
British geographer (1830-1916) Stillingfleet Westminster School
Cheam School
1830-07-20
1830
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Clennell Rawson British animator and animation director County Durham 1949-07-13
Cliff McNish English writer Sunderland Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College 1962-08-24 The Doomspell Trilogy
Clive Coates Wine expert Darlington 1941
Clive MacDonnell Dixon
British artist (1870-1914) Middlesbrough 1870-02-10 Clive MacDonnell Dixon
Clive Russell
Scottish actor Reeth Buckhaven High School 1945-12-07 Clive Russell
Colin Douglas British actor (1912-1991) Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Military College, Sandhurst 1912-07-28
Colin Gibson Bass guitarist and composer Newcastle upon Tyne 1949-09-21
Colin McGinn British philosopher (born 1950) West Hartlepool University of Manchester 1950-03-10
Colin McNaughton British children's illustrator and writer Wallsend Royal College of Art
Central School of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins
1951-05-01
1951-05-18
Colin Potter British musician York 1952
Colin Renfrew
British archaeologist Stockton-on-Tees St John's College
St Albans School
1937-07-25
1937-10-27
Colin Renfrew
Colin Rose
British sculptor (1950-) Newcastle upon Tyne 1950 Colin Rose
Colin Snedeker British-born American chemist (1936–2016) Newcastle upon Tyne 1936-01-05
Colin T. Dawson
South Shields 1960 Colin T. Dawson
Colin Thain British political scientist Bedlington University of Manchester 1959-01-20
Compton Mackenzie
Scottish writer, cultural commentator, raconteur and nationalist (1883-1972) West Hartlepool Magdalen College
St Paul's School
Colet Court
1883-01-17 Compton Mackenzie
Conyers Middleton
English 18th-century clergyman and writer Richmond Trinity College
St Peter's School
1683-12-27 Conyers Middleton
Corbet Page Stewart Scottish biochemist and academic Durham University of Edinburgh 1896
Courtenay Foote
British actor Harrogate 1879
1878-11-22
Courtenay Foote
Craig Conway British actor (1975) South Shields 1975
Craig Raine poet Shildon Exeter College
Barnard Castle School
1944-12-03
Cyril Francis Musgrove British composer Harrogate 1887
Cyril Smith English virtuoso concert pianist Middlesbrough Royal College of Music 1909-08-11
D. A. Cruse British linguist (1934-2020) Newcastle upon Tyne 1934
Dale Meeks British actor South Shields 1975
1974-05-06
Dan Hicks
British archaeologist and anthropologist Spennymoor University of Bristol
St John's College
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
University of Oxford
1972 Dan Hicks (archaeologist)
Dan Smith
New Zealand tattooist and musician (1980) Middlesbrough 1980
Dan Willis
Australia-based English comedian York 1973-03-11
Daniel Ainsleigh actor Hexham Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art 1976-02-08
Daniel Casey British actor Stockton-on-Tees Durham University 1972-06-01
Daniel Charles Grose American artist (1838-1900) Whitby 1838 Daniel Charles Grose
Daniel Maier Performer on stage, tv and radio Newcastle upon Tyne 1968-11-12
Daniel Newman British actor York 1976-05-12
Daniel Oliver English botanist (1830–1916) Newcastle upon Tyne 1830-02-06
Daniel Pearson British actor Darlington 1996-07-16
Daniel Weyman
British actor Newcastle upon Tyne Huntington School 1977
Danny Murphy
British actor Wallsend 2004-02-20
Danny Robins British playwright and podcaster Newcastle upon Tyne 1976
Darren Allison English record producer,audio engineer, musician Ashington 1968
Darren John Langford British actor Fairburn Lostock College 1982-04-01
Darren Morfitt British actor Hartlepool 1973-09-12
Darren Newton
British actor and director Ashington University of Sussex
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
1969-05-16
Dave Bainbridge
Keyboardist and guitarist Darlington
Dave Cliff
British musician Hexham Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 1944-06-25
Dave Hill British actor Skipton Ermysted's Grammar School 1945-10-16
Dave Johns English comedian, actor, and writer Wallsend 1955
Dave Morris British comedian Middlesbrough 1896-07-05
Dave Sturt
British musician Middlesbrough Middlesex University 1960
Dave Thomas
professional golfer Newcastle upon Tyne 1934-08-16
David A. Stewart
English musician, songwriter and record producer Sunderland City of Sunderland College 1952-09-09
1952-08-09
David A. Stewart
David Almond
British children's writer (1951-) Newcastle upon Tyne
Gateshead
University of East Anglia 1951-05-15 Skellig
Kit's Wilderness
The Fire-Eaters
David Armstrong
English footballer (1954–2022) Durham 1954-12-26
David Blount early English photographer, (1879-1948) based in Newcastle Elswick 1879
David Bradley
British actor York Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
St. George's RC Secondary School
1942-04-17 David Bradley
David Coverdale
English rock singer Saltburn-by-the-Sea The Northern School of Art 1951-09-22 David Coverdale
David Cushing British biologist Alnwick Balliol College 1920-03-14
David Daiches British writer and historian (1912–2005) Sunderland Balliol College
University of Edinburgh
George Watson's College
1912-09-02
David E. Daykin Ph.D. University of Reading 1961 Newcastle upon Tyne University of Reading
David E. Minnikin microbiologist Newton Trinity College
David G. Robinson British botanist North Shields 1947-05-15
David George Kendall
British statistician (1918–2007) Ripon The Queen's College
Ripon Grammar School
1918-01-15 Kendall's notation
David Graham British crime fiction author South Shields 1919
David Hamer Billingham 1934
David Harker British historian of popular music Guisborough University of Cambridge 1946-11-05
David Holden British journalist (1924–1977) Sunderland Emmanuel College 1924-11-20
David J. Richardson British biochemist Whitley Bay University of Keele
University of Birmingham
1964
David Keir British historian and Master of Balliol College, Oxford (1895–1973) Bellingham University of Glasgow
New College
1895-05-22
David Laidler Canadian economist North Shields London School of Economics and Political Science
Syracuse University
University of Chicago
1938-08-12
David Leon English actor Newcastle upon Tyne Dame Allan's School 1980-07-24
David M. Moore British botanist (1933-2013) Barnard Castle University College 1933-07-26
David M. Wilson British archaeologist, art historian, and museum curator Dacre Kingswood School
St John's College
Lund University
1931-10-30
David MacBeth English pop singer Walker 1935
David Macey British historian and translator (1949–2011) Sunderland 1949-10-05
David Mackenzie
British film director Corbridge University of Dundee
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
1966-05-10 David Mackenzie
David McClintock
English botanist (1913-2001) Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity College
Harrow School
1913-07-04
David Parfitt British actor Sunderland Barbara Speake Stage School 1958-07-08
David Pawson
British minister (1930–2020) Newcastle upon Tyne University of Cambridge
Durham University
Wesley House
1930-02-25 David Pawson
David Phillips
British Chemist South Shields University of Birmingham 1939-12-03 David Phillips (chemist)
David Reed
British actor, writer and comedian (*1982) York University of Edinburgh 1982-05-26
David Richard Leitch physician and medical officer Stokesley 1943-09-23
David Roach British musician Darlington 1955
David S. Byrne sociologist South Shields Newcastle University
London School of Economics and Political Science
1947-01-09
David Stoddart British geographer and scientific collector ( 1937– 2014) Stockton-on-Tees University of Cambridge 1937-11-15
David Sweetman British writer Dilston Castle 1943-03-16
David Thorns New Zealand sociologist (1943–2020) County Durham University of Sheffield
University of Exeter
1943-08-26
David W. Atkinson
Canadian academic administrator Sunderland University of Calgary
Indiana University
1948 David William Atkinson
David Walter British journalist and politician (1948-2012) Newcastle upon Tyne Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Trinity College
Charterhouse School
1948-02-01
David Watson British painter South Bank Middlesbrough College 1944
David Wheatley British film director (1949–2009) Sunderland Royal College of Art 1949-12-20
David Winter British sculptor (1958- ) Catterick 1958
David Womersley South Shields 1957-01-29
Dean John-Wilson British actor Middlesbrough Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts 1989-06-06
Dean Tidey English rock musician Newcastle upon Tyne 1970-11-28
Dean Wilkinson British writer Guisborough Thornaby Academy 1967-04-18
Declan Donnelly
English television presenter (b.1975) Newcastle upon Tyne St. Cuthbert's High School 1975-09-25 Declan Donnelly
Denis Forster American chemist Hebburn Imperial College London 1941-02-28
Dennis Chapman British chemist (1927 - 1999) Sunderland 1927-05-06
Dennis Gibson Australian academic and mathematician Newcastle upon Tyne University of Hull
Newcastle University
1942
Dennis Kirkland Television Producer (1942-2006) North Shields 1942-12-02
Densil Neve Barr UK science fiction author (1918-1994) Harrogate
United Kingdom
1918-09-12
Denys Hay British historian (1915-1994) Newcastle upon Tyne University of Oxford 1915-08-29
Denys Haynes British classical archaeologist (1913–1994) Harrogate University of Bonn
Trinity College
Marlborough College
1913-02-15
Denys Val Baker
English writer Upper Poppleton 1917-10-24 Denys Val Baker
Derek Geldart Stockton-on-Tees 1931-09-04
Derek Humble British musician (1931–1971) Durham 1931-05-06
Derek Talbot
English badminton player Newcastle upon Tyne 1947-03-23 Badminton to the Top Derek Talbot
Derek Thompson
horseracing broadcaster Stockton-on-Tees 1950-07-31
Derek W. Moore British mathematician (1931-2008) South Shields University of Cambridge
Jesus College
1931-04-19
Derek Wanless
British banker (1947-2012) Newcastle upon Tyne Harvard University
King's College
Royal Grammar School
1947-09-29
Derek Williams British film maker Newcastle upon Tyne 1929-08-20
Desmond C. Derbyshire British linguist Durham 1924
Dewey Bunnell
American folk-rock musician, founder of the group America Harrogate London Central Elementary High School 1952-01-19 Dewey Bunnell
Don Airey
English keyboardist Sunderland University of Nottingham
Royal Northern College of Music
1948-06-21 Don Airey
Don Nicholl American screenwriter and producer Sunderland 1925-08-09
Don Revie
English footballer and manager (1927-1989) Middlesbrough 1927-07-10 Don Revie
Donald Pickering British actor (1933–2009) Newcastle upon Tyne 1933-11-15
Donovan Pedelty British journalist, film director and screenwriter (1903-1989) Tynemouth 1903-07-26
Doug Robinson British actor Newcastle upon Tyne 1930-02-08
Duke British singer Newcastle upon Tyne
Dunstan Bruce British singer and filmmaker Billingham 1960-12-31
Dustin Gee British comedian (1942–1986) York 1942-06-21
1942-06-24
E. Story Gofton British actor (1846-1939) Newcastle upon Tyne 1846-07-31
E. W. Middlemast British educator in India Wallsend St John's College 1864-12-09
Eddie Jobson
British keyboardist and violinist Billingham 1955-04-28
1955-05-28
Eddie Jobson
Eddie Robson
British writer, novelist and screenwriter (1978-) York Aylesbury Grammar School 1978-12-20 Eddie Robson
Eddy Huntington British singer Peterlee 1965-10-29
Edmund Arthur Harvey Australian artist (1907-1994) Newcastle upon Tyne Académie Julian 1907-02-20
Edmund Ayrton
English organist Ripon 1734
Edmund Hodgson Smart
British painter Alnwick 1873 Edmund Hodgson Smart
Edmund Lee British writer Stokesley 1844-04-08 Edmund Lee
Eds Chesters English drummer Bishop Auckland 1970-10-24
Edward Backhouse
English Quaker philanthropist and writer Darlington 1808-05-08 Cruise of the Nereid in 1869
Edward Blackett British physician and novelist Stokesley Queen's University Belfast 1835
Edward Chapman English actor (1901-1977) Harrogate 1901-10-13
Edward Clark English conductor Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School 1888-05-10
Edward Collingwood
Fellow of the Royal Society FRSE, mathemetician, and scientist (1900–1970) Lilburn Tower University of Paris
Trinity College
University of Cambridge
Royal Naval College, Osborne
Britannia Royal Naval College
Aberystwyth University
1900-01-17 Edward Collingwood (mathematician)
Edward Dalziel
English draughtsman and wood-engraver Wooler 1817-12-05 Edward Dalziel
Edward Docx
British writer: novelist, dramatist, journalist. Newcastle upon Tyne Christ's College
St Bede's College
1972
Edward Elihu Whitfield English solicitor and schoolmaster Newcastle upon Tyne 1848-11-05
Edward G. Brewis British photographer Gateshead 1864 Edward G. Brewis
Edward Girard Young Haslam poet (1808-1878) Newcastle upon Tyne 1808-12-26
Edward Graham Paley
English architect (1823-1895) Easingwold 1823-09-03 Lancaster Cathedral
St Peter's Church, Bolton
St Peter's Church, Heysham
St Thomas' Church, Stockton Heath
Edward Graham Paley
Edward Gregson English composer; college principal Sunderland Royal Academy of Music 1945-07-23
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
British Liberal statesman (1862-1933) Fallodon Balliol College
Winchester College
Temple Grove School
1862-04-25 Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
Edward James Glave
English travel writer Ripon 1863-09-13 Edward James Glave
Edward Jones Williams Welsh engineer in Patagonia Durham 1857-07-19
Edward Joseph Dent
British musicologist (1876–1957) Yorkshire
Little Ribston
Eton College
King's College
Bilton Grange
1876-07-06
1876-07-16
Edward Knox comedian (1897-1974) Newcastle upon Tyne 1897
Edward M. Richardson English landscapist, born 1810 Newcastle upon Tyne 1810
Edward Mellanby
Medical scientist, discoverer of vitamin C West Hartlepool Emmanuel College
Barnard Castle School
1884-04-08 Edward Mellanby
Edward Naylor British musician Scarborough Emmanuel College
Royal College of Music
1867-02-09
Edward Pritchard Gee British zoologist County Durham Durham School
Emmanuel College
University of Cambridge
1904
Edward Robson English botanist and antiquarian (1763–1813) Darlington 1763
Edward Simpson
British geologist and forger (born 1815) Sleights 1815
Edward Wilson English television actor (1947-2008) South Shields 1947-07-13
Edwin Bramwell Scottish neurologist North Shields University of Edinburgh 1873
Edwin Clarke
British medical historian and neurologist Felling University of Chicago 1919-06-18 Edwin Sisterson Clarke
Edwin Cooper British architect Scarborough 1874 10 Trinity Square Edwin Cooper (architect)
Edwin Pears
British historian (1835–1919) York University of London 1835-03-18 Edwin Pears
Edwin Smyth monumental sculptor Sunderland 1885 Lucker War Memorial
Effingham Wilson
British publisher (1785-1868) Ravensworth 1785-09-28 Effingham Wilson
Eille Norwood
British actor (1861-1948) York St John's College 1861-10-11 Eille Norwood
Eli Woods English comedian and comic actor (1923-2014) Stockton-on-Tees 1923-01-11
Elliot Francis British actor Stockton-on-Tees Stagecoach Theatre Arts 1987-08-16
Elliot Johnson
Australian politician Newcastle upon Tyne 1862-04-10 Elliot Johnson (politician)
Ephraim Anderson British bacteriologist Newcastle upon Tyne Durham University 1911-10-28
Eric Burdon
English singer Walker 1941-05-11 Eric Burdon
Eric Idle
British comedian, actor and writer (born 1943) South Shields University of Cambridge
Pembroke College
Royal Wolverhampton School
1943-03-29 Eric Idle
Eric Pringle British writer (1935-2017) Morpeth 1935-06
Ernest Arthur Bell British biochemist and Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1926-2006) Gosforth Durham University
Trinity College Dublin
1926-06-20
Ernest Findlay Scott theologican (1868-1954) Durham 1868-03-18
Ernest Hodgson toxicologist Hetton-le-Hole 1932-07-26
Ernest Procter English artist (1886-1935) Tynemouth Bootham School 1886-05-22 Ernest Procter
Ernest Race English textile and furniture designer Newcastle upon Tyne 1913
Ernest Thompson Seton
British/American author, artist and naturalist, and one of the founders of the scouting movement (1860–1946) South Shields Académie Julian
Jarvis Collegiate Institute
1860-08-14 Teachers' manual of bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds
Bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds
Bird-Lore, Volume I
Ernest Thompson Seton
Ernest Walter Brooks English ancient historian and Syriac scholar (1863-1955) Hambleton 1863-08-30
Ernest William Hornung
British writer (1866–1921) Middlesbrough Uppingham School
St Ninian's School, Moffat
1866-06-07 E. W. Hornung
Ernie Lotinga British actor and comedian (1876-1951) Sunderland 1876
Ethan Ash
British singer-songwriter Newcastle upon Tyne
Ewan Howe British rock drummer North Shields 2004-03-27
Ewen Spencer
British photographer Newcastle upon Tyne University of Brighton 1971 Ewen Spencer
F. M. Powicke British historian (1879-1963) Alnwick Victoria University of Manchester
Balliol College
1879-06-16
Fenwick Lawson
British artist South Moor 1932-05-19 Fenwick Lawson
Fergus Craig British actor and comedian Sunderland 1980-04-19
Findlay Brown British singer York Woldgate School and Sixth Form College 1980
Fitz Hammond York
Franc Roddam
English film director Norton London Film School 1946-04-29 Franc Roddam
Francis Arthur Bainbridge
British physiologist (1874–1921) Stockton-on-Tees Trinity College 1874-07-29 Francis Arthur Bainbridge
Francis Bickerton British architect York
Francis Blackburne
archdeacon of Cleveland and activist Richmond St Catharine's College, Cambridge 1705-06-09
Francis Carr British writer and businessperson Newcastle upon Tyne 1834-05-01
Francis Gibson English writer Whitby 1753-01-16
Francis Hastings Doyle
British academic and poet Tadcaster Eton College
Christ Church
1810-08-21 Francis Hastings Doyle
Francis Henry Salvin
British Army officer and writer Croxdale Hall 1817-04-04 Francis Henry Salvin
Francis Jackson British organist and composer (1917–2022) Malton Durham University 1917-10-02 Francis Jackson (composer)
Francis Matthews
British actor (1927–2014) York Mount St Mary's Catholic High School, Leeds
York
1927-09-02 Francis Matthews (actor)
Francis Nicholson
British artist (1753-1844) Pickering 1753-11-14 Francis Nicholson
Francis Robert Raines British vicar and historian (1805-78) Whitby Burnley Grammar School 1805
Francis Thompson photographer and business owner Aysgarth 1895
Francis William Doyle-Jones English sculptor (1873-1938) West Hartlepool 1873 Francis William Doyle-Jones
Frank Barrie
British actor Scarborough University of Hull
Archbishop Holgate's School
1936-09-19 Frank Barrie
Frank Collins SAS soldier and Church of England military chaplain Newcastle upon Tyne Oak Hill College
Whitley Bay High School
1957
Frank Elgee British archaeologist North Ormesby 1880-11-08
Frank Hawley Norton 1906-03-31
Frank Henry Algernon Mason British artist (1875-1965) Seaton Carew 1875-10-01 Frank Henry Algernon Mason
Frank Jarvis British actor (1941-2010) Stockton-on-Tees Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 1941-05-13
Frank Mears British urban theorist Tynemouth Edinburgh College of Art 1880
Frank Middlemass actor (1919-2006) Eaglescliffe 1919-05-28
Frank Oldfield British geographer and paleoecologist Pickering 1936-02-19
Frank Pasquill English meteorologist Trimdon Durham University
University College
1914-09-08
Frank Usher Guitarist, guitar maker Gateshead 1949-08-04
Frank Webster British sociologist Durham Durham University 1950-09-27
Frankie Howerd
British actor, comedian (1917–1992) York 1917-03-06 Frankie Howerd
Fred Appleyard British artist (1874-1963) Middlesbrough 1874-09-09
Fred Feast British actor (1929-1999) Scarborough 1929-10-05
Fred Jefferson English wildlife photographer (born 1894) York 1894
Fred Mayor British painter (1865-1916) Ripon 1865-12-21
Fred Olsen British-born American art collector and chemist (1891–1986) Newcastle upon Tyne Washington University in St. Louis 1891
Fred Taylor British physicist (1944–2021) Amble University of Liverpool
Jesus College
University of Oxford
1944-09-24
Freddie 'Fingers' Lee British pianist Newcastle upon Tyne 1937-11-24
Frederic Leighton
English painter and sculptor (1830–1896) Scarborough Academy of Arts, Berlin
Academy of Fine Arts, Florence
Royal Academy of Arts
Heatherley School of Fine Art
1830-12-03 Lieder ohne Worte
The Villa Malta, Rome
Flaming June
Frederic Leighton
Frederic Shields
British artist, illustrator and designer (1833-1911) Hartlepool 1833-03-14 Frederic Shields
Frederick Apthorp Paley English classical scholar (1815–1888) Easingwold Shrewsbury School
St John's College
1815-01-14 Frederick Apthorp Paley
Frederick Dalberg opera singer (1907-1988) Newcastle upon Tyne Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber 1907-01-07
Frederick Etchells British artist and architect (1886-1973) Newcastle upon Tyne 1886-09-14 Frederick Etchells
Frederick Hall British artist (1860-1948) Stillington Lincoln School of Art 1860-02-06 Frederick Hall (English painter)
Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle
English noble and diplomat Castle Howard University of Cambridge 1748-05-28 Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle
Frederick John Jackson British ornithologist and colonial administrator Catterick Shrewsbury School 1860-02-17 Frederick John Jackson
Frederick Miller British paediatrician Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Newcastle University 1911-11-05
Frederick Orpen Bower
British botanist (1855–1948) Ripon University of Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
University of Würzburg
1855-11-04 Frederick Orpen Bower
Frederick Wilfrid Lancaster British-American information scientist (1933-2013) Durham 1933-09-04
Frederick William Sanderson British educationist (1857-1922), headmaster at Oundle School from 1892 to 1922 Brancepeth Christ's College
Durham University
Hatfield College
1857
Frederik Kiørboe Danish architect (1878-1952) Newcastle upon Tyne 1878-07-27 Frederik Kiørboe
G. H. E. Hudson Canadian photographer Scarborough 1885-03-13 G. H. E. Hudson
G. P. Taylor British writer Scarborough 1958-05-03
Gabriel Atkin English painter South Shields 1897
Gabriel Fielding
British writer (1916-1986) Hexham Trinity College Dublin
St Edward's School
1916-03-25
Gabriel Lasker American anthropologist New Earswick Harvard University 1912-04-24
Gareth Pugh
British fashion designer Sunderland Central Saint Martins
City of Sunderland College
1981-08-31 Gareth Pugh
Garry Kilworth
British writer York King's College London 1941-07-05 Garry Kilworth
Gary Fildes
British astronomer Sunderland 1965-09-27
Gavin Webster comedian Blaydon 1969-11-13
Gaz Beadle
English reality television personality Northumberland 1987-03-22
Gem Archer
British musician Durham 1966-12-07 Gem Archer
Geoff Heslop British record producer Corbridge 1947-06-03
Geoff Hoyle British actor Scarborough 1945-04-15
Geoff Smith Classical/New Music composer Newcastle upon Tyne 1966
Geoff Wonfor film director Newcastle upon Tyne 1948-12-08
Geoffrey Haslam English record producer and engineer working mostly in the USA Northumberland 1943-09-02
Geoffrey Jefferson British neurologist (1886-1961) Stockton-on-Tees 1886-04-10
Geoffrey Laycock organist, composer, and scholar of hymns York Royal College of Music 1927-01-27
Geordie Jackson British amateur MMA fighter, boxer, personal trainer, dj, pornographic actor, adult model and escort Newcastle upon Tyne 1988-03-08
Geordie Walker
British guitarist (1958–2023) Chester-le-Street 1958-12-18 Geordie Walker
George Abbey British gardener and horticulturalist (1835–1917) Stillingfleet 1835-09-02
George Abbot English religious writer and politician York 1604
George Anderson English cricketer born in 1826 Aiskew 1826-01-20
George Bellamy English musician Sunderland 1941-10-08
George Betts Canadian political scientist Skipton University of London
University of Alberta
Victoria University of Wellington
1930-12-09 Betts on Wellington: a City And Its Politics
George Biddell Airy
English mathematician and astronomer (*1801 – †1892) Alnwick Colchester Royal Grammar School
Trinity College
1801-07-27 George Biddell Airy
George Blackie Sticks British painter (1843-1938) Newcastle upon Tyne 1843 George Blackie Sticks
George Bolam land agent and naturalist (1859-1934) Barmoor 1859-11-08
George Brown
English missionary, anthropologist and natural history specimen collector (1835–1917) Barnard Castle 1835-12-07 George Brown (missionary)
George Caley English botanist and explorer in Australia (1770-1829) Craven 1770-06-10
George Chambers English painter (1803-1840) Whitby 1803-10-23 George Chambers
George Clarke
British architect, television presenter, lecturer and writer Sunderland University College London
Newcastle University
Oxclose Community Academy
City of Sunderland College
1974-05-27
George Clementson Greenwell senior
19th-century mining and civil engineer, and author Newcastle upon Tyne University of Edinburgh 1821-07-25 George Clementson Greenwell senior
George Clinton British musician Newcastle upon Tyne 1850-12-16
George Craig
musician and model Helmsley 1990-07-11
George Cuitt English painter (1743-1818) Moulton 1743 George Cuitt the elder
George Cuitt the Younger
English painter (1779-1854) Richmond 1779
George Dalziel
English wood engraver, 1815-1902, eldest of the five Dalziel siblings and founder of the family firm Wooler 1815-12-01 George Dalziel
George Daniels British watchmaker (1926–2011) Sunderland 1926-08-19
George Edward Massee
British botanist (1850–1917) Scampston 1845-12-20
1850-12-20
British fungi with a chapter on lichens George Edward Massee
George Fennell Robson (1788 - 1833) British painter Durham 1788 George Fennel Robson
George Frederick Stout British philosopher and psychologist (1860–1944) South Shields University of Cambridge 1860-01-06 George Frederick Stout
George French Angas
English explorer, naturalist and painter who emigrated to Australia and became a museum director (1822-1886) Newcastle upon Tyne 1822-04-25 The Kafirs illustrated George French Angas
George Goldie English ecclesiastical architect York Ushaw College 1828-06-09 Saint Pancras Church George Goldie
George Gray English painter (1758-1819) Newcastle upon Tyne 1758 George Gray (painter)
George Henry Swan
New Zealand politician and photographer (1833-1913) Sunderland 1833 George Henry Swan
George Henry Turnbull Berwick-upon-Tweed 1879
George Hepplewhite British furniture designer Ryton 1727 George Hepplewhite
George Herbert Bailey British chemist (1852-1924) Teesdale 1852-05-17
George Irving British actor South Shields 1954-05-06
George Jobey British archaeologist (1918-1991) Percy Main Durham University
George Lambert English baritone and voice teacher in Canada Long Preston 1900-12-17
George Leo Watson mathematician (1909-1988) Whitby Trinity College
University of London
1909-12-13
George Leybourne
British singer and comedian (1842-1884) Gateshead 1842-03-17 George Leybourne
George Malcolm Brown British geologist (1925-1997) Redcar St Cross College
Durham University
1925-10-05
George Mallaby British-Australian actor Hartlepool 1939-11-04
George Mann British novelist Darlington 1978
George McLeod Winsor
British writer Gateshead 1856
George Nicholson
English botanist and horticulturist (1847–1908) Ripon 1847-12-07 George Nicholson (horticulturalist)
George Peacock
English mathematician and Anglican cleric (1791–1858) County Durham Trinity College
University of Cambridge
1791-04-09
George Redmayne Murray British doctor Newcastle upon Tyne Eton College
Trinity College
1865-06-20 George Redmayne Murray
George Relph
British stage and film actor (1888-1960) Cullercoats 1888-01-27 George Relph
George Rochester British physicist Wallsend Durham University 1908-02-04
George Russell English horticulturist Stillington 1857
George Sandys
English traveller, colonist, poet, translator Bishopthorpe Palace St Mary Hall 1578-03-02 George Sandys
George Slater British geologist and glaciologist (1874–1956) Sharow Royal College of Science 1874
George Stanley Turnbull
American journalism professor and author Newcastle upon Tyne University of Washington 1882-12-05 History of Oregon Newspapers
George Stewardson Brady
British copepodologist (1832-1921) Gateshead 1832-04-18 George Stewardson Brady
George Tate
English antiquarian, topographer and naturalist from Alnwick Alnwick 1805-05-21
1805
George Tate (topographer)
George Vasey
19th century American botanist (1822-1893) Snainton Berkshire Medical College 1822-02-28 George Vasey (botanist)
George W. Temperley British ornithologist Newcastle upon Tyne Gateshead Grammar School 1875-10-29
George Walker Milburn master woodcarver, stonemason and sculptor York York School of Art 1844-06-17 Durham Light Infantry South African War Memorial
Bamburgh War Memorial
George Walker Milburn
George Wall
botanist (1821-1894) North Shields Harrow School 1821
George Walton English painter Northumberland 1855
Gerald Laing British artist (1936–2011) Newcastle upon Tyne Saint Martin's School of Art
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
1936-02-11 Gerald Laing
Gerald Manners British geographer (1932–2009) County Durham 1932-08-07
Gibb McLaughlin actor (1884–1960) Sunderland 1884-07-19
Gibson Gowland
British film actor (1877-1951) County Durham 1877-01-04 Gibson Gowland
Gil North English writer Skipton Ermysted's Grammar School 1916
Gilbert Archey
New Zealand ethnologist, zoologist and museum director (1890–1974) York University of Canterbury 1890-08-04 Gilbert Archey
Gilbert Ronald Bainbridge British physicist Felling Hatfield College 1925-11-28
Giles Deacon
British fashion designer Darlington Central Saint Martins
Barnard Castle School
1969 Giles Deacon
Giles Munby
British naturalist (1813–1876) York University of Edinburgh 1813
Ginger
British rock musician South Shields 1964-12-17
Ginger Johnson British drag performer Lanchester 1988-09-26 Ginger Johnson (drag queen)
Glenn Brown
British artist Hexham Norwich University of the Arts 1966 Glenn Brown (artist)
Glenn Hugill British television presenter Durham Barnard Castle School
Christ Church
1970-02-08
Godfrey Linge geographer Durham University of Canterbury 1932-09-05
Godfrey Norman Agmondisham Vesey Harrogate 1923-06-22
Gordon Burn English writer (1948-2009) Newcastle upon Tyne 1948-01-16
Gordon Parker
British writer Newcastle upon Tyne 1940-02-28
Gordon Peters British actor (1926–2022) Durham 1926-11-29
Graeme Crallan British drummer (1958–2008) Hartlepool 1958-06-05
Graham Bell singer (1948-2008) Blyth 1948-04-17
Graham Collier English jazz bassist, bandleader and composer (1937–2011) Tynemouth Berklee College of Music 1937-02-21
Graham Smith British photographer Middlesbrough The Northern School of Art 1947
Graham Wallas
English socialist, social psychologist, educationalist (1858–1932) Sunderland Corpus Christi College
Shrewsbury School
1858-05-31 Graham Wallas
Grant Taylor Australian actor (1917–1971) Newcastle upon Tyne 1917-12-06
Greg Wise
English actor Newcastle upon Tyne University of Edinburgh
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Heriot-Watt University
St Peter's School
1966-05-15 Greg Wise
Guy Eaden Shewell British entomologist (1913-1996) Newcastle upon Tyne 1913-07-16
Guy Mowbray
English association football commentator (born 1972) York Huntington School 1972-02-16 Guy Mowbray
H. L. A. Hart
English legal philosopher (1907–1992) Harrogate Cheltenham College
New College
Bradford Grammar School
1907-07-18 H. L. A. Hart
H. Reeves-Smith
English actor (1862–1938) Scarborough 1862-05-17 H. Reeves-Smith
H. T. Dickinson English historian (1939–2024) Gateshead Durham University
Gateshead Grammar School
Newcastle University
1939-03-09
Hal Walters English actor (1892-1940) South Shields 1892-01-29
Hank Marvin
English musician; guitarist for the Shadows Newcastle upon Tyne 1941-10-28 Hank Marvin
Hans Munthe-Kaas Norwegian mathematician Northallerton Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian Institute of Technology
1961-03-28
Harold A. Wilson
English physicist (1874-1964) York University of Cambridge 1874-12-01 Harold Albert Wilson
Harold Heslop British writer (1898–1983) Hunwick King James I Academy 1898
Harold Holden artist (1885-1977) Settle 1885-12-07
Harold Jeffreys British geophysicist and statistician (1891–1989) Fatfield Durham University
St John's College
Newcastle University
University of Cambridge
1891-04-22 Jeffreys number
Jeffreys prior
Harold Manning French radio producer and screenwriter Durham 1968-05-26
Harry Beevers English-born American physiologist (1924-2004) County Durham Durham University
Wolsingham School
1924-01-10
Harry Faulkner Brown architect (1920-2008) South Shields 1920
Harry Hepple English actor Sunderland Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 1983-09-26
Harry Lindgren Australian mathematician and linguist (1912–1992) Newcastle upon Tyne University of Western Australia 1912
Harry Waller English footballer (1864-1902) Ashington 1864
1917-08-20
Harry Watson British painter (1871–1936) Scarborough Royal College of Art
Lambeth School of Art
City and Guilds of London Art School
1871-06-13 Harry Watson
Henri Frederick Hemy English organist and composer (1818-1888) Newcastle upon Tyne 1818-11-12
Henrik Joesten Bleeker South Shields 1869
Henry Alexander Cooper
British entertainer (1853-1899) Norton-on-Derwent 1853-06-12 Henry Alexander Cooper
Henry Atkinson British astronomer Bavington 1781-06-28
Henry Augustus Rawes British hymnwriter Easington Trinity College 1826-12-11
Henry Baker Tristram
English clergyman, Biblical scholar, traveller and ornithologist (1822-1906) Eglingham Lincoln College
Durham School
1822-05-11 Henry Baker Tristram
Henry Bowman Brady British paleontologist and pharmacist (1835–1891) Gateshead Ackworth School 1835-02-23
1835
Henry Brown
engraver from Belgium York 1816-04-03 Henry Brown (engraver)
Henry Cliffe British graphic designer (1919-1983) Scarborough 1919
Henry Conway British socialite Newcastle upon Tyne Courtauld Institute of Art
University of Cambridge
Harrow School
1983-11-24
Henry Dresser Atkinson
Australian clergyman and naturalist (1841-1921) Selby Magdalene College
Trinity College Dublin
1841-05-13 Henry Dresser Atkinson
Henry Eeles Dresser
English ornithologist and businessman (1838-1915) Thirsk 1838-05-09 Henry Eeles Dresser
Henry Elderfield British oceanographer and Geochemist who deciphered chemical signatures in the modern and ancient oceans North Yorkshire University of Liverpool
University of Cambridge
1943-04-25
Henry Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton
British politician (1830-1911) Sunderland St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School 1830-05-16 Henry Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton
Henry H. Slater British ornithologist, entomologist and botanist (1851-1934) Stanhope St Catharine's College, Cambridge 1851
Henry Hare British architect Scarborough 1861 Henry Hare
Henry Hedger Bootes New Zealand sailor, artist and author Jarrow 1873-09 Henry Hedger Bootes
Henry Hervey Baber
British philologist Slingsby 1775
Henry Hetherington Emmerson
English painter Chester-le-Street 1831-11-11 Henry Hetherington Emmerson
Henry Heylyn Hayter Anglo-Australian statistician Eden Vale Charterhouse School 1821-10-28
Henry Hodgkin
Medical doctor and British Quaker missionary. Darlington 1877-04-21 Henry Hodgkin
Henry Kendall English architect York 1776-03-23 Henry Edward Kendall
Henry Keyworth Raine
English School portrait painter in oils York 1872
Henry Liddell
British classical scholar and administrator (1811–1898) Bishop Auckland Christ Church
Charterhouse School
1811-02-06 Henry George Liddell
Henry Maudsley
British psychiatrist (1835–1918) Giggleswick University College London
Giggleswick School
1835-02-05 Henry Maudsley
Henry McIlwain Newcastle upon Tyne 1912
Henry Moore
British painter (1831-1895) York Royal Academy of Arts 1831-03-07 Henry Moore (painter)
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland
English aristocrat (1564-1632) Tynemouth 1564-04-27 Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland
Henry Robinson Hall
British artist York 1859
Henry Robson British songwriter Benwell 1775
Henry Scott Tuke
English painter and photographer (1858-1929) York Slade School of Fine Art 1858-06-12 All Hands to the Pumps
August Blue
Henry Scott Tuke
Henry Sidgwick
English philosopher (1838–1900) Skipton Trinity College
Rugby School
1838-05-31 Henry Sidgwick
Henry Smeathman British entomologist (1742-1786) Scarborough 1742-02-09
Henry Taylor
English playwright and poet (1800-1886) Bishop Middleham 1800-10-18 Sir Henry Taylor
Henry Travers
British-American actor Berwick-upon-Tweed 1874-03-05 Henry Travers
Henry Tuke Mennell British botanist and conchologist (1835 - 1923) Scarborough 1835-06-19
Herbert Edward Read
English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art (1893-1968) Muscoates University of Leeds 1893-12-04
1893-11-04
Education Through Art
A Concise history of modern painting
Herbert Read
Herbert Flowerdew British novelist York 1866-06-14
Herbert McCabe
English-born Irish Dominican priest, theologian and philosopher (1926-2001) Middlesbrough University of Manchester 1926-08-02
Herbert Raine
Canadian, 1875-1951; artist Sunderland 1875
Herbert Tomlinson Physicist and FRS; first Principal of Chelsea Polytechnic (1845-1931) York Christ Church
St Peter's School
1846-11-18
1845-11
Hilton Valentine
British guitarist (1943–2021) North Shields John Spence Community High School 1943-05-21 Hilton Valentine
Howard Clewes screenwriter York 1912-10-27
Howard Davies
British theatre and television director (1945-2016) Durham 1945-04-26
Howard Linskey English novelist County Durham 1967-05-16
Hubert Austin
English architect (1841–1915) Redmarshall Richmond School 1841-03-31 St George's Church, Heaviley
Huck Gee American artist Newcastle upon Tyne 1973-05-19
Hugh Edwin Strickland
British scientist (1811-1853) Reighton Oriel College 1811-03-02 Hugh Edwin Strickland
Hugh Miller actor (1889-1976) Berwick-upon-Tweed 1889-05-22
Hugh Stowell Scott English novelist (1862–1903) Newcastle upon Tyne Loretto School 1862 Hugh Stowell Scott
Hugh Trevor-Roper
British historian (1914-2003) Glanton Christ Church
Charterhouse School
Belhaven Hill School
Merton College
1914-01-15 The Last Days of Hitler
The Last Days of Hitler
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Hugh Watson British malacologist (1885–1959) Newcastle upon Tyne 1885-06-01
Hugo Speer British actor Harrogate Arts Educational School
Harrogate Grammar School
1969-03-17
Hunt Emerson cartoonist Newcastle upon Tyne 1952-01-28 Hunt Emerson
Hyam Maccoby British scholar of Judeo-Christian religious tradition (1924-2004) Sunderland Balliol College 1924-03-20
I'Anson
musical artist Gateshead
Iain Baxter Canadian artist Middlesbrough 1936-11-16
Ian Almond professor Skipton University of Edinburgh 1969-09-21
Ian Bousfield
English trombonist York Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1964-02-16 Ian Bousfield
Ian Cullen British actor (1939-2019) The Boldons Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 1944-10-20
1939-10-20
Ian Graham Gass British geologist (1926-1992) Gateshead 1926-03-20
Ian H. Goodall British archaeologist (1948-2006) York Cardiff University 1948
Ian Hogg actor Newcastle upon Tyne Central School of Speech and Drama
Durham School
1937-08-01
Ian Jarvie British philosopher South Shields London School of Economics and Political Science 1937-07-08
Ian Kelsey British actor York Guildford School of Acting 1966-12-17
Ian La Frenais writer Monkseaton Dame Allan's School 1936-01-07
1937-01-07
Ian Littlewood York St John's College 1949-06-08
Ian Macmillan Ward British physicist Stockton-on-Tees Magdalen College
Royal Grammar School
1928-04-09
Ian Masser British urban planner York 1937-09-14
Ian McCallum
English guitarist, songwriter Kenton 1965-09
Ian Melrose Middlesbrough 20th century
Ian Moore Japanese actor Durham 1954-06-15
Ian Paul Cassidy
British actor Harrogate 1964-11-04
Ian Peacock
British radio personality Newcastle upon Tyne 1962-12-14
Ian Usher
English author and speaker Durham 1963-07-25
Ian Vernon Hogg British historian and author (1926–2002) Durham 1926-10-29
Iolo Aneurin Williams British journalist, author, art historian and botanist Middlesbrough King's College
Rugby School
1890-06-18 Iolo Aneurin Williams
Irshad Ashraf British documentary film maker York 1974
Isaac Coates British painter (1808-1878) Norton 1808-01-29 Isaac Coates
Isaac Thomas Shutt
architect Harrogate 1818-02-21 Isaac Thomas Shutt
J Blakeson
English film director and screenwriter Harrogate University of Warwick 1977-03-02 J Blakeson
J. Douglas Porteous geographer York 1943-11-26
J. Drew Smith mycologist (1922-2003) Ireshopeburn King's College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1922-08-02
J. E. H. MacDonald
Canadian artist (1873-1932) Durham 1873-05-12 J. E. H. MacDonald
J. E. Harold Terry English novelist, playwright, actor and critic York Marlborough College
Pembroke College
1885-09-21
J. Gunnis Davis
British actor (1873-1937) Sunderland 1873-12-21
J. L. Carr English novelist (1912–1994) Thirsk 1912-05-20 JL Carr
J. P. E. Harper-Scott British musicologist b. 1977 Easington Durham University
University of Oxford
1977-12-03
J. Thomas Looney
English school teacher (1870–1944) South Shields University of Chester 1870-08-14
J. W. S. Cassels British mathematician (1922–2015) Durham University of Edinburgh
George Heriot's School
Trinity College
University of Cambridge
Neville's Cross Primary School
1922-07-11 JN-25
J. Wilfrid Jackson British geologist and paleontologist (1880-1978) Scarborough 1880-06-15
Jack Brymer English clarinettist (1915–2003) South Shields 1915-01-27
Jack Charlton
English footballer and manager (1935-2020) Ashington 1935-05-08 Jack Charlton
Jack Colman British writer North York Moors 1987
Jack Common British novelist (1903-1968) Heaton Skerry's College 1903-08-15
Jack Douglas British actor (1927–2008) Newcastle upon Tyne 1927-04-26
Jack Heslop-Harrison British botanist (1920-1998) Middlesbrough Queen's University Belfast
Newcastle University
Park View School
1920-02-10
Jack Higgins British novelist (1929–2022) Newcastle upon Tyne London School of Economics and Political Science
Roundhay School
1929-07-27 The Eagle Has Landed
Jack Kelly English footballer (1913-2000) Hetton-le-Hole 1913-03-02
Jack Lynn British architect Ashington Durham University 1926-10-30
Jack Massey Welsh
English YouTuber Ramshaw 1996-06-24 JackSucksAtLife
Jack Robson British songwriter Annitsford 1885
Jack Scott British meteorologist (1923-2008) Ferryhill Nottingham Trent University 1923-11-09
Jack Speirs New Zealand composer and music professor Harrogate 1939
Jack Taylor British actor Durham
Jackie Armstrong British trombonist (1920–2005) County Durham 1920-04-13
Jake Attree English painter York York School of Art
Liverpool College of Art
1950
Jake Pratt British actor Scarborough Hurtwood House 1996-09-25 Jake Pratt
James Anderson miner, songwriter, poet, born 1825 Earsdon 1825
James Arthur
English singer and musician Middlesbrough British School of Bahrain 1988-03-02 James Arthur (singer)
James Backhouse
English botanist and missionary (1794–1869) Darlington 1794-07-08 James Backhouse
James Backhouse English botanist, archaeologist, and geologist (1825–1890) York Bootham School 1825
James Backhouse English nurseryman and ornithologist (1861-1945) York 1861-04-14
James Bate English stage and screen actor Tyne and Wear Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 1945-04-10
James Baxter British actor Sunderland Farringdon Community Academy 1990-08-03
James Bolam British actor Sunderland Central School of Speech and Drama
The Bemrose School
1935-06-16
1935
James Bragge New Zealand photographer South Shields 1833 James Bragge
James Cawthorn British fantasy writer and illustrator (1929–2008) Gateshead 1929-12-21
James Chalmers born 1974; British actor York Bradfield College
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
University of Edinburgh
Eagle House School
1974-09
James Clark English painter, born 1858 (1858–1943) West Hartlepool 1858 James Clark (artist)
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779) Marton 1728-10-27 James Cook
James Dall New Zealand botanist, botanical and zoological collector (1840-1912) York 1840-11-25
James Dalton clergyman and botanist (1764-1843) York University of Cambridge 1764-11-14
James Downey English photographer Newcastle upon Tyne 1868 James Downey
James Duncan Carey British composer and conductor Wallsend 1927
James Egan Moulton
Anglo-Australian headmaster and Methodist minister (1841–1909) Northumberland Kingswood School 1841-01-04
James Everett British writer Alnwick 1784
James Fairfax British actor Scarborough 1897-08-10
James Francis Baker English poet (1891-?) Newcastle upon Tyne 1891
James Gaddas British politician and actor (born 1960) Stockton-on-Tees 1960-06-17
James Garbutt British actor (1925-2020) Houghton-le-Spring 1925
James Griffiths
English-Canada Painter (1814-1896) Newcastle upon Tyne 1814
James Harrison Rigg British Methodist minister (1821–1909) Newcastle upon Tyne 1821-01-16
James Herriot veterinary surgeon and writer (1916-1995) Sunderland University of Glasgow
Hillhead High School
1916-10-03 All Creatures Great and Small
All Things Bright and Beautiful
All things wise and wonderful‏
Lord god made them all‏
James Herriot
James Hugonin British painter Barnard Castle 1950-10-05
James Hutton Kidd Horticulturist, community leader (1877–1945) Hexham 1877-09-12
James John Joicey
British entomologist (1871–1932) Newcastle upon Tyne 1871 James John Joicey
James Kenner 13 April 1885 - 30 June 1974 Morpeth 1885-04-13
James Kirkup British writer (1918–2009) South Shields Durham University 1918-04-23
James Martin
British chef and television presenter Malton Malton School 1972-06-30 James Martin (chef)
James Maxlow Australian geologist and scientist Middlesbrough 1949
James Mitchell British writer of crime fiction and spy thrillers (1926–2002) South Shields St Edmund Hall 1926-03-12
James Newman British singer-songwriter Settle 1985-10-19
James Peel English landscape painter (1811-1906) Newcastle upon Tyne 1811-07-01 James Peel
James Ramsay
English portrait painter (1789-1854) Newcastle upon Tyne 1784
1786
1789
James Ramsay
James Redpath
American journalist and abolitionist (1833–1891) Berwick-upon-Tweed 1833-08-24 James Redpath
James Rewcastle
British songwriter Newcastle upon Tyne 1802
James Robson English poet, songwriter and Jacobite Thropton 17th century
James Rutherford 1906–1963 professor at University of Auckland, historian Dunston 1906
James Scott
British actor, born 1979 Newcastle upon Tyne London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art 1979-01-14 James Scott (actor)
James Smetham
British artist (1821-1889) Pateley Bridge 1821-09-09 James Smetham
James Stephenson
British-American actor (1889-1941) Selby 1889-04-14 James Stephenson
James Stourton English art historian York Ampleforth College
Magdalene College
1956-07-03
James Tate British headmaster Richmond Sidney Sussex College 1771-06-11
James Wilson Carmichael
English marine painter (1800-1868) Newcastle upon Tyne 1799-06-09
1800-01-09
John Carmichael
James Wood literary critic Durham Eton College
Jesus College
Chorister School
1965-11-01 The book against God (novel)
James Wycliffe Headlam British historian (1863–1929) Durham King's College
Eton College
1863-12-24 James Headlam-Morley
Jamie Bell
English actor (born 1986) Billingham Stagecoach Theatre Arts
Northfield School and Sports College
1986-03-14 Jamie Bell
Jamie Parker
British actor Middlesbrough Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Loretto School
1979-08-14
Janick Gers
English guitarist Hartlepool English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College 1957-01-27 Janick Gers
Jason Cook British comedian Hebburn 1973
Jason Isaacs singer Newcastle upon Tyne 1975-09-09
Jay Hutchinson Scott (1924-1977) production designer, art, costume designer Stakeford 1924
Jeffrey Dunn
British guitarist Newcastle upon Tyne 1961-04-22 Jeffrey Dunn
Jeremiah Dixon
British astronomer Cockfield 1733-07-27 Mason–Dixon Line Jeremiah Dixon
Jeremy Spencer
British musician Hartlepool Strand School 1948-07-04 Jeremy Spencer
Jeremy Swift
English actor Stockton-on-Tees 1960-06-27
1960
Jeremy Swift
Jeremy Welsh Gateshead Nottingham Trent University
Goldsmiths, University of London
1954
Jerry Desmonde British actor (1908-1967) Middlesbrough 1908-07-20
Jez Lowe
English singer-songwriter Easington Colliery English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College
St Francis RC Grammar School
1955-07-14 Jez Lowe
Jim Carter
British actor Harrogate University of Sussex
Ashville College
1948-08-19 Jim Carter
Jim Mageean
British singer Gosforth 1948-01-27
Jim Parker British composer (1934-2023) Hartlepool Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1934-12-18
Jim Threapleton British film director Wharfedale Read School 1973
Jimi Mistry
British actor Scarborough Birmingham School of Acting
Radyr Comprehensive School
St James' Catholic High School
1973-01-01
Jimmy Campbell British songwriter, lyricist Newcastle upon Tyne 1903
Jimmy James British comedian Stockton-on-Tees 1892-05-20
1892
Jimmy Nail
English guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor, screenwriter Newcastle upon Tyne Jesmond Park Academy 1954-03-16
Jody Clark British engraver Lake District
Windermere
University of Central Lancashire 1981-03-01
1981
Joe Bonner English-born American actor Newcastle upon Tyne 1881-11-03
Joe Caffrey British actor Wallsend London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art 1967
Joe McElderry
English recording artist; singer, television personality South Shields Newcastle College 1991-06-16 Joe McElderry
Joe Robinson
English actor (1927-2017) Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 1927-05-31 Joe Robinson (actor)
Joe Van Moyland English actor and singer York 1983
Joel Ross British DJ Scarborough 1977-05-31
Joey Batey
British actor and singer Newcastle upon Tyne University of Cambridge
L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq
St. Cuthbert's High School
1989-01-01
John "Charlie" Whitney British rock guitarist Skipton 1944-06-24
John Alderson
British actor (1916-2006) Horden 1916-04-10 John Alderson
John Alexander British television director Peterlee 1961
John Alexander Herbert British Museum curator of manuscripts; (1862-1948) Gateshead 1862 John Alexander Herbert
John Allanson English engraver and graphic artist, ca. 1800-1859 Newcastle upon Tyne 1800
John Anthony English music producer Durham 1944-12-03
John Armatage English jazz swing drummer and arranger Newcastle upon Tyne 1929-08-05
John Arrowsmith
British geographer Winston 1790 John Arrowsmith
John Arrowsmith English theologian (1602-1659) Gateshead St John's College 1602-03-29
John Ash British ornithologist (1925-2014) Gosforth Durham University
Imperial College London
Pocklington School
1925-05-26
John Atkinson II British painter (1863-1924) Newcastle upon Tyne 1863 John Atkinson
John Bailey English agriculturist and engraver (1750-1819) Blades Field Farmhouse And Attached Outbuilding To East 1750
John Bain
British game commentator (1984-2018) Spennymoor De Montfort University 1984-07-08 TotalBiscuit
John Barry
British composer and conductor (1933–2011) York St Peter's School 1933-11-03 Goldfinger
Diamonds Are Forever
Dances with Wolves
John Barry (composer)
John Basil Hume British surgeon and lecturer Whitby 1893-09-29
John Bates British fashion designer Ponteland 1938-12-13 John Bates
John Beckwith English art exhibition curator (1918-1991) Whitby 1918-12-02
John Bird
British mathematical instrument maker County Durham 1709 John Bird (astronomer)
John Blackburn British writer Corbridge Durham University 1923-06-26
John Blackwell
British architect Richmond 1860 John Blackwell (architect)
John Bonett British writer Tynemouth 1906-08-10
John Brand
English clergyman, antiquarian, and club secretary (1744–1806) Washington Royal Grammar School 1744-08-19 John Brand (antiquarian)
John Brason British screenwriter South Shields 1924-06-29
John Brigham Ward British born New Zealand entomologist and physicist (1928-2016) Harrogate 1928-01-10
John Brookes garden and landscape designer Durham 1933-10-11
John Brown English divine and author Rothbury St John's College 1715-11-05
John Burdon-Sanderson
English physiologist (1828–1905) Newcastle upon Tyne University of Edinburgh
University of Paris
1828-12-21 John Scott Burdon-Sanderson
John Carr English mathematician (1948-2016) East Heddon University of Oxford 1948-08-29
John Chambers artist (1852-1928) South Shields 1852-01-09
John Clarke British writer and politician (1885-1959) Jarrow 1885-02-04
John Close
English doggerel poet Gunnerside 1816
John Convey Canadian metallurgist Craghead 1910-03-29
John Corner British mathematician and physicist Newcastle upon Tyne Peterhouse
Royal Grammar School
1916-01-24
John Crosthwaite
English race car designer and chassis engineer. Thornaby-on-Tees 1925-10-09 John Crosthwaite
John Cuthbert Hedley Bishop of Newport and Menevia; Bishop of Newport (1837–1915) Morpeth Ampleforth College 1837-04-15
1837
John D. Omer-Cooper historian of Africa (1931-1998) Newcastle upon Tyne Rhodes University
Corpus Christi College
1931-10-23
John D. Thompson British botanist (1959 - ) Berwick-upon-Tweed 1959 Plant Evolution in the Mediterranean
Plant Evolution in the Mediterranean: Insights for Conservation
John Davies British photographer County Durham University of Nottingham
Nottingham Trent University
1949
John Downey English photographer South Shields 1823
John Earle
English cleric, author and translator (c. 1601 – 1665) York Christ Church 1601 John Earle (bishop)
John Edward Hull arachnologist Northumberland 1862
John Ella
British musician (1802-1888) Thirsk 1802-12-19 John Ella
John Erickson British military historian (1929-2002) South Shields St John's College 1929-04-17
John Everard
British diplomat; (1956-) Newcastle upon Tyne Emmanuel College
Peking University
King Edward VI School
1956-11-24
1956
John Everard (diplomat)
John Ewbank Leefe botanist (1824-1889) Richmond Trinity College 1824
1813-05-13
John F. Runciman musicologist and music critic South Shields 1866
John Fairbairn writer Newcastle upon Tyne
John Fairfax-Blakeborough
England author and folklorist Guisborough 1883-01-16 John Fairfax-Blakeborough
John Fendley British television presenter Scarborough Raincliffe School
Scarborough Sixth Form College
1967-09-06
John Fife-Cookson British novelist Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Military College, Sandhurst 1844
John Flaxman Jr.
English artist (1755–1826) York 1755-07-06 John Flaxman
John Fleming British art historian, born 1919 Berwick-upon-Tweed Trinity College 1919
John Forster
English biographer and critic (1812–1876) Newcastle upon Tyne University College London
Jesus College
Royal Grammar School
1812-04-02 Life of Charles Dickens John Forster (biographer)
John Foster
(1792-1875) pastoralist, merchant and member of parliament in Tasmania, Australia Giggleswick 1792
John Fothergill
English physician and plant collector (1712–1780) Bainbridge University of Edinburgh Medical School 1712-03-08 John Fothergill (physician)
John Francis Walker
Geologist and Palaeontologist York Sidney Sussex College
University of Bonn
1839-11-25
John Frank Davidson British chemist Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity College 1926-02-07
John G. Capstaff American photographer (1879-1960) Gateshead 1879-02-24
John G. Hawthorne English and American archaeologist and academic (1915–1977) Newcastle upon Tyne University of Cambridge
University of Chicago
Harvard University
1915-06-06
John Gardner English spy and thriller novelist (1926-2007) Northumberland
Seaton Delaval
St John's College 1926-11-20 Boysie Oakes
John Garth British composer Durham 1721
John George Brown
American-English painter (1831-1913) Durham 1831-11-11 This Corner Don’t Pay
Three For Five
John George Brown
John Gilbert Baker
British botanist (1834-1920) Guisborough Bootham School
Ackworth School
1834-01-13 A new flora of Northumberland and Durham with sketches of its climate and physical geography John Gilbert Baker
John Gilroy British artist (1898-1985) Whitley Bay Royal College of Art
Whitley Bay High School
1898-05-30 John Gilroy (artist)
John Gledson Northumberland Princeton University 1945
John Glover British chemist (1817-1902) Wallsend 1817-02
John Gordon
English writer of supernatural fiction Jarrow Wisbech Grammar School 1925-11-19 The Giant Under the Snow
John Graham Lough English sculptor (1798–1876) Consett 1798-01-08 John Graham Lough
John Gunn Australian author Northumberland 1925-02-26
John Haldon British historian of Byzantine history Newcastle upon Tyne University of Birmingham
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
1948-10-23
John Hall
English poet, born 1627 Durham Durham School
St John's College
1627
John Hancock
English naturalist, ornithologist, taxidermist and landscape architect (1808-1890) Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School 1808 John Hancock (ornithologist)
John Harle
British saxophonist, composer, educator, and record producer Newcastle upon Tyne Royal College of Music
Royal Grammar School
1956-09-20 John Harle
John Hebden
English composer Harrogate 1705
John Henry Middleton
British archaeologist York Exeter College 1846-10-05 John Henry Middleton
John Hick English philosopher of religion and theologian (1922-2012) Scarborough University of Edinburgh
Oriel College
Scarborough College
1922-01-20
John Hingeston British composer and organ builder York 1606
John Hodgson Campbell Irish painter (1855-1927) Newcastle upon Tyne 1855
John Hutchinson English botanist, taxonomist and author (1884-1972) Wark 1884-04-07
John Hutchinson English theologian Spennithorne 1674
John Hymers British mathematician Ormesby St John's College 1803-07-20
John Irvin British film director Newcastle upon Tyne London Film School 1940-05-07 A Month by the Lake
John Isaac Richardson English painter, 1836-1913 Newcastle upon Tyne 1836-11-04
John Jackson
English painter (1778–1831) Lastingham Royal Academy of Arts 1778-05-31 John Jackson (painter)
John Jackson
English clergyman, born 1686 Sessay Hall Cross Academy 1686-04-04
John Jackson English engraver, born 1801 Ovingham 1801 Tales from Shakspere John Jackson (engraver)
John Joule
British chemist Harrogate Princeton University
Victoria University of Manchester
University of Manchester
1937
John Kelly British children's book illustrator and designer Stockton-on-Tees 1964-09-08
John Liddell British band conductor Newcastle upon Tyne 1829
John Lilburne
English political activist (1614-1657) Sunderland
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Royal Grammar School 1614 John Lilburne
John Lockwood Kipling
British artist (1837-1911) Pickering Woodhouse Grove School 1837-07-06 John Lockwood Kipling
John Lough British university teacher (1913-2000) Newcastle upon Tyne 1913-02-19
John Lynch Emeritus Professor of Latin American History at the University of London (1927-2018) The Boldons University of Edinburgh
University of London
1927-01-11
John Lyth York 1821-03-13
John Marley English mining engineer and geologist Heighington 1823-11-11
John Martin
English painter, engraver and illustrator (1789–1854) Haydon Bridge 1789-07-19
1789-07-17
Belshazzar's Feast
Manfred on the Jungfrau
The end of the world
John Martin
John McGrady English chemist and academic Ryton St Catherine's College
Australian National University
University of Oxford
1968-04-30
John McManners
British historian (1916–2006) Ferryhill Durham University
St Edmund Hall
1916-12-25 John McManners
John Middleton British land surveyor and agriculturist (1751–1833) Streatlam and Stainton 1751-02
John Miles
English rock musician and singer (1949–2021) Jarrow 1949-04-23 John Miles (musician)
John Minto IV
American politician, poet and pioneer Wylam 1822-10-10 John Minto (Oregon pioneer)
John Morrison English-born, Australian novelist and short story writer Sunderland 1904
John N. Gray
British political philosopher (born 1948) South Shields Exeter College 1948-04-17 John Gray
John Nelson Tarn British historian of architecture and urban planning Newcastle upon Tyne 1934-11-23
John Newman
British singer-songwriter Settle Settle College 1990-06-16 John Newman (singer)
John Nichol Royal Air Force Navigator North Shields St. Cuthbert's High School 1963
John O'Neill singer and whistler from England Stanley 1926
John Oakesmith British civil servant and writer Middlesbrough University of London 1866
John Oxley
Australian politician Kirkham 1785-01-01
1784-07-06
John Oxley
John Palmer British architect and historian (1785-1846) Bishop Middleham 1785-01-28 Pleasington Priory
Manchester Cathedral
John Peacock English songwriter and poet from South Shields South Shields 1799
John Percival British agricultural botanist (1863-1949) Carperby St John's College 1863-04-03
John Reed
British actor, singer and dancer (1916-2010) Close House 1916-02-13 John Reed (actor)
John Richard Walbran
British antiquarian Ripon 1817
John Rickman
English statistician and civil servant (1771-1840) Newburn Lincoln College
Royal Grammar School, Guildford
1771-08-22 John Rickman
John Scott English engraver (1774–1827) Newcastle upon Tyne 1774-03-12 John Scott (engraver)
John Scott British entomologist (1823-1888) Morpeth 1823-09-21
John Scott Byerley Brompton 1780-10-16
John Snow
English epidemiologist and physician (1813–1858) York Westminster Hospital Medical School
University of London
1813-03-15 John Snow (physician)
John St John Long
Irish quack and painter Newcastle upon Tyne 1798 John St John Long
John Stansfield Gayner British medical practicioner (1872-1954) Sunderland 1872-05-03
John Starforth Durham 1822
John Steel
English drummer Gateshead Gateshead Grammar School 1941-02-04 John Steel (drummer)
John Stewart Turner Australian botanist, educationist, and conservationist (1908-1991) Middlesbrough 1908-09-09
John Summerson British architectural historian (1904–1992) Darlington University College London
Harrow School
1904-11-25 The Classical Language of Architecture John Summerson
John T. Phillifent British writer (1916–1976) Durham 1916-11-10
John Taylor British architect of 19th century (1833–1912) Warkworth 1833-11-15
John Taylor 19th century songwriter and poet Dunston 1840
John Thackara
British writer Newcastle upon Tyne 1951 John Thackara
John Thomas Dunn
19th and 20th-century analytical chemist and academic Newcastle upon Tyne 1858
John Thomas Richardson British-Australian painter and engraver (1835-1898) Newcastle upon Tyne 1835
John Thomas Walbran surveyor Ripon 1848
John Thornhill British naturalist, from Durham County Durham 1760 John Thornhill
John Towler British-American physician and writer on photography Rathmell 1811-06-20
John Turnbull
English pop and rock guitarist and singer Newcastle upon Tyne 1950-08-27
John Turnbull Thomson
British surveyor (1821-1884) Glororum University of Aberdeen 1821-08-10 John Turnbull Thomson
John Tweddell
English classical and archaeological scholar Hexham 1769-06-01
John Vardy British architect Durham 1718
John Vaughan Thompson
British Military Surgeon, Marine Biologist, Zoologist, Botanist, and published Naturalist (1779-1847) Berwick-upon-Tweed 1779-11-19 John Vaughan Thompson
John Vinycomb heraldry expert, illustrator Newcastle upon Tyne 1833 John Vinycomb
John Walker
British inventor (1781-1859) Stockton-on-Tees 1781-05-29 match John Walker (inventor)
John Wallis English cleric and antiquarian Northumberland The Queen's College 1714
John Ward Knowles British York-based stained-glass manufacturer York 1838
John Wesley Jarvis
American artist (1781-1839) South Shields 1780s John Wesley Jarvis
John White
English-born scholar of Maori language and culture (1826-1891) Cockfield 1826-01-03 John White (1826–1891)
John William Hall British grocer and draper (1842-1929) Hexham 1842
John William Heslop-Harrison British botanist (1881-1967) Birtley Durham University 1881
John William Nicholson
English mathematician (1881-1955) Darlington Harris Manchester College
University of Cambridge
1881-11-01 John William Nicholson (mathematician)
John Williamson English portrait painter; (1751-1818) Ripon 1751
John Wilson Ewbank British artist (1799-1847) Darlington 1799-05-04
John Windass York 1843
John Woodhouse English portrait and silhouette artist Alnwick 1800
John Woodvine British actor South Shields Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 1929-07-21
John Wycliffe
English theologian and early dissident in the Roman Catholic Church Hipswell Merton College
The Queen's College
1320s John Wycliffe
John Wykeham Archer British artist (1808-1864) Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1806-08-02
1808-08-02
John Wykeham Archer
John of Hexham English monk and historian Hexham 1160
John-Luke Roberts British comedian Newcastle upon Tyne Churchill College 1985
Johnny Leeze British actor York 1941-12-31
Jon Champion British sports commentator Harrogate University of Leeds
Leeds Trinity University
1965-05-23
Jon Iles British actor Ripon Plymstock School 1954-05-17
Jon Paul Phillips
British actor Darlington 1980-03-27 Jon Paul Phillips
Jonah Jones
Welsh artist Tyne and Wear 1919-02-17 Jonah Jones
Jonathan Cullen
British actor (1960-) Newcastle upon Tyne Guildhall School of Music and Drama
New College
Royal Grammar School
1960
Jonathan Higgs
Artist, Falsetto Prophet Newcastle upon Tyne 1985-02-23
Jonathan Myles-Lea painter Lake District Queen Mary University of London
Malvern College
Hutton Grammar School
1969
1969-01
Jonathan Putra
British-American actor & television host Middlesbrough 1982-09-12 Jonathan Putra
Jonathan Riley-Smith British historian Harrogate Eton College
Trinity College
1938-06-27
1938
The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading
Jonathan Wilson British sports journalist and author Sunderland University of Oxford 1976-07-09
Jonathan Wright British historian Hartlepool 1969-10-14
Jonathan Wynyard Haynes British army officer in the Gold Coast (Ghana; 1839–1914) Osmotherley 1839-07-04
Jono Armstrong British entrepreneur (1980-) Durham Liverpool John Moores University 1980-02-01
Jordan Riley English producer and songwriter North Tyneside Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1994-05-30
Joseph Alfred Terry York 1872-04-24
Joseph Allen Harris Canadian politician and research chemist, discoverer of promethium (1900-1972) Long Preston University of British Columbia
University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
1900-07-06
Joseph Angus
English minister, teacher and biblical scholar Bolam King's College London
Royal Grammar School
1816-01-16 Joseph Angus
Joseph Barnard Davis
British physician, craniologist. York University of St Andrews 1801-06-13 Joseph Barnard Davis
Joseph Barnby
British musician (1838-1896) York Royal Academy of Music 1838-08-12 Joseph Barnby
Joseph Blenkinsopp American scholar Durham University of Oxford
University of London
Pontifical Biblical Institute
1927-04-03
Joseph Chatt British chemist (1914–1994) Horden University of Cambridge 1914-11-06
Joseph Crawhall
British artist (1861-1913) Morpeth King's College London 1861-08-20 Joseph Crawhall
Joseph Crawhall II British songwriter Newcastle upon Tyne 1821-05-18 Joseph Crawhall (1821-1896)
Joseph Desmond O'Connor British linguist Harrogate University College London 1919-12-10
Joseph Foster British genealogist (1844-1905) Sunniside 1844-03-09 Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714
Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886
Men-at-the-Bar
Joseph Foster
Joseph Gillis Israeli mathematician Sunderland Trinity College
University of Cambridge
1911-08-03
Joseph Gray English painter (1890-1963) South Shields 1890-06-06 Joseph Gray
Joseph Halfpenny
British artist Bishopthorpe 1748-10-09 Joseph Halfpenny
Joseph Hansom
English architect and inventor of the hansom cab (1803–1882) Micklegate 1803-10-26 Cathedral of St John the Evangelist
Arundel Cathedral
Oxford Oratory
St Beuno’s Ignatian Spirituality Centre
Joseph Hansom
Joseph Hedley English quilter and murder victim Northumberland 1700s Joe the Quilter
Joseph John Jefferson English Congregationalist minister and pacifist Whitby Rotherham Independant Academy 1795-12-29
Joseph Parker
English Congregational clergyman (1830-1902) Hexham 1830-04-09 Joseph Parker (theologian)
Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton (1865-1927) British, Painter, watercolourist. Figures, illustrations, genre scenes Newcastle upon Tyne 1865 J. R. Skelton
Joseph Reed English playwright and poet (1723-1787) Stockton-on-Tees 1723-03
Joseph Ritson
British writer (1752-1803) Stockton-on-Tees 1752-10-02 Ancient Songs, from the Time of King Henry the Third, to the Revolution Joseph Ritson
Joseph Robinson Clarke Stockton-on-Tees 1840
Joseph Shaw Bolton British physician Whitby UCL Medical School 1867
Joseph Skipsey
English miner, author and poet Tynemouth 1832-03-17
Joseph Stanislaus Hansom British architect York 1845 Oxford Oratory
Joseph Swan
British physicist and inventor (1828-1914) Sunderland 1828-10-31 Joseph Wilson Swan
Joshua Alder
British zoologist (1792-1867) Newcastle upon Tyne 1792 Joshua Alder
Joshua Harold Burn British pharmacologist (1892-1981) Barnard Castle Emmanuel College
Barnard Castle School
1892-03-06
Julian Higgins statistician Middlesbrough University of Reading
Julian Kay British actor York Guildford School of Acting 1974-08
Justin McDonald English actor Gateshead Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts 1983-03-21
Karl J. Friston British neuroscientist York University of Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College
1959-07-12 free energy principle
Keith Boddy English medical physicist Stockton-on-Tees 1937-11-01
Keith Brown visual artist (1947- ) Hexham 1947
Keith Browning British meteorologist Sunderland Imperial College London
The Commonweal School
1938-07-31
Keith Drinkel English actor York 1944-11-14
Keith Johnson
British computer programmer and writer Darlington University of Manchester 1938-10-14
Keith Kelly musical artist Selby 1935
Keith Lynch Newcastle upon Tyne 1981-06-18
Keith Strachan English composer and theatre director Consett University of London 1944-01-21
Keith Topping
British writer Walker 1963-10-26
Keith Ward
British philosopher, theologian, priest and scholar Hexham University of Wales
Linacre College
1938-08-22 Keith Ward
Keith Watson British comics artist (1935-1994) North Yorkshire 1935-02-01
Ken Currie British artist; (born 1960) North Shields Glasgow School of Art 1960 Three Oncologists (Professor RJ Steele, Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri and Professor Sir David P Lane of the Department of Surgery and Molecular Oncology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
art of painting
'Unfamiliar Reflection': Self-portrait by Ken Currie (b 1960)
Ken Currie
Ken Dowden English classical scholar Newcastle upon Tyne University of Oxford 1950
Ken Lockie English musician and record producer Newcastle upon Tyne 20th century
Kenneth Bowman Canadian amateur lepidopterist Durham Dulwich College 1875-03-06
Kenneth C. Holmes English artist Skipton 1902
Kenneth Harker British science fiction author (1927-2003) Darlington 1927-04-02
Kenneth Rowntree British artist (1915-1997) Scarborough 1915-03-14
Kenneth Sillito English violinist and conductor Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Academy of Music 1939-03-05
Kenny Craddock British composer Wrekenton 1950-04-18
Kevin Connelly British comedian Middlesbrough St Mary's College, Middlesbrough 20th century
Kevin Dowd
economist Middlesbrough University of Sheffield 1958
Kevin Duhaney Canadian actor, rapper and voice artist Whitby 1984-06-02
Kevin Ridley
British musician and sound engineer Northumberland 1957-10-24 Kevin Ridley
Kevin Whately
English actor Hexham Central School of Speech and Drama
Barnard Castle School
Northumbria University
1951-02-06 Kevin Whately
Kieran Bew British actor Hartlepool London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College
1980-08-18
Kirpal Nandra British physicist North Shields University of Leicester 1966
Kjartan Poskitt
British writer York Collingwood College 1956-05-15
Kris Deedigan British actor Alnwick 1979
Kyle Christie actor South Shields 1992-06-21
Lancelot Brown
British landscape architect Kirkharle 1716-08 Capability Brown
Lancelot de Carle Bishop of Riez Scarborough 1508 Épistre Contenant le Procès Criminel Faict à l'Encontre de la Royne Anne Boullant d'Angleterre
Laurence O'Keefe English bass player Newcastle upon Tyne 1965-01-02
Lawrence Freedman
British military historian Tynemouth University of York
Nuffield College
Victoria University of Manchester
Whitley Bay High School
1948-12-07 Lawrence Freedman
Lee Jackson
British bass guitarist Newcastle upon Tyne 1943-01-08
Lee Paul
British writer Newcastle upon Tyne Fitzwilliam College
Benfield School
1966-09-20
Lee Ridley
stand-up comedian Consett University of Central Lancashire 1980-12-31 Lee Ridley (comedian)
Len Gibson British World War II soldier and Japanese prisoner of war Sunderland 1920-01-03
Leonard Terry (1825-1884) architect Scarborough 1825 Leonard Terry
Les Welch
Australian musician Newcastle upon Tyne 1925-08-06
Leslie Crombie English chemist (1923-1999) York King's College London 1923-06-10
Leslie Curry British-Canadian geographer Newcastle upon Tyne University of Auckland
Durham University
Johns Hopkins University
1922-11-23
Leslie Faber British actor (1879–1929) Newcastle upon Tyne 1879-08-30
Leslie Marr
British painter and former racing driver Durham 1922-08-14 Leslie Marr
Leslie Peter Wenham
British historian and archaeologist Richmond Durham University 1911
Leslie Randall British actor (1924–2020) South Shields 1924-10-19
Leslie Thornton British painter and sculptor (1925-2016) Skipton Leeds Arts University 1925-05-26
Leslie W. Hepple archaeologist Tynemouth 1947-07-24
Lesslie Newbigin
Christian missionary (1909–1998) Newcastle upon Tyne Queens' College
Leighton Park School
Westminster College
1909-12-08 Lesslie Newbigin
Lewis Fry Richardson
UK mathematician & polymath (1881–1953) Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle University
King's College
Bootham School
1881-10-11 Richardson extrapolation
modified Richardson iteration
Richardson number
Lewis Fry Richardson (meteorologist)
Lewis Henry Meakin American Impressionist artist (1850-1917) Newcastle upon Tyne 1850 Lewis Henry Meakin
Lewis Vaslet British painter (1742-1808) York 1742 Lewis Vaslet
Lindsay Kemp
British mime (1938-2018) South Shields 1938-05-03 Lindsay Kemp
Lionel Masters archaeologist (1942-2019) South Shields 1942-08
Lionel Roy McColvin librarian Heaton 1896-11-30
Lionel Tertis
British musician (1876–1975) West Hartlepool Royal Academy of Music
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
1876-12-29 Lionel Tertis
Lucian Charles Collier British actor Harrogate 1990-11-21
Luke Clennell
English wood engraver and painter (1781-1840) Ulgham 1781-04-08 Luke Clennell
Luke Hotrod British pornographic actor Sunderland 1982-01-23
Lyddell Sawyer British photographer North Shields 1856 Lyddell Sawyer
Lyndon Brook actor (1926-2004) York University of Cambridge
Stowe School
1926-04-10
Lyndon Emsley
British chemist Durham Imperial College London
University of Lausanne
1964-11-29 Lyndon Emsley
Lysander Thompson English actor (1817-1854) Knaresborough 1817-07-15
MLT computer hacker Newcastle upon Tyne Northumbria University 1994
Mackenzie Sol British-American singer Sunderland 2000-09-04
Major Cowling 19th-century English monumental mason and sculptor Pateley Bridge 1831-01-18 Major Cowling
Mak Wilson English puppeteer, writer Consett 1957-09-03
Malcolm Boyd Newcastle upon Tyne Durham University
Dame Allan's School
1932-05-24
Malcolm Dixon English actor Crook 20th century
Malcolm Neesam English historian and writer Harrogate University of Leeds 1946-06-28 Malcolm Neesam
Malcolm Ridley
British actor Stanley 1966 Malcolm Ridley
Malcolm Riley British composer Northallerton Christ's College 1960
Malcolm Rogers British art curator, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, from 1994 through 2015 Scarborough Christ Church
Magdalen College
Oakham School
1949
Malcolm Terris British actor (1941-2020) Sunderland 1941-01-11
Marc Bolton British actor Durham Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art 1968-02-16
Marc Smith English-French historian and palaeographer Newcastle upon Tyne École des chartes
École pratique des hautes études
French School of Rome
1963-07-25
Marcus Bentley British actor Gateshead St Mary's College, Middlesbrough
East 15 Acting School
1967-10-04
Marcus Graham British entomologist West Rainton Trinity College Dublin
University of Oxford
1915-03-25
Mark Addy
English actor York Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Joseph Rowntree School
1964-01-14 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas Mark Addy
Mark Adlard novelist Durham Trinity College 1932-06-19
Mark Akenside
English poet and physician Newcastle upon Tyne University of Edinburgh
Royal Grammar School
1721-11-09 Mark Akenside
Mark Benton English actor Guisborough Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 1965-11-16
Mark Brydon British musician Sunderland 1960-12-22
Mark Burnell screenwriter Northumberland 1964 The Rhythm Section
Mark Elder
British conductor Hexham Corpus Christi College
Bryanston School
1947-06-02 Mark Elder
Mark Fairnington British painter and photographer Gateshead 1957
Mark Fiennes English photographer and illustrator Northumberland Eton College 1933-11-11
Mark Gatiss
British actor, screenwriter and novelist Sedgefield University of Leeds
Heighington CE Primary School
Woodham Academy
Bretton Hall College
1966-10-17 Mark Gatiss
Mark Rae British DJ Ashington
Mark Simpson British writer York St Peter's School 1965
Mark Spencer Turner
writer and singer York University of Aberdeen
Glasgow Caledonian University
1984-11-28
Mark Stobbart British actor Stockton-on-Tees
Mark Thompson British artist, born 1812 Wearside 1812 Mark Thompson (painter)
Mark Umbers British actor Harrogate University of Oxford 1973-06-17
Mark Wadlow British screenwriter Middlesbrough 1962 Dear Rosie
Mark Wood
English cricketer (born 1990) Ashington 1990-01-11 Mark Wood (cricketer)
Mark Wood British jazz guitarist Newcastle upon Tyne 1954-08-29
Marmaduke Alexander Lawson botanist (1840-1896) Durham Trinity College 1840
Martin Armstrong British writer (1882–1974) Newcastle upon Tyne Pembroke College
Charterhouse School
1882-10-02
Martin Brammer English singer, songwriter, composer and record producer Seaham 1957-05-13
Martin Charlton geographic information scientist Newcastle upon Tyne 1957
Martin Ephraim Mosely English entomologist (1877-1948) Newcastle upon Tyne 1877-08-06
Martin Rees
British cosmologist and astrophysicist York Trinity College
Shrewsbury School
University of Cambridge
1942-06-23 Martin Rees
Martyn Amos British computer scientist Hexham Coventry University 1971
Martyn Moore British journalist Norton-on-Derwent 1961
Martyn Waites Newcastle upon Tyne 1963
Mason Jackson
British engraver (1819-1903) Ovingham 1819-05-25 Mason Jackson
Mason Kayne British actor Darlington 1985-06-11
Matt Baker
British TV presenter Easington Easington Academy
Belmont Community School
Durham Sixth Form Centre
Queen Margaret University
1977-12-23 Matt Baker (presenter)
Matt Ridley
British author and journalist Northumberland Magdalen College
Eton College
1958-02-07 Matt Ridley
Matt Stokoe British actor Durham 1989-01-13
Matthew Bartendale Slater
Malton 1829 Matthew Bartendale Slater
Matthew Camidge English organist (1764-1844) York 1764-05-25
Matthew Golombisky American musician Durham University of North Carolina at Asheville
Matthew Noble
British artist (1817-1876) Hackness 1817-03-23
1818-03-23
Statue of the Earl of Derby Matthew Noble
Matthew Poole
English Nonconformist theologian and biblical commentator (1624–1679) York Emmanuel College 1624
Matthew White Ridley British painter (1837-1888) Newcastle upon Tyne 1837 Matthew White Ridley (1837-1888)
Maurice Elvey British film director (1887-1967) Stockton-on-Tees 1887-11-11
Maurice J. Summerfield
English jazz musician Newcastle upon Tyne 1940-02-04 Maurice J. Summerfield
Maurice Platnauer British classicist (1887-1974) York Shrewsbury School
New College
1887-06-18
Maurice Roëves English actor (1937–2020) Sunderland 1937-03-19
Max Ferguson singer, songwriter who is also part of British boy band Bring it North Darlington 2007-08-31
Max Pugh
British filmmaker Durham 1977-08-29
Maxwell Staniforth British soldier, railwayman, clergyman and scholar (1893–1985) Hinderwell Charterhouse School
Christ Church
1893-06-23
Michael Algar
British guitarist, singer and songwriter South Shields 1962-09-21 Michael Algar
Michael Antony Austin
English singer-songwriter Newcastle upon Tyne 1971-09-21
Michael Armstrong British poet Newcastle upon Tyne 1923-12-12
Michael Atkinson British illustrator and economist Newcastle upon Tyne 1947
Michael Blackburn
British writer Newton Aycliffe Richmond School 1954
Michael Boddy British-Australian writer and actor (1934-2014) Baldersby 1934-03-08 The Legend of King O'Malley
Michael Brough York
Michael Bryan
British art historian (1757–1821) Newcastle upon Tyne 1757-04-09 Dictionary of painters and engravers Michael Bryan
Michael Chaplin
British television producer County Durham Magdalene College 1951-07
Michael Crawley British ecologist, Emeritus Professor of Plant Ecology at Imperial College London Rothbury University of Edinburgh
Imperial College London
1949-03-09
Michael Dean artist Newcastle upon Tyne Goldsmiths, University of London 1977
Michael Dickinson
British artist Durham Fyling Hall School 1950 Michael Dickinson
Michael Gough British archaeologist (1916–1973) Newcastle upon Tyne Dragon School
Peterhouse
1916-08-02 The Origins of Christian Art
Michael Hall British conductor and musicologist (1932–2012) Tyne and Wear 1932-03-26
Michael J. C. Gordon
computer scientist Ripon University of Edinburgh
Gonville and Caius College
Dartington Hall
1948-02-28
Michael J. Ferguson biochemist County Durham University of London
University of Manchester
1957
Michael Jolliffe Darlington 1945
Michael Lee British rock drummer (1969-2008) Darlington 1969-11-19
Michael Marshall
British skeptical activist and journalist Bishop Auckland 1983-08-13 Michael Marshall
Michael O'Hare British chef Eston 1980s
Michael Pink
British choreographer, director, dancer, and theatre producer York 1956-11-18
Michael Reid British visual artist (1956-) County Durham Northumbria University 1956
Michael Rice
British singer Hartlepool 1997-10-25 Michael Rice
Michael Rodd British television presenter North Shields Glenalmond College 1943-11-29
Michael S Moss ; Moss, Michael Stanley, 1947-....; Moss, Michael S. 1947-; Moss, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1947-; Moss, Michael (1947- ) Harrogate 1947-04-11
Michael Shanks
British archaeologist Newcastle upon Tyne Peterhouse
Whitley Bay High School
1959-06-26 Michael Shanks (archaeologist)
Michael Short
British Engineer and Professor Stockton-on-Tees University of Sunderland
Teesside University
1975
Michael Skinner English rugby union footballer Newcastle upon Tyne 1958-11-26
Michael Sundin Television presenter, actor, dancer Gateshead Heathfield Senior High School 1961-03-01
Michael Thomas British conductor and composer Middlesbrough 1960
Michael Young
British industrial designer and creative director Sunderland Kingston University 1966-08-23 Moke (revival) Michael Young (industrial designer)
Mick Gallagher
British keyboardist Newcastle upon Tyne 1945-10-29 Mick Gallagher
Mick Grabham British musician Sunderland 1948-01-22
Mick Herron
British novelist Newcastle upon Tyne Balliol College
St. Cuthbert's High School
1963-07-11
Mick Hutson Newcastle upon Tyne 1965
Micky Moody
British musician Middlesbrough 1950-08-30 Micky Moody
Mik Kaminski
English violinist Harrogate 1951-09-02 Mik Kaminski
Mike Carr British musician (1937-2017) South Shields 1937-12-07
Mike Elliott English stand-up comedian (1946-2014) Sunderland 1946-07-17
Mike Neville British television presenter Willington Quay 1936-10-17
Mike Pratt English sculptor Seaham Northumbria University
De Ateliers
1987
Mike Thorne British record producer Sunderland 1948-01-25
Mikey North British actor Cayton George Pindar School
Scarborough Sixth Form College
1986-09-27
Milner Place British author Thirsk 1930-01-25
Milo Twomey British actor, voice actor and radio host York 1971-05-01
Mitch Laddie
musician Shotley Bridge 1990-09-24
1990
Montagu Higginson 19th century British amateur photographer Thormanby 1840-07-31 Montagu Higginson
Myles Birket Foster
English illustrator, watercolour artist and engraver (1825-1899) North Shields 1825-02-04 Myles Birket Foster
Myles Power
British science YouTuber Middlesbrough University of Manchester
University of Toronto
Macmillan Academy
1985 Myles Power
N. T. Wright
Anglican bishop Morpeth Exeter College
Sedbergh School
Merton College
1948-12-01
1948-11-01
N. T. Wright
Nat Jackley British comedian Sunderland 1909-07-16
Nathaniel Buck
English topographical draughtsman (fl. 1724–1759) Richmond 1700 Nathaniel Buck
Nathaniel Davison English diplomat, known for his writings on Egyptian archaeology Longhoughton 1736
Neil Bartlett English-American chemist (1932-2008) Newcastle upon Tyne Durham University
Newcastle University
1932-09-15 noble gas compound
Neil Fingleton British basketball player (1980-2017) Durham Holy Name Central Catholic High School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
College of the Holy Cross
1980-12-18
Neil Marshall
British film director and writer Newcastle upon Tyne Northumbria University 1970-05-25 Neil Marshall
Neil Miller New Zealand sculptor County Durham University of Auckland 1963 Neil Miller
Neil Tennant
English musician North Shields University of North London
St. Cuthbert's High School
1954-07-10 Neil Tennant
Neil Young British writer, curator and filmmaker Easington 1971
Neville
British professional wrestler Newcastle upon Tyne Emmanuel College, Gateshead 1986-08-22 Ben Satterly
Neville Dickie British musician Durham 1937-01-01
Nic Armstrong British singer Newcastle upon Tyne 1980
Nicholas Bingham British mathematician York Churchill College
Trinity College
Trinity College
University of Cambridge
1945-03-19
Nicholas Carlisle Antiquary and librarian York 1771
Nicholas Carr British classical scholar Newcastle upon Tyne Christ's College
Pembroke College
1524
Nicholas Darnell English cricketer, barrister, and Catholic priest Stockton-on-Tees Exeter College 1817
Nicholas Hitchon British nuclear physicist and participant in the Up documentary television series Skipton Merton College
Ermysted's Grammar School
1957-10-22
Nicholas Patrick
American astronaut Saltburn-by-the-Sea Harrow School
Trinity College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1964-11-19 Nicholas Patrick
Nicholas Ridley
Bishop of London; Anglican Saint Tynedale University of Paris
Pembroke College
Royal Grammar School
1500 Nicholas Ridley
Nicholas Temperley
English merchant, magistrate and mycologist (1844-1923) Hexham 1844 Nicholas Temperley
Nick Bilton
British-American journalist Darlington Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School 20th century Nick Bilton
Nick Brownlee
British writer Blyth University of Leeds
Royal Grammar School
1967-12-16
Nick Garrie British singer-songwriter Ripon 1949-06-22
Nick Inman Harrogate 1956
Niek Versteeg British actor Newcastle upon Tyne 1993-11-30
Niel Bushnell
English novelist Hartlepool 1970-08-13 Niel Bushnell
Nigel Cumberland
British author and leadership coach York Queens' College
Archbishop Holgate's School
Scarborough College
Barlby High School
Strathclyde Business School
1967-07-26 Nigel Cumberland
Nigel Dick British musician and film director Catterick University of Bath
Gresham's School
1953-03-21
Nigel Fortune English musicologist, political activist Northumberland University of Cambridge
University of Birmingham
Handsworth Grammar School
1924-12-05
Nigel Glover British particle physicist Sunderland Durham University
Downing College
1961-06-20
Nigel Hamilton
British writer, academic and broadcaster Alnmouth Trinity College
Westminster School
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
1944-02-16
Nigel Horne Bishop Auckland 1965-07
Noel Leaver
painter (1889-1951) Austwick Royal College of Art 1889-03-23
Norman Creek English footballer and manager (1898-1980) Darlington University of Cambridge
Trinity College
1898-01-12 Norman Creek
Norman Dennis British sociologist (1929-2010) Sunderland London School of Economics and Political Science 1929-08-16
Norman Penney British historian of the Quakers, librarian, and editor Darlington 1858
Norman Powell Williams Anglo-Catholic theologian Durham Christ Church 1883
Norman Sherry American writer (1935-2016) Newcastle upon Tyne 1935-07-06
Oliver Gillie British journalist and scientist Northumberland University of Edinburgh 1937-10-31
Oliver Kilbourn British coal miner and painter Ashington 1904-10-06
Oliver Ward British actor Hartlepool 2003-12-24
Olly James English DJ and producer Newcastle upon Tyne 1994-10-06
Ove Arup
English engineer (1895-1988) Newcastle upon Tyne Technical University of Denmark
University of Copenhagen
Sorø Academy Boarding School
1895-04-16 Ove Arup
Owen Oyston British businessman County Durham St Mary's Catholic Academy 1934-03-24
P. Anderson Graham UK editor and author, active from before 1890 (1856-1925) Northumberland 1856 Peter Anderson Graham
P. Maurice Casey British scholar of New Testament and early Christianity (1942-2014) Sunderland Durham University 1942-10-18
Paddy McAloon English singer-songwriter and musician Witton Gilbert Northumbria University
St Joseph's College, Upholland
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
1957-06-07
Paolo Attivissimo
Italian journalist and writer York 1963-09-28 Paolo Attivissimo
Patrick Durkin British actor (1936-2009) Middlesbrough 1936-06-09
Patrick Hall English painter and draftsman, 1906-1992 York 1906-12-16 Patrick Hall
Patrick Topping
British DJ North Shields 1989-02-25
Patrick Waddington British actor (1903–1987) York Gresham's School 1903-08-09
1901-08-19
Paul Banks
British musician York 1973-07-06
Paul Batchelor British poet Northumberland University of East Anglia
Newcastle University
1977
Paul C. Doherty British educator and author Middlesbrough University of Oxford
University of Liverpool
1946-09-21
Paul D. Smith and Canadian architect South Shields 1917
Paul Daniels
Magician and TV Personality (1938–2016) South Bank Redcar & Cleveland College 1938-04-06 Paul Daniels
Paul Gascoigne
English association football player and manager (born 1967) Gateshead Breckenbeds Junior High School
Heathfield Senior High School
Joseph Swan Academy
1967-05-27 Paul Gascoigne
Paul Greenwood British actor Stockton-on-Tees 1943-08-02
Paul Kavanagh Visual Effects Artist Gateshead Bournemouth University 20th century
Paul Kennedy
British historian Wallsend St Antony's College
Newcastle University
St. Cuthbert's High School
1945-06-17 Paul Kennedy
Paul Lamb
British blues harmonica player and bandleader Blyth 1955-07-09
Paul Magrs British writer Jarrow University of Lancaster
Woodham Academy
1968-11-12 Doctor Who
Paul Mann British conductor Tyneside York University 1965
Paul Noble British artist Newcastle upon Tyne University of Lincoln
Whitley Bay High School
1963
Paul Rodgers
British-Canadian musician (born 1949) Middlesbrough 1949-12-17 Paul Rodgers
Paul Smith
English rock singer (b. 1979) Billingham Newcastle University
Northfield School and Sports College
The Northern School of Art
1979-03-13 Paul Smith (rock vocalist)
Paul Stewart British endocrinologist Harrogate University of Edinburgh 1959-07-06
Paul Summers English poet Blyth 1967
Paul Swift
British stunt performer Darlington 1979-07-01
Paul Thomas New Zealand writer (1951-) Harrogate University of Auckland 1951
Paul Thompson
English drummer Newcastle upon Tyne 1951-05-13
Paul Tonkinson English television and radio personality Scarborough Allertonshire School 1969-08-01
Paul Torday British writer (1946–2013) County Durham Pembroke College
Royal Grammar School
1946-08-01
Paul Turner
English bass guitarist Sunderland 1968-03-11 Paul Turner (bassist)
Paul Turner English literary scholar (1917-2005) West Hartlepool 1917-05-11
Paul W. Franks
American philosopher Newcastle upon Tyne Balliol College
Harvard University
Gateshead Talmudical College
1964
Paul W. S. Anderson
British film director, screenwriter and producer Wallsend University of Warwick
Royal Grammar School
1965-03-04 Paul W. S. Anderson
Paul Youll British artist Hartlepool University of Sunderland 1965-06-08
Paul Zenon
English magician Skipton Ermysted's Grammar School 1964-06-29 Paul Zenon
Percival Turnbull British archaeologist (1953-2016) Coxhoe UCL Institute of Archaeology 1953
Percy Cradock British diplomat (1923-2010) Byers Green St John's College 1923-10-26
Percy Thomas
English-born architect active in Wales South Shields Howardian High School 1883-09-13 Percy Thomas
Pete Doherty
English musician, actor and poet (born 1979) Hexham Queen Mary University of London 1979-03-12 Pete Doherty
Pete Donaldson English broadcaster Hartlepool English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College 1981-04-30
Pete Firman British magician Middlesbrough University of Hull
Acklam Grange Secondary School
1980-04-26
Pete Graves Sports Correspondent Hexham Mowden Hall School 1982-04-07
Pete Jacobsen English jazz pianist (1950-2002) Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Academy of Music 1950-05-16
Pete Trewavas
British bassist Middlesbrough 1959-01-15 Pete Trewavas
Pete York
British musician Middlesbrough 1942-08-15 Pete York
Peter Addyman
British archaeologist Harrogate Sedbergh School
Peterhouse
1939-07-12
Peter Anderson Graham Crookham 1853
Peter Arnold-Craft
British headmaster and historian Nunnington Brasenose College 1926-01-08
Peter Auty British singer Richmond St Paul's Cathedral School
National Opera Studio
1969
Peter Beagrie English professional footballer (born 1965) Middlesbrough 1965-11-28
Peter Bland British actor and poet Scarborough Victoria University of Wellington 1934-05-12
Peter Bond English folk musician Stockton-on-Tees 1945-12-16
Peter Coles British astrophysicist Newcastle upon Tyne University of Sussex
Magdalene College
Royal Grammar School
1963-06-04 Peter Coles
Peter Davison American poet (1928–2004) Newcastle upon Tyne Harvard University 1928-06-27
Peter Davison Professor of English Newcastle upon Tyne 1926
Peter Diamond British actor (1929-2004) Durham Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 1929-08-10
Peter Eastman
South African artist Newcastle upon Tyne 1976-07-01
Peter Evans English musicologist Hartlepool 1929-11-07
Peter Flannery British playwright Jarrow Bath Spa University 1951-10-12
Peter Frank Professor of Russian politics Whitby 1934-05-06
Peter Gago Australian writer and wine-maker Newcastle upon Tyne University of Melbourne
Roseworthy Agricultural College
1957-04-25
Peter Gilliver British lexicographer Middlesbrough University of Sheffield
Jesus College
Barnard Castle School
1964-06-14
Peter Goodfellow United Kingdom painter Middlesbrough Central School of Art and Design 1950-06-14
Peter Harrison
American architect (1716-1775) York 1716-06-14 Peter Harrison
Peter Hicks
British musicologist Wallsend University College London
St John's College
1964-02-01 Peter Hicks
Peter Higgs
British physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1929–2024) Newcastle upon Tyne Cotham School
City of London School
King's College London
1929-05-29 Higgs boson Peter Higgs
Peter Horbury British automobile designer Alnwick Royal College of Art
King Edward VII School
1950
Peter Hunter Blair British academic and historian (1912–1982) Gosforth 1912-03-22
Peter John Allan Canadian poet (1825-1848) York University of King's College 1825-06-06
Peter Kidson English art historian (1925-2019) York 1925-08-23
Peter Liddle
painter and sculptor Blackwell Nottingham Trent University 1940 Peter Liddle
Peter McArdle
British artist Tynemouth University of Sunderland 1965-12-17 Peter McArdle
Peter N. Walker British crime writer North Yorkshire 1936-05-18
Peter Rowell English radio and television presenter and convicted criminal Sunderland 1958-06-17
Peter Rushforth English teacher and novelist (1945-2005) Gateshead 1945-02-15
Peter Smith
British architectural historian (1926-2013) Winlaton King Edward VI School
University of Oxford
1926
Peter Smithson
British architect (1923-2003) Stockton-on-Tees 1923-09-18 Peter Smithson
Peter Straughan English dramatist, screenwriter and short-story writer Gateshead Newcastle University 1968-08
Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
British mathematician (1927-2018) Ponteland Trinity College 1927-08-02 Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
Peter Taylor
British journalist and documentary-maker Scarborough Pembroke College 1942 Peter Taylor (reporter)
Peter Terson British playwright (1932-2021) Newcastle upon Tyne 1932-02-16
1932-02-24
Peter Townsend British sociologist (1928-2009) Middlesbrough St John's College 1928-04-06
Peter Woodthorpe British actor York Magdalene College
Archbishop Holgate's School
1931-09-25
Phelan Gibb British artist (1870-1948) Alnwick 1870 Henry W. Gibb
Phil Clifton
British DJ York 1986-04-20
Phil Donkin
British Jazz bassist Sunderland Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1980-11 Phil Donkin
Phil Hardy British journalist and author (1945-2014) Scarborough University of Sussex 1945-04-07
Phil O'Keefe British geographer and development specialist North Shields Ushaw College 1948-12
Philip Bunting Lake District
Philip J Day
documentary film director and producer Harrogate Peterhouse Boys' School
Ackworth School
Philip Knapton English composer and music publisher York 1788-10-20
Philip Lake British geologist (1865–1949) Morpeth St John's College 1865-04-09 Philip Lake (geologist)
Philip Mennell Australian journalist and writer Newcastle upon Tyne 1851-03-10 The Dictionary of Australasian Biography
The Coming Colony
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Philip Middlemiss British actor and presenter Hartlepool English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College 1963-06-19
Phillip Mann
British science fiction writer (1942–2022) Northallerton Scarborough College 1942-08-07 Master of Paxwax Phillip Mann
Piers Torday British children's writer Northumberland 1974-04-06
Pit Corder
language scholar from England (1918-1990) York Bootham School
Merton College
1918-10-06
Prideaux John Selby
English ornithologist, botanist and illustrator (1788–1867) Alnwick University College, Oxford
Durham School
Durham University
1788-07-23 Prideaux John Selby
Punk Chef
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R. O. Morris
English composer (1886–1948) York Harrow School
Royal College of Music
New College
1886-03-03
R. W. Southern British historian (1912–2001) Newcastle upon Tyne Balliol College
Royal Grammar School
1912-02-08
RJ Thompson
British singer songwriter Bishop Auckland Barnard Castle School
Newcastle College
1985-06-25 RJ Thompson
Raffaello de Banfield Italian composer (1922–2008) Newcastle upon Tyne University of Bologna
Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia
1922-06-02
Ralph Dodd British civil engineer South Shields 1756 Ralph Dodd
Ralph Dowey miner, songwriter, poet (1844–1909) Backworth 1844-10
Ralph Hedley
British painter, woodcarver and illustrator (1848–1913) Gilling West 1848-12-31 Ralph Hedley
Ralph Hodgson British writer (1871-1962) Darlington 1871-09-09 Ralph Hodgson
Ralph Hutchinson British trombonist Newcastle upon Tyne 1925-02-25
Ralph Nicholson Wornum British art historian (1812-1877) Norham University College London 1812-12-29 Ralph Nicholson Wornum
Ralph Riley British geneticist (1924–1999) Scarborough Audenshaw School 1924-10-23
Ralph Rumney British artist (1934-2002) Newcastle upon Tyne 1934-06-05
Ralph Russell British scholar of Urdu literature (1918-2008) Kirk Hammerton St John's College 1918-05-21
Ralph Tate
British botanist (1840-1901) Alnwick 1840-03-11 Ralph Tate
Ralph Watson actor (1936–2021) Newcastle upon Tyne 1936-01-20
Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
English Earl Raby Castle 1364 Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
Raphael Sealey British-American classical scholar, ancient historian (1927–2013) Middlesbrough University College, Oxford 1927-08-14
Ray Hudson British footballer and manager (born 1955) Gateshead 1955-03-24
Ray Kennedy
English association football player (1951–2021) Northumberland 1951-07-28 Ray Kennedy
Ray King Footballer, goalkeeper (1924-2014) Radcliffe 1924-08-15
Raymond Gibson British zoologist Catterick 1938-11-23
Reg Gadney English painter Cross Hills Stowe School
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
1941-01-20
Reg Smythe
British cartoonist (1917-1998) Hartlepool 1917-07-10 Andy Capp Reginald Smythe
Reginald Arthur British painter (1871-1934) Skipton 1871 Reginald Arthur
Reginald Beckwith British actor (1908–1965) York 1908-11-02
Reginald Hill British crime writer (1936–2012) West Hartlepool St Catherine's College
Trinity School
1936-04-03 A Clubbable Woman
An Advancement of Learning
Ruling Passion
An April Shroud
A Pinch of Snuff
A Killing Kindness
Bones and Silence
Recalled to Life
Pictures of Perfection
Good Morning, Midnight
Who Guards a Prince?
Traitor's Blood
Death’s Jest-Book
One Small Step
A Cure for All Disease
The Death of Dalziel (UK)
Midnight Fugue
Reginald Kell clarinettist York Royal Academy of Music 1906-06-08
Reginald Spink British journalist, translator and writer (1905-1994) York 1905
Renford Bambrough
philosopher (1926-1999) Sunderland 1926-04-29 Renford Bambrough
Rex Wilkinson British architect Skipton 1947
Rhys Pickering English model Middlesbrough 1995-05-13
Richard A. Fletcher British medieval historian (born 1944) York Harrow School
Worcester College
1944-03-28
Richard Abbay British astronomer, botanist, parish priest and poet (1844-1927) Ouseburn 1844-02-11
Richard Allen Downing British hydrogeologist Newcastle upon Tyne Durham University 1928-03-18
Richard Armstrong author (1903-1986) Walbottle 1903-06-18
Richard Bartle
British writer, video game designer and computer scientist Ripon University of Essex 1960-01-10 MUD1
Designing Virtual Worlds
From MUDs to MMORPGs: The History of Virtual Worlds
Richard Bartle
Richard Burridge Screenwriter, author Rothbury 1951
Richard Clarke British painter Newcastle upon Tyne 1955
Richard Clive Cookson British chemist Hexham Harrow School
Trinity College
1922-08-27
1922
Richard Dean Church of England clergyman and essayist Kirkby Malham 1727
Richard Drury
British curator and art critic Scarborough 1967-09-03 Richard Drury
Richard Ellis
19th-century English builder and alderman Harrogate 1820-11 Richard Ellis (mayor of Harrogate)
Richard Flohil Canadian music publicist, journalist and promoter Selby 1934
Richard Fothergill
British politician (1822–1903) Lowbridge Estate 1822-11-08
Richard Griffiths
British actor Thornaby-on-Tees Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester School of Theatre
1947-07-31 Harry Potter Richard Griffiths
Richard Henry Neville-Cumming
Newcastle upon Tyne 1843-04-17 Richard Henry Neville-Cumming
Richard Hewson English record producer, arranger, conductor and multi-instrumentalist Stockton-on-Tees Guildhall School of Music and Drama
The Hutchins School
1943-11-17
Richard Holdsworth English theologian Newcastle upon Tyne St John's College 1590
Richard Hurndall British actor (1910–1984) Darlington Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Scarborough College
1910-11-03
Richard Jack British painter (1866-1952) Sunderland Académie Julian 1866-02-15 The Taking of Vimy Ridge, Easter Monday 1917 Richard Jack
Richard Kersten Newcastle upon Tyne 1949
Richard Kidd British painter (1952-2008) Newcastle upon Tyne 1952-06-22
Richard Laws English mammalogist and Antarctic scientist; 2nd Director BAS Whitley Bay St Catharine's College, Cambridge 1926-04-23
Richard Lockwood Boulton English sculptor Thornton-le-Dale 1832 Richard Lockwood Boulton
Richard Milward British writer Middlesbrough The Northern School of Art
Laurence Jackson School
1984-10-26 Apples
Richard Palin Blakey Canadian architect, active in Edmonton Sunderland 1879-06-18
Richard Pickersgill British sailor West Tanfield 1749-04-18
Richard Platt British children's writer and photographer Northumberland 1953-04-15
Richard Robinson British politician, chemist (1849–1928) Whitby 1849-10-16
Richard Robson chemist Glusburn University of Oxford 1937-06-04
Richard Rolle
English hermit and religious writer (c.1300–1349) North Yorkshire University of Oxford
University of Paris
1300s Richard Rolle
Richard Runciman Terry British composer (1865-1938) Ellington King's College 1865-01-03
Richard Shilleto British scholar (1809–1876) Ulleskelf Trinity College
Shrewsbury School
Repton School
1809-11-25
Richard Short
British actor South Shields King Edward's School Witley
The Bishop David Brown School
1975-10-08
Richard Spruce
British botanist and explorer (1817–1893) Ganthorpe 1817-09-10 Richard Spruce
Richard Waugh English merchant and botanist (1768-1806) Lanchester 1768 Richard Waugh
Richard Wilfrid Selby English Benedictine monk (-1659) County Durham
Richmond Beetham British-born painter and magistrate (1832-1912) Newcastle upon Tyne 1832
Richy Ahmed
British Dj South Shields
Rick Holden English footballer (born 1964) Skipton University of Salford
Ermysted's Grammar School
1964-09-09
Rick William British bodybuilder Ashington 1988-05-12
Ricky Fenson
British musician Chopwell 1945-05-22 Ricky Fenson
Ridley Scott
British film director South Shields Royal College of Art
The Northern School of Art
1937-11-30 Gladiator
Thelma & Louise
Blade Runner
Alien
American Gangster
The Martian
Gladiator II
Black Hawk Down
Prometheus
Alien: Covenant
Napoleon
Ridley Scott
Riley Jones British actor Gateshead Northumbria University
Riton
British DJ and music producer Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle University 1978-09-13
Rob Heaps British actor York St Peter's School 1983-07-11 Imposters
Rob Rackstraw British voice-over actor Sunderland 1965-10-31 Bob the Builder
Thomas & Friends
Robert Acon British printmaker, 1792-1880 Chollerton 1792 Robert Acon
Robert Arthur Wilson English painter (1884-1979) Sunderland Royal College of Art
Académie Julian
1884
Robert Atkinson Anglo-Irish academic, philologist and textual scholar Yorkshire
Gateshead
1839-04-06 Robert Atkinson
Robert Barker
British artist (1739-1806) Kells
Newcastle upon Tyne
1739 Robert Barker
Robert Benson Bowman Bookseller and publisher (1808-1882) Richmond 1808-05-14
Robert Bernasconi British philosopher Newcastle upon Tyne University of Sussex 1950-08-05
Robert Blair English archaeologist and antiquarian South Shields 1845-06-08
Robert Brough Smyth
Anglo-Australian geologist, author and social commentator Wallsend 1830
1830-02-18
Robert Brough Smyth
Robert Clephan British merchant and archaeologist Gateshead 1839-11-08
Robert Clow Todd Canadian artist Berwick-upon-Tweed 1809 Robert Clow Todd
Robert Dinsdale (born 1982) Northallerton University of Leeds 1981-04
Robert Douglas
American horticulturist (1813-1897) Gateshead 1813-04-20
Robert Ernest McEune British painter (1876-1952) Gateshead 1876 Robert Ernest McEune
Robert Gold Harrogate
Robert Henry Bow British photographer and civil engineer (1832–1908) Alnwick 1832
Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet English scientist and music theorist (1841-1912) Alnwick Balliol College
Eton College
Royal College of Music
1841-07-31 Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet
Robert Holman British dramatist Guisborough 1952
Robert Howard Hodgkin British historian Newcastle upon Tyne Repton School
Leighton Park School
Balliol College
1877-04-24
Robert Hutchinson illustrator Durham
Robert Icke English writer and theatre director (born 1986) Stockton-on-Tees University of Cambridge
King's College
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
1986-11-29
Robert Jobling
British artist (1841-1923) Newcastle upon Tyne 1841 Robert Jobling
Robert Johnson English watercolorist (1770-1796) Shotley Bridge 1770
Robert Kaye Greville
British botanist (1794-1866) Bishop Auckland University of Edinburgh 1794-12-13 Robert Kaye Greville
Robert Ker Porter
British artist, writer and diplomat Durham Durham School
Royal Academy of Arts
1777 Robert Ker Porter
Robert Malcolm Errington British historian and classical scholar (born 1939) Howdon Durham University 1939-07-05
Robert Mawer
English architectural sculptor Nidderdale 1807 Robert Mawer
Robert Morrison
British evangelist and first Christian Protestant missionary to China Bullers Green Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry 1782-01-05 Robert Morrison (missionary)
Robert Nares
English clergyman, author and philologist (1753-1829) York Christ Church 1753-06-09
Robert Niess German and American architect, active in Berlin York
York
1958
Robert Olley British artist South Shields 1940-01-16 Westoe Netty
Robert Pashley British economist (1805–1859) York Trinity College 1805-09-04 Robert Pashley
Robert Pollard
British engraver Newcastle upon Tyne 1755 Robert Pollard (engraver)
Robert Robson English historian Haltwhistle Queen Elizabeth High School
Trinity College
1929-08-11
Robert Saint English composer Hebburn 1905
Robert Sayer
English publisher, map and printseller Sunderland 1725 Robert Sayer
Robert Sherlaw Johnson
British musician and scholar (1932-2000) Sunderland University of Leeds
Durham University
Royal Academy of Music
Gosforth Academy
1932-05-21
Robert Spence Watson
politician (1837-1911) Gateshead University College London
Bootham School
1837-06-08 Robert Spence Watson
Robert Story
British poet (1795–1860) Wark 1795-10-17
Robert Westall English writer (1929–1993) North Shields
Tynemouth
Slade School of Fine Art
Durham University
1929-10-07 The Machine Gunners
The Scarecrows
Blitzcat
Robert Whitney American conductor (1904–1986) Newcastle upon Tyne 1904-07-06
Robert William Atkinson
British chemist in Japan Newcastle upon Tyne Royal School of Mines 1850
Robert Wilson British astronomer (1927-2002) South Shields University of Edinburgh
King's College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1927-04-16
Robertus Dixon
British scientist Heworth 1647-07-17
Robin Hawdon English playwright and novelist Newcastle upon Tyne 1939
1939-03-28
Robin Lester Carhart-Harris
British researcher Durham University of Bristol
Brunel University London
20th century Robin Carhart-Harris
Robson Green
British actor and musician Hexham North Gosforth Academy 1964-12-18 Robson Green
Rod Clements
British musician North Shields Durham University 1947-11-17 Rod Clements
Rod Rees British writer Scarborough 1948-11-26
Roderic Noble British actor Darley Scorton Grammar School 1957-10-03
Roger Ascham
English scholar and didactic writer (1515-1568) Kirby Wiske St John's College 1515 Roger Ascham
Roger Avon English actor (1914-1998) Jarrow 1914-11-23
Roger Beaujolais Harrogate 1952-11-22
Roger Kohn
British designer York 1951 Roger Kohn
Roger Westman English architect Jarrow Latymer Upper School
Architectural Association School of Architecture
Norland Place School
1939-09-16 Alexandra Theatre, Bognor Regis
Jerma Palace Hotel
Central Hill Estate
Myatt's Fields South Estate
Pepys Estate
Lillington Gardens
South Lambeth Estate
The Origins of the International Style in England 1927 - 1939
Roland Carl Backhouse
British computer scientist and mathematician Middlesbrough Churchill College
Imperial College London
University of London
1948-08-18 Roland Carl Backhouse
Romarin Grazebrook Brits; beeldhouwer; 1934-06-27; Catterick (North Yorkshire) Catterick 1934-06-27
Ron Aspery British saxophonist (1943–2003) Middlesbrough 1943-06-03
1946-06-09
Ron Cook English actor South Shields Rose Bruford College
Caludon Castle School
1948
Ron Fawcett British rock climber Embsay 1955-05-06
Ronald Illingworth Illingworth, Ronald Stanley (1909–1990), expert in child health Harrogate Bradford Grammar School
Yale University
1909
Ronald Radd British actor (1929–1976) Ryhope Ryhope Grammar School 1929-01-22
Ronnie Stephenson British musician (1937–2002) Sunderland 1937-01-26
Ross Adams
English television actor Stanley University of Salford
Ross Noble
English Comedian Newcastle upon Tyne Cramlington Learning Village
Newcastle College
1976-06-05
1976-06-06
Ross Noble
Rowan Atkinson
English actor, comedian, and screenwriter Consett Newcastle University
The Queen's College
Chorister School
St. Bees School
1955-01-06 Mr. Bean
The Lion King
Wonka
Rowan Atkinson
Rowland Harrison English poet Gateshead 1841-06-23
Roy Chubby Brown
British comedian Grangetown 1945-02-03
1945-02-05
Russ Swift
stunt performer Darlington 1951-03-24
Russell Mills British artist Ripon 1952
Russell Young
British artist York University of Chester 1959-03-13
Ryan Molloy
British singer, songwriter and actor North Shields The Poor School
Monkseaton High School
1976-11-21
Ryan Swain
British television presenter Malton 1990-02-24 Ryan Swain
Sacheverell Sitwell
British art and architectural historian and writer, baronet (1969-1988) Scarborough Balliol College
Eton College
1897-11-15 Sacheverell Sitwell
Sakima English singer Newcastle upon Tyne 1991-03-20
Sam Blue English hard rock singer Newcastle upon Tyne 1959
Sam Fender
English singer-songwriter (born 1994) North Shields Whitley Bay High School
John Spence Community High School
1994-04-25 Seventeen Going Under
Hypersonic Missiles
Sam Fender
Sam Forrest
English rock musician York 1977
Sam William Heads British entomologist and palaeontologist Northumberland University of Portsmouth 1983-04-22
Sammy Johnson British actor (1949-1998) Newcastle upon Tyne 1949-05-14
Samuel Barnett
British actor Whitby London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art 1980-04-25 Samuel Barnett
Samuel Buck
Buck, Samuel (1696–1779), topographical draughtsman, engraver, and print publisher Richmond 1696 Samuel Buck
Samuel Edward-Cook British actor York
Samuel Garth
British writer Bolam Peterhouse 1661 Samuel Garth
Samuel Newby Curle British mathematician (1930–1989) Sunderland Victoria University of Manchester
St. Bede's Grammar School
1930-06-18
Samuel Sidley English portrait painter (1829–1896) York 1829 Samuel Sidley
Samuel Tolansky British physicist (1907–1973) Newcastle upon Tyne Durham University
Imperial College London
1907-11-17 Samuel Tolansky (physicist)
Scott Davidson academic Newcastle upon Tyne Downing College 1954-09-24
Scott Donohue English artist Newcastle upon Tyne 1982-08-19 Scott Donohue
Scott Frazer British actor Newcastle upon Tyne 1973-10-09
Scott Garnham
British actor North Yorkshire Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 1985-02-22 Scott Garnham
Scott Henshall British fashion designer Hartlepool Northumbria University 1975-11-15
Scott Mann
British film director Newton Aycliffe Woodham Academy 1965-06-16
Scott Turnbull British actor Middlesbrough Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 1981
Sean Blowers
English actor Middlesbrough 1961-01-12 Sean Blowers
Sean Landless British actor Sunderland 1986
Sean Tyla English musician Barlow 1947-08-03
Seebohm Rowntree
British philanthropist industrialist and sociologist writer (1871–1954) York Bootham School 1871-07-07 How far it is possible to provide Satisfactory Houses for the Working Classes at rents which they can afford to pay Seebohm Rowntree
Selby Knox British chemist Newcastle upon Tyne 1944-09-24
Sermstyle
songwriter South Shields 1987-11-24
Shaun Lawton British actor New Marske 1941
Shaun Prendergast British actor North Shields Norham High School 1958-11-28
Shaykh Said Ismail Imam from the Yemeni Community in Cardiff; from a mixed family background (1930-2011) South Shields 1930-09
Si King
English chef Kibblesworth St Robert of Newminster Catholic School 1967 Si King
Sid Chaplin English writer of novels, television screenplays, poetry and short stories (1916-1986) Shildon 1916-09-20 The Day of the Sardine
Sid Waddell British sports commentator (1940–2012) Alnwick St John's College
The King Edward VI Academy
1940-08-10
Silvanus P. Thompson
British academic physicist (1851-1916) York Bootham School
University of London
1851-06-19 Silvanus P. Thompson
Simon Baynes
British politician Lesbury 1960-04-21 Simon Baynes
Simon Cowe English musician (1948-2015) Newcastle upon Tyne Fettes College 1948-04-01
Simon Farnaby
British actor Darlington Trinity College Dublin
Richmond School
1973-04-02 Simon Farnaby
Simon Holloway English fashion designer Newcastle upon Tyne 1971
Simon McKeown British artist (born 1965) Middlesbrough Teesside University 1965
Simon Myers Professor of Mathematical Genomics Darlington Royal Latin School
Worcester College
Jesus College
1977-06-27
Simon Slater British actor Scarborough Goldsmiths, University of London 1959-03-07
Simon Turney Ripon
Sir Edmund Backhouse, 2nd Baronet Quaker, sinologist (1873–1944) Darlington Winchester College
Merton College
1873-10-20 Sir Edmund Backhouse, 2nd Baronet
Sir John Smith-Dodsworth, 8th Baronet English-New Zealand naturalist Thornton Watlass Hall Ampleforth College 1935-03-04
Sir Lowthian Bell, 1st Baronet
Ironmaster, industrial chemist, railway owner (1816-1904) Newcastle upon Tyne 1816-02-18
1816-02-15
1816
Lowthian Bell
Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan, 6th Baronet
British botanist and historian (1797-1879) Newcastle upon Tyne University College, Oxford
Harrow School
1797-03-31 Walter Calverley Trevelyan
Smithson Tennant British chemist (1761-1815) Selby University of Edinburgh
Christ's College
Beverley Grammar School
1761-11-30 Smithson Tennant
Speakman, William John sculptor, installation artist of the Netherland Hexham SintLucas
Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten Sint-Joost
1968-02-26 William Speakman
Spike
British musician Newcastle upon Tyne 20th century
Spike Rawlings English footballer (1944-2006) Wallsend 1944-04-07
Stanley Eveling British philosopher and writer (1925–2008) Newcastle upon Tyne University of Oxford
Durham University
1925
Stanley Peat British carbohydrate chemist South Shields 1902-08-23
Stanley R. Dennison British economist and university administrator North Shields Trinity College 1912
1912-06-15
Stephen Catterson Smith
English-Irish portrait-painter and president of the Royal Hibernian Academy (1806-1872) Skipton 1806-03-12 Stephen Catterson Smith the Elder
Stephen Chapman
Australian teacher and chemist Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle University 1959-05-12 Steve Chapman (chemist)
Stephen Graham British urban theorist North Shields 1965-02-26
Stephen Hancock British actor (1925-2015) Bishop Auckland College of St Hild and St Bede
Chorister School
1925-11-24
1925-11-25
Stephen Horseman fl. 1702 - 1737 Brayton 1688
Stephen Laws British novelist Newcastle upon Tyne 1952
Stephen Liddle British chemist Sunderland Newcastle University 20th century
Stephen Orton British cellist, born in Ripon, Yorkshire, UK Ripon
Stephen Paxton British violoncellist and composer Durham 1734-12-27
1735
1734
Stephen Paxton
Stephen Tompkinson
English actor Stockton-on-Tees Central School of Speech and Drama
St Mary's Catholic Academy
St Bede's Catholic High School
1965-10-15 Stephen Tompkinson
Stephen Uppal British actor Middlesbrough Teesside University 1982
Stephen Yardley English actor Ferrensby Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 1942-03-24
Stephen Youll British cover artist (1965-) Hartlepool University of Sunderland 1965-06-08
Stephen of Sawley English monk; abbot of Sawley and Fountains Eston
Steve Biddulph
Australian activist and psychologist Saltburn-by-the-Sea 1953-08-15
Steve Ellis British poet and literary scholar York 1952
Steve Flint railway modeller, writer, editor and photographer Scarborough 1954
Steve Furst British comedian and actor South Shields University of Winchester 1967-11-28
1967-09-03
Steve McClure British rock climber Saltburn-by-the-Sea 1970-07-25
Steve Mould
presenter Gateshead St Hugh's College
St Thomas More RC
1978-10-05 Steve Mould
Steve Robson British record producer Jarrow Boldon School 1969-11
Steve Tappin British businessman Harrogate 1966
Steve Thompson
British songwriter Consett 1952-04-24
Steven Appleby
cartoonist Newcastle upon Tyne Northumbria University 1956-01-27
Steven Moore percussionist Newcastle upon Tyne Nuffield Health Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital 1978-12-14
Steven Runciman British historian of the Middle Ages (1903–2000) Northumberland
Glasgow
Eton College
Trinity College
1903-07-07 A History of the Crusades
Steven Savile
British writer Newcastle upon Tyne Ewell Castle School 1969-10-12 Steven Savile
Steven Sproat English singer-songwriter Lanchester
United Kingdom
1960-11-18
Stevie Lynn British professional wrestler Teesside 1983-08-01
Sting
British musician Wallsend University of Warwick
St. Cuthbert's High School
Northumbria University
1951-10-02 Every Breath You Take
Fields of Gold
Englishman in New York
Sting (musician)
Stu McLellan Newcastle upon Tyne
Stuart Bailey graphic designer York 1973
Stuart Colman English Musician, record producer, disc jockey (1944-2018) Harrogate Harrogate Grammar School 1944-12-19
Stuart Fletcher English bass player York 1976-01-16
Stuart Hatton
British pageant winner, model, and dancer South Shields Newcastle University 1985-06-17 Stuart Hatton
Stuart Wells British actor Wallsend 1982-09-18
Syd Dale British composer (1924-1994) York 1924-05-20
T. J. Cobden-Sanderson
British artist and bookbinder. (1840–1922) Alnwick Central School of Art and Design
Royal Grammar School Worcester
1840-12-02 Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson
Tab Martin
British bassist Newcastle upon Tyne 1944-12-24
Ted Harrison Canadian artist and author (1926-2015) Wingate Durham University
The Northern School of Art
1926-08-28
Tempest Anderson
British eye surgeon, photographer and volcanologist (1846–1913) York St Peter's School
University College London
University of Leeds
1846-12-07 Tempest Anderson
Terence Burns, Baron Burns
British economist Hetton-le-Hole University of Manchester 1944-03-13 Terence Burns, Baron Burns
Terry Deary
writer Sunderland University of Sunderland
Monkwearmouth Academy
East Point Academy
1946-03-04
Terry Pawson Newcastle upon Tyne 1957
The Thrillseekers
English DJ and record producer York 1973-10-24
Theo Hutchcraft
English singer-songwriter Richmond Richmond School
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
1986-08-30
Theodore Rigg
New Zealand agricultural chemist, scientific administrator (1888–1972) Settle St John's College 1888-04-06 Theodore Rigg
Thomas Addison
19th-century British physician and scientist Longbenton University of Edinburgh
King's College London
Royal Grammar School
1793-04-02 Thomas Addison
Thomas Alcock Beck British historian (1795-1846) Newcastle upon Tyne Trinity College
Hawkshead Grammar School
1795-05-31
Thomas Allen English operatic baritone (born 1944) Seaham Royal College of Music
Ryhope Grammar School
1944-09-10
Thomas Baker English antiquarian, born 1656 Lanchester St John's College 1656-09-14
Thomas Bell English Roman Catholic priest, later an anti-Catholic writer Raskelf 1551
Thomas Bell English land surveyor and book collector Newcastle upon Tyne 1785-12-16
Thomas Belt
English geologist and naturalist (1832-1878) Newcastle upon Tyne 1832-11-27
Thomas Bewick
English engraver and natural history author (1753-1828) Cherryburn 1753-08-10
1753-08-12
Mother Goose’s Melody Thomas Bewick
Thomas Binney
British reverend (1798–1874) Newcastle upon Tyne 1798 Thomas Binney
Thomas Bolton Gilchrist Septimus Dalziel
Engraver who joined the Dalziel Brothers (1823-1906) Wooler 1823-05-09 Thomas Dalziel
Thomas Brasch
German author, poet and film director (1945-2001) Westow Kadettenschule der NVA 1945-02-19 Thomas Brasch
Thomas Burnet
English theologian and writer (1635-1715) Croft-on-Tees 1635 Thomas Burnet
Thomas Bywater Smithies
English radical publisher and activist York 1817-08-27 Thomas Bywater Smithies
Thomas Carter British ornithologist and pastoralist (1863-1931) Masham 1863-04-06
Thomas Caverhill Jerdon
British zoologist, botanist, and physician (1811-1872) Durham University of Edinburgh 1811-10-12 Thomas Caverhill Jerdon
Thomas Cresap American settler Skipton 1694 Thomas Cresap
Thomas D Bennett British materials chemist South Shields University of Cambridge 1986
Thomas D. Wilson academic Shincliffe University of Sheffield
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
1935
Thomas Doubleday
English political activist, author, songwriter, poet (1790–1870) Newcastle upon Tyne 1790
Thomas Ebdon English composer Durham 1738
Thomas Ewbank British writer (1792–1870) Barnard Castle 1792-03-11
Thomas Eyre Macklin
British painter (1863-1943) Newcastle upon Tyne 1863-03-30 Thomas Eyre Macklin
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War (1612-1671) Denton Hall, Wharfedale St John's College
Tadcaster Grammar School
1612-01-17
1612-01-12
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Thomas G. Purvis
British marine artist (1861-1933) Chirton 1861-04-12 Het fregat Hr.Ms. De Ruyter Thomas G. Purvis
Thomas Gale
British antiquarian; (1635-1702) Scruton Trinity College
Westminster School
1636
Thomas Gray mining engineer and local historian (1847 -1924) Washington 1847-09-22
Thomas Grey
English poet Norham 1863-09-16
Thomas Guy Masters Seismologist York University of Cambridge 1954
Thomas Harrison
English architect; (1744-1829) Richmond Richmond School 1744-08-07 Thomas Harrison (architect)
Thomas Harrison Hair British artist of industrial revolution etc (1808-1875) Newcastle upon Tyne 1808-12-23 Thomas Harrison Hair
Thomas Haswell composer Tynemouth 1807-12-08
Thomas Havelock English mathematician Newcastle upon Tyne St John's College 1877
Thomas Heaviside father of Oliver Heaviside Stockton-on-Tees 1813
Thomas Hudson Nelson
British ornithologist (1856-1916) Bishop Auckland 1856-02-12
Thomas Hutchinson organist (1854-) Sunderland 1854-04-23
Thomas Hutchinson British educator, poet, and author Newcastle upon Tyne 1856
Thomas J. Foggitt British botanist (1810–1895) Durham 1810
Thomas Jackson Foggitt British botanist (1858–1934) Thirsk 1858-03-02
Thomas Jefferson Hogg
British writer and barrister (1792-1862) Stockton-on-Tees Durham School
University College, Oxford
1792-05-24
Thomas Johnson
English botanist and Royalist soldier of the English Civil War Selby 1600-09-07
Thomas Manson British biblical scholar North Shields University of Glasgow
Westminster College
1893-07-22
Thomas Meriton English playwright and cleric Castlelevington St John's College 1638
Thomas Miles Richardson British artist (1784-1848) Newcastle upon Tyne 1784 Thomas Miles Richardson Sr.
Thomas Miles Richardson II British painter (1813–1890) Newcastle upon Tyne 1813 Thomas Miles Richardson Jr.
Thomas Musgrave
captain, lighthouse keeper and Auckland Islands castaway (1832-1891) Durham 1832-05-10
Thomas Nossiter
British academic (1937–2004) Stockton-on-Tees Exeter College
Nuffield College
1937-12-24
Thomas Nuttall
English botanist and zoologist in America (1786-1859) Settle 1786-01-05 Thomas Nuttall
Thomas Potts
19th-century sculptor and monumental mason Harrogate 1824-08-12 Thomas Potts (sculptor)
Thomas Raffles Davison British architect (1853–1937) Stockton-on-Tees 1853 Thomas Raffles Davison
Thomas Ralph Spence
British painter, ca. 1845-1918 Gilling West 1845 Thomas Ralph Spence
Thomas Renton Elliott
physician and physiologist (1877-1961) Willington 1877-10-11 Thomas Renton Elliott
Thomas Rymer Jones British surgeon and zoologist (1810–1880) Whitby 1810 Thomas Rymer Jones
Thomas Sheraton British furniture designer Stockton-on-Tees No/unknown value 1751 Thomas Sheraton
Thomas Stackhouse
English theologian and controversialist Witton-le-Wear 1677
Thomas Stanley Westoll English geologist (1912–1995) Hartlepool Newcastle University 1912-07-03
Thomas Stevenson
English toxicologist and forensic chemist (1838-1908) Rainton University of London
Guy's Hospital Medical School
1838-04-14 Thomas Stevenson (toxicologist)
Thomas Sword Good
English painter known for genre works (1789-1872) Berwick-upon-Tweed 1789-12-04 Thomas Sword Good
Thomas Thompson British poet Bishop Auckland 1773
Thomas Thorlin County Durham HDK
Konstfack
1893-12-25
Thomas Tredgold
British engineer Brandon 1788-08-22 Thomas Tredgold
Thomas Turton
British mathematician and clergyman (1780-1864) York St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Queens' College
1780-02-05 Thomas Turton
Thomas Ward English writer (1652-1708) Danby Castle 1652-04-13
Thomas Wemyss Reid
English newspaper editor, novelist and biographer (1842-1905) Newcastle upon Tyne 1842-03-29 Thomas Wemyss Reid
Thomas Wharton
English anatomist (1614–1673) Winston Pembroke College 1614-08-31
Thomas Williams English cartoonist, born 1940 (1940–2002) Stockton-on-Tees 1940-10-17
Thomas Wright
astronomer (1711-1786) County Durham King James I Academy 1711-09-22 An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe Thomas Wright (astronomer)
Tim Burke British visual effects supervisor Newcastle upon Tyne 1965-01-01
Tim Burstall Australian film director (1927–2004) Stockton-on-Tees Geelong Grammar School 1927-04-20
1929-04-20
Tim Healy
British actor Benwell 1952-01-29 Tim Healy
Tim Kellett English musician, songwriter and record producer Knaresborough 1964-07-23
Tim Knight Northallerton 1959-09-10
Tim Palmer British record producer North Shields 1962-10-04
Timothy Kristian Charles Mace Catterick 1955-11-20
Timothy Sheader
British theatre director Scarborough Scarborough Sixth Form College 1971-11-23
Tod Slaughter actor (1885-1956) Newcastle upon Tyne 1885-03-19
Tom Ainsley English actor Scarborough 1991-12-19
Tom Arnold British theatre producer Settle 1897
Tom Brown British anarchist (1900–1974) Newcastle upon Tyne 1900
Tom Coyne British television presenter South Shields 1930
Tom Crewe English novelist Middlesbrough University of Cambridge 1989
Tom Gill actor (1916-1971) Newcastle upon Tyne 1916-07-26
Tom Glenwright radio presenter Newcastle upon Tyne 1996-04-03
Tom Hodgkinson British writer Newcastle upon Tyne Westminster School 1968 The Idler
Tom Lamb English miner and artist Ashington 1928-05-03
Tom Lister
British actor Ingleton Birmingham School of Acting 1978-06-21 Tom Lister
Tom Shankland British director Durham 1968-05-07
Tom Stoddart
British photographer Morpeth 1953-11-28 Tom Stoddart
Tom Storer Tynemouth 1915
Tony Bastable British television presenter (1944–2007) Hexham University College School 1944-10-15
Tony Bianchi
British writer North Shields 1952-04-05
Tony Bray
British musician Newcastle upon Tyne 1960-09-17 Abaddon (musician)
Tony Dolan
British musician Newcastle upon Tyne 1964-01-21 Tony Dolan
Tony Grey
English musician Newcastle upon Tyne Berklee College of Music 1975-03-25 Tony Grey
Tony Hicks British drummer (1948–2006) Middlesbrough 1948-08-08
Tony Rivers English singer Shildon Raine's Foundation School 1940-12-21
Tony Scott
British film director and producer (1944–2012) North Shields Royal College of Art
University of Sunderland
Leeds Arts University
The Grangefield Academy
The Northern School of Art
1944-06-21 Tony Scott (director)
Tony Weetman Dean of the Medical School at University of Sheffield Durham Newcastle University 1953-04-29
Tony Williams English musician Durham 1947-08-19
Trevor Horn
British record producer and musician Hetton-le-Hole Durham Johnston Comprehensive School 1949-07-15 Trevor Horn
Trevor Ian Shaw English biochemist and physiologist York Clare College 1928-03-18
Trevor McMillan English radiobiologist, Vice-Chancellor of Keele University Gateshead University of Lancaster 1959-10-02
Trevor Metcalfe British illustrator Brotton 1939-05
Trevor Watts
English jazz musician York 1939-02-26 Trevor Watts
True Geordie
British YouTuber Newcastle upon Tyne 1987-01-26 True Geordie
Tweedy John Todd
English doctor (1789-1840) Berwick-upon-Tweed University of Aberdeen 1789
Ullin Place British philosopher (1924-2000) Yorkshire
Northallerton
Rugby School
Corpus Christi College
1924-10-24
Uthred of Boldon Benedictine monk, theologian and writer The Boldons 1320
Vaughan Oliver British graphic designer (1957–2019) Sedgefield Northumbria University 1957-09-12
Victor Noble Rainbird
British artist (1887-1936) North Shields 1887-12-12 Victor Noble Rainbird
Vigo Auguste Demant British priest and theologian Newcastle upon Tyne Durham University
Harris Manchester College
Ely Theological College
1893-11-08
Viking Will British pornographic actor York 1985-11-15
Vince Cable
British politician, leader of the Liberal Democrats (born 1943) York Fitzwilliam College
University of Glasgow
1943-05-09 Vince Cable
Vincent Cornier British author Redcar 1898
W D Welford British cyclist, writer and publisher (1857-1919) Newcastle upon Tyne 1857
W. B. R. King British geologist West Burton Jesus College
Uppingham School
1889-11-12
W. Brian Harland
British geologist (1917-2003) Scarborough Bootham School
Gonville and Caius College
1917-03-22
W. H. Auden
British-American poet (1907–1973) York Christ Church
University of Oxford
Gresham's School
St Edmund's School
1907-02-21 The Orators W.H. Auden
W. R. Mitchell
British writer and editor (1928–2015) Skipton 1928-01-15 W. R. Mitchell
W.B. Brydon British actor Newcastle upon Tyne 1933-09-20
1930-09-20
Wally Herbert British polar explorer (1934-2007) United Kingdom
York
1934-10-24
Walter Benington British photographer Stockton-on-Tees 1872-12-13 Walter Benington
Walter Crawley
British tennis player and entomologist (1880-1940) Masham St John's School, Leatherhead 1880-03-29 Walter Crawley
Walter Hargreaves Bourne
Canadian architect Darlington 1874-04-29 Walter Hargreaves Bourne
Warren Tute English sailor, author and television executive West Hartlepool 1914-02-22
Wee Georgie Wood British comedian Jarrow 1894-12-17
Wellington A. Playter
actor (1879-1937) Rawcliffe 1879-12-09 Wellington A. Playter
Wesley Stoker Barker Woolhouse
British actuary (1809–1893) North Shields 1809-05-06 Wesley S. B. Woolhouse
Wilfred Ernest Alderson Newcastle upon Tyne 1873-06-07
Wilfred Hudleston Hudleston
British geologist (1828-1909) York St John's College 1828-06-02
Wilfred Walter English actor (1882-1958) Ripon 1882-03-02
Wilfrid Norman Bailey British mathematician (1893-1961) County Durham Victoria University of Manchester
University of Cambridge
1893-09-05
Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
British poet (1878–1962) Hexham 1878-10-02 Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
Will Ashton
Australian artist (1881-1963) Clifton Académie Julian 1881-09-20
Will Atkinson musician from Northumberland Crookham 1908-01-31
Will Hay English comedian, actor, film director & astronomer (1888-1949) Stockton-on-Tees 1888-12-06 Will Hay
Will Lawson
Australian writer (1876-1957) Durham 1876-09-02
Will Todd British composer County Durham University of Bristol 1970-01-14
William Adam English painter (1846-1931) Tweedmouth 1846-08-29
William Alvara Humphrey British geologist and mineralogist York 1876-11-08
William Andrews Nesfield English landscape architect and artist (1793-1881) Chester-le-Street Durham School 1793-06-16 William Andrews Nesfield
William Arthur Bone British chemist (1871–1938) Stockton-on-Tees University of Manchester
Ackworth School
1871-03-19
William Bateson
British geneticist and biologist (1861-1926) Whitby St John's College
Rugby School
1861-08-08 William Bateson
William Bedlington New Zealand land surveyor (1823-1891) Ovingham 1823-09-27
William Bell
English painter Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Academy of Arts 1740 William Bell (painter)
William Blanchard
English comic actor (1769-1835) York 1769-01-02 William Blanchard
William Brice British ethnographer and linguist Richmond Jesus College 1921-07-03
William Bullerwell English geologist Newcastle upon Tyne Durham University 1916-09-27
William Burley Lockwood linguist, Professor of Germanic and Indo-European Philology at the University of Reading (1968-1982), previously Professor of Comparative Philology at Humboldt University (1961-1965) Normanby University of Manchester 1917-04-13
William Chapman British painter (1817-1879) Sunderland 1817
William Chapman Hewitson
British naturalist (1806–1878) Newcastle upon Tyne 1806-01-09 William Chapman Hewitson
William Coldstream British painter and teacher (1908-1987) Belford Slade School of Fine Art 1908-02-28 William Coldstream
William Corlett British writer (1938–2005) Darlington Fettes College 1938-10-08
William Crawford Williamson
English naturalist and palaeobotanist (1816-1895) Scarborough University College London 1816-11-24 William Crawford Williamson
William D. Clark British economist (1916–1985) Haltwhistle University of Chicago 1916-07-28
William Daniel Gill geologist (1916–92) Hillam 1916-06-29
William Delisle Hay British mycologist, novelist, and pulp writer (1853-18??) Bishopwearmouth 1853
1851
William Doughty
English painter and engraver York 1755
1757
William Doughty (painter)
William Downey
English photographer (1829-1915) South Shields 1829-07-14 William Downey
William Dunbar painter, wainwright, coal miner, song writer, artist Gateshead 1852
William Eden English sportsman and artist Windlestone Hall 1849-04-04
William Elstob English chaplain Newcastle upon Tyne Eton College
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
The Queen's College
1674
William Emerson
British mathematician Hurworth-on-Tees 1701-05-14 William Emerson (mathematician)
William Ernest Bowman
writer (1911–1985) Scarborough 1911-09-30 The Ascent of Rum Doodle
William Etty
British painter (1787-1849) York Royal Academy of Arts 1787-03-10 William Etty
William Foggitt British botanist (1835–1917) Yarm 1835-02-02
William Fox
Premier of New Zealand in the 19th century, company agent, explorer and artist South Shields Wadham College
Durham School
1812-09-02 William Fox (New Zealand)
William G. Leithead and Canadian architect Northallerton 1920
William G. Whittaker English-Scottish composer, pedagogue, conductor, musicologist, Bach scholar, publisher and writer Newcastle upon Tyne Durham University 1876-07-23
William Gowland
British archaeologist (1842–1922) Sunderland Imperial College London 1842-12-16
William Grainge
British antiquarian (1818-1895) Dishforth 1818-01-25 William Grainge
William Green Belford 1844
William Greenwell British archaeologist (1820–1918) Lanchester Durham University
Durham School
1820-03-23 William Greenwell
William Harrison Cook chemist Alnwick Stanford University
University of Alberta
1903-09-02
William Harvey
English engraver and designer (1796-1866) Newcastle upon Tyne 1796-07-13 William Harvey (engraver)
William Hawley Smith American writer Sunderland 1845-10-07
William Henderson author (1813–1891) Kirk Merrington 1813 Notes on the Folk Lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders
William Hepworth Thompson
British classical philologist (1810-1886) York Trinity College 1810-03-27 William Hepworth Thompson
William Herdman Elliott British Australian biochemist Durham 1925-06-05
William Hewson
British physiologist Hexham University of Edinburgh 1739-11-14 William Hewson (surgeon)
William Heysham Overend
(1851 - 1898) marine Artist and Book Illustrator Coatham Charterhouse School
Bruce Castle School
1851 William Heysham Overend
William Hutchinson
English mariner, privateer, author, and inventor Newcastle upon Tyne 1715
William Hutton British geologist (1797-1860) Sunderland 1797-07-26
William Ingle
British sculptor Bishop Thornton 1828 William Ingle
William J. Eccles British historian of Canada (1917–1998) North Yorkshire McGill University 1917
William J. Young English organist and composer Durham 1835-04-18
William Jackson Bean British botanist (1863-1947) Malton Holgate School, Barnsley 1863-05-26 Trees and shrubs hardy in the British Isles
William John Greenwell
19th-century English barrister and writer St Helen Auckland Marlborough College
New College
1847-05-21 William John Greenwell
William Kay English cleric and academic Pickering Giggleswick School
Lincoln College
1820-04-08
William Kay Blacklock painter Bishopwearmouth Edinburgh College of Art
Royal College of Art
1872 A Dutch Idyll William Kay Blacklock
William Kenneth Richmond Darlington 1910
William King
Anglo-Irish geologist Sunderland 1809-04-22 William King (géologue)
William Lambton
British geographer Northallerton 1756
1753
William Lambton
William Lax
astronomer Ravensworth Trinity College 1761
William Mackenzie Thomson
Marine painter from Great Britain Newcastle upon Tyne 1840 William Mackenzie Thomson
William Marshall English writer on agriculture (1745-1818) Sinnington 1745
William Martin
eccentric and self-proclaimed philosopher (1772-1851) Haltwhistle 1772-06-21
William Mercer English cleric, hymnwriter Barnard Castle Trinity College 1811
William Mitcheson Timlin painter, draftsman, architect (1892–1943) Ashington Morpeth School 1892-04-11 William Mitcheson Timlin
William Neile British mathematician Bishopthorpe Wadham College
University of Oxford
1637-12-16 Semicubical parabola
William Nicholson
English portrait painter and etcher (1781-1844) Ovingham 1781-12-25 William Nicholson (1781–1844)
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
Anglo-Irish astronomer (1800-1867) York Magdalen College
Trinity College Dublin
1800-06-17 Leviathan of Parsonstown William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
William Pearson British painter/draughtsman (1772-1849) Durham 1772
William Percy Poet and playwright, d. 1648 Tynemouth Worcester College 1574
William Philipson English-born New Zealand botanist and explorer (1911–1997) Newcastle upon Tyne University of Cambridge
University of London
Dame Allan's School
Durham University
Downing College
1911-12-06
William Powell Frith
English painter (1819-1909) Aldfield 1819-01-19 A Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881
The Crossing Sweeper
William Powell Frith
William Price Turner (1927-), British poet York 1927
William Ralph Inge
English author, Anglican dean and professor of divinity (1860–1954) Crayke Eton College
King's College
1860-06-06 William Ralph Inge
William Richards American and British architect Darlington 1871-09-17
William Richardson York 1814 William Richardson (artist)
William Rickarby Miller American painter (1818-1893) Staindrop 1818-05-20 William Rickarby Miller
William Robinson English architect (c.1720–1775) Durham 1720
William Russell
English actor (1924–2024) Sunderland 1924-11-19 William Russell (English actor)
William Scoresby
English Arctic explorer and whaler (1789–1857) Cropton Queens' College 1789-10-05 William Scoresby
William Scoresby
Arctic whaler and navigator (1760–1829) Cropton 1760-05-03 William Scoresby Senior
William Shanks Amateur calculator, school owner Corsenside 1812-01-25 William Shanks
William Shield
English composer, viola player and song collector Swalwell 1748-03-05 William Shield
William Stubbs
British historian and Anglican bishop (1825–1901) Knaresborough Christ Church
Ripon Grammar School
1825-06-21 William Stubbs
William Thomas Gowland English photographer, painter and decorateur York 1831-10-03
William Thomas Hamilton American frontiersman and author River Till 1822-12-06
William Thomas Stead
English newspaper editor (1849–1912) Northumberland Silcoates School 1849-07-05 William Thomas Stead
William Turner
16th century English Protestant reformer, physician and natural historian Morpeth Pembroke College 1510 William Turner (naturalist)
William Walker English engraver (1729-1793) Thirsk 1729-11 William Walker (engraver born 1729)
William Whitfield British architect Stockton-on-Tees 1920-10-21 Chartered Accountants' Hall
William Yorke Fausset Anglo-Irish clergyman Bishop Middleham 1859
Willie Williams British stage and lighting designer Newcastle upon Tyne Silverdale School 1959-09-08
Willy Taylor fiddler Wooler 1916-01-05
Wilson Hepple British painter (1854-1937) Newcastle upon Tyne 1854
Woods Hutchinson
English physician Selby University of Michigan
William Penn University
1862
Zachary Grey British historian Burniston 1686-05-06
Zeke Lund British musician, songwriter York 1945-11-13


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Beth Jeans Houghton
English musician Newcastle upon Tyne 1990-01-03 Beth Jeans Houghton
Olly Alexander
British singer and actor Harrogate Hereford College of Arts 1990-07-15 Olly Alexander


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Abigail Thorn
British actress and YouTuber Newcastle upon Tyne East 15 Acting School
University of St Andrews
Royal Grammar School
1993-04-24 Philosophy Tube
The Prince
Philosophy Tube
Sakuraburst British music producer York
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