This list is of people who were born or raised in the County of Northumberland, in England. The area covered is the

ceremonial county The counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies, also referred to as the lieutenancy areas of England and informally known as ceremonial counties, are areas of England to which lords-lieutenant are appointed. Legally, the areas i ...

, hence the exclusion of places traditionally regarded as being in Northumberland which are now in Tyne and Wear for administrative and ceremonial purposes. The list is intended to complement :People from Northumberland.

Art and architecture

Pauline Bewick Pauline Bewick (4 September 1935 – 28 July 2022) was an English-born Irish artist. Bewick was born in Northumberland, England on 4 September 1935, and with her mother Alice ('Harry') and sister Hazel, moved many times between England and Ire ...

(born 1935), watercolour painter * Thomas Bewick (1753–1828), wood engraver, born at Cherryburn, Mickley * Glenn Brown (born 1966), painter and Turner Prize nominee *

Lancelot "Capability" Brown Lancelot Brown (born c. 1715–16, baptised 30 August 1716 – 6 February 1783), more commonly known as Capability Brown, was an English gardener and landscape architect, who remains the most famous figure in the history of the English la ...

(1716–1783), landscape architect * John Clayton (1792–1890), antiquarian and town clerk of Newcastle upon Tyne *

Luke Clennell Luke Clennell (8 April 1781 – 9 February 1840) was a British wood-engraver and painter. Life Clennell was born in Ulgham near Morpeth, Northumberland, the son of a farmer. He was apprenticed to the Newcastle upon Tyne wood-engraver Thomas ...

(1781–1840), engraver * Archibald Matthias Dunn (1832–1917), Catholic architect, born in Wylam *

Mark Fiennes Mark Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (11 November 1933 – 30 December 2004) was an English photographer and illustrator. Fiennes was perhaps best known for his architectural studies. Biography Mark Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born at Dalton, Nor ...

(1933–2004), photographer * Noel Forster (1932–2007), abstract painter *

John and Benjamin Green John and Benjamin Green were a father and son who worked in partnership as architects in North East England during the early nineteenth century. John, the father was a civil engineer as well as an architect. Although they did carry out some commi ...

(1789–1852; c. 1807 – 1868), architects * Hermione Hammond (1910–2005), painter *

John Jackson John or Johnny Jackson may refer to: Entertainment Art * John Baptist Jackson (1701–1780), British artist * John Jackson (painter) (1778–1831), British painter * John Jackson (engraver) (1801–1848), English wood engraver * John Richardson ...

(1801–1848), wood engraver, born at Ovingham, apprenticed to Thomas Bewick * Mason Jackson (1819–1903), wood engraver, born at Ovingham *

John Martin John Martin may refer to: Business *John Martin (businessman) (1820–1905), American lumberman and flour miller *John Charles Martin (fl. 1913–1931), American newspaper publisher *John Martin (publisher) (born 1930), American founder of Black ...

(1789–1854), influential English Romantic painter of the nineteenth century, born in Haydon Bridge, his dramatic ''The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah'' can be seen in the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne *

Vanessa Raw Vanessa Raw (born 28 September 1984 in Hexham) is a former professional triathlete, member of the British Olympic Triathlon Squad. She is now an artist and lives and works in Ramsgate/Margate. Over the 10 years 2006 to 2014, Vanessa Raw took p ...

(born 28 September 1984), artist, born in Hexham *

Willey Reveley Willey Reveley (1760–1799) was an 18th-century English architect, born at Newton Underwood near Morpeth, Northumberland. He was a pupil of Sir William Chambers, and was trained at the Royal Academy Schools. In 1781-2 he was employed (under Ch ...

(1760–1799), architect *

T. J. Cobden Sanderson Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson (; 2 December 1840 – 7 September 1922) was an English artist and bookbinder associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. Life Sanderson was born in Alnwick, Northumberland. His father, James, was a District ...

(1840–1922), Arts and Crafts Movement artist * Imogen Stubbs (born 1961), actress and playwright, born in Rothbury * Stella Vine (born 1969), English contemporary artist (figurative painting), born in Alnwick

Business

* William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810–1900), Tyneside industrialist who was the effective founder of the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing empire *

Emerson Muschamp Bainbridge Emerson Muschamp Bainbridge (5 December 1845 – 12 May 1911) was an English mining consulting engineer, philanthropist and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1895 to 1900. Life Bainbridge was born in the village of ...

(1817–1892), founder of Bainbridge Department Store in Newcastle upon Tyne, the first such store in the world (still the largest John Lewis outside London) *

John Hall John Hall may refer to: Academics * John Hall (NYU President) (fl. c. 1890), American academic * John A. Hall (born 1949), sociology professor at McGill University, Montreal * John F. Hall (born 1951), professor of classics at Brigham Young Unive ...

(born 1933), property developer and chairman of

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...

* Peter Horbury (born c.1950), car designer * Charles Algernon Parsons (1854–1931), engineer known for his invention of the steam turbine, buried at

Kirkwhelpington Kirkwhelpington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland about northeast of Hexham. It is on the River Wansbeck alongside the A696 trunk road between Otterburn and Ponteland. History Kirkwhelpington has mediev ...

Lewy Pattinson Lewy Miall Pattinson (10 March 1852January 1944) was an English businessman, who founded the pharmaceutical firm Washington H. Soul Pattinson. Early life and immigration from England Lewy Miall Pattinson was born to parents Wiliam Pattinson ...

(1852–1944), Australian businessman, born in Hexham *

John Urpeth Rastrick John Urpeth Rastrick (26 January 1780 – 1 November 1856) was one of the first English steam locomotive builders. In partnership with James Foster, he formed Foster, Rastrick and Company, the locomotive construction company that built the ''S ...

(1780–1856), steam locomotive builder *

John Wigham Richardson John Wigham Richardson (7 January 1837 – 15 April 1908) was a British shipbuilder on Tyneside during the late 19th and early 20th century. Career Richardson was born on 7 January 1837, the son of devout Quakers Edward Richardson and Ja ...

(1837–1908), shipbuilder

Entertainment

Acting

Daniel Ainsleigh Daniel Ainsleigh (born 8 February 1976 in Hexham, Northumberland) is an English actor and acting coach. Born in Hexham, Ainsleigh attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art Webber may refer to: *Webber, Kansas, a US city *Webber Town ...

(born 1976), British actor and acting coach, born in Hexham * Robson Green (born 1964), television actor and singer * Jean Heywood (born 1921), British actress, appearing in films and television programmes * Alexander Knox (died 1995), Canadian actor; died at Berwick * Darren Newton (born 1969), actor and theatre director * Ben Roberts, television actor * Ray Stevenson (born 1964), Northern Irish film and television actor; grew up in Cramlington *

Tip Tipping Tip Tipping (13 February 1958 – 5 February 1993) was an English film and television stuntman and actor. Biography Prior to his career as a stuntman, Tipping served in the Royal Marines and 21st SAS Regiment. He appeared in television serie ...

(1958–1993), actor, died in a parachuting accident at Alnwick * Henry Travers (1874–1965), born in Prudhoe; character actor best known for his roles in

Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood, ...

film productions, most famously as Clarence the angel in '' It's a Wonderful Life '' (1946) * Kevin Whately (born 1951), English television actor, starring in ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'', ''Peak Practice'', ''Inspector Morse'', and ''Lewis''

Broadcasting

Tony Bastable Anthony Leslie Bastable (15 October 1944 – 29 May 2007) was an English television presenter, who was one of the original presenters of the children's magazine programme '' Magpie''. Early life Bastable was born in Hexham, Northumberland, ...

(1944–2007), children's television presenter and producer *

Ian Peacock Ian Peacock (born 14 December 1962) is a radio presenter and writer. He has appeared regularly on BBC Radio 4 since the late 1980s. Described as "a natural broadcaster" by ''The Observer'', he has a Gold Sony Award for feature-making (Radio Acad ...

, radio presenter * Sid Waddell (born 1940), English sports commentator and television personality

Comedy

* Alexander Armstrong (born 1970), comedian, actor and television personality

Music

Darren Allison Darren Allison (born May 1968, Ashington, Northumberland, England) is an English record producer, musician, and audio engineer, best known for his production work with artists such as Spiritualized,Kempster, Chris "Studio secrets of the stars ...

(born 1968), record producer and musician with The Divine Comedy, Spiritualized and others * Graham Bell (1948–2008), singer with

Skip Bifferty Skip Bifferty were an English psychedelic rock band formed in early 1966. The band featured future members of Ian Dury and The Blockheads. History Skip Bifferty were formed when Newcastle upon Tyne band The Chosen Few (featuring Alan Hull, l ...

and as a solo artist *

Dave Cliff Dave Cliff (born 25 June 1944) is a British jazz guitarist. Career Cliff was born in Hexham, Northumberland. In 1967, he moved to Leeds and gained a diploma in jazz studies from Leeds College of Music while studying with bassist Peter Ind an ...

(born 1944), British jazz guitarist *

Pete Doherty Peter Doherty (born 12 March 1979) is an English musician, songwriter, actor, poet, writer, and artist. He is best known for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he formed with Carl Barât in 1997. His other musical projects are indie b ...

(born 1979), musician with The Libertines and Babyshambles * China Drum (

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1981–2001), punk rock band * Mark Elder (born 1947), British conductor, currently the music director of The Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, England *

Wilfred Gibson Wilfred Gibson (28 February 1942 — 21 October 2014) was an English violinist, session musician, and early member of the Electric Light Orchestra. Early life Wilfred Gibson was born on 28 February 1942 in Dilston, Northumberland. He received ...

(born 1945), violinist with the

Electric Light Orchestra The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan. Their music is characterised by a fusion of pop, classical a ...

* John Peacock (c. 1756 – 1817), Northumbrian smallpipes player *

Sting Sting may refer to: * Stinger or sting, a structure of an animal to inject venom, or the injury produced by a stinger * Irritating hairs or prickles of a stinging plant, or the plant itself Fictional characters and entities * Sting (Middle-eart ...

(born 1951), singer with The Police and multi- Grammy Award winning solo artist

Military

* William Wilson Allen (1844–1890), recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Henry Askew Sir Henry Askew KCB (7 May 1775 – 25 June 1847) was an officer of the British Army. He served during the Napoleonic Wars and fought at the Battle of Waterloo. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-general during his career. Biography Askew w ...

(1775–1847), general * Joe Baker-Cresswell (1901–1997), aide-de-camp to

King George VI George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of Ind ...

and High Sheriff of Northumberland *

Sam Browne General Sir Samuel James Browne, (3 October 1824 – 14 March 1901) was a British Indian Army cavalry officer, known best as the creator of the Sam Browne belt. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry ...

(1824–1901),

British Indian Army The British Indian Army, commonly referred to as the Indian Army, was the main military of the British Raj before its dissolution in 1947. It was responsible for the defence of the British Indian Empire, including the princely states, which co ...

general * Hugh Cairns (1896–1918), recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Francis Crake Captain Francis William Crake MC (19 April 1893 – 28 November 1920) was a British Army and Royal Irish Constabulary officer. Early life Francis Crake was born on 19 April 1893 in Newcastle upon Tyne, where he also resided. Crake was ori ...

(1893–1920), soldier and Royal Irish Constabulary officer *

Frederick William Dobson Frederick William Dobson, VC (9 November 1886 – 15 November 1935) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth ...

(1886–1935), recipient of the Victoria Cross * James Bulmer Johnson (1889–1943), recipient of the Victoria Cross * David Murray-Lyon (1890–1975),

general * James Robb (1895–1968), senior Royal Air Force commander (Air Chief Marshal), and was Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command from 1945 to 1947 *

Richard Been Stannard Captain Richard Been Stannard, (21 August 1902 – 22 July 1977) was a British sailor, officer in the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR), and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awa ...

(1902–1977), recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Tod Sweeney Colonel Henry John Sweeney MC (1 June 1919 – 4 June 2001), known as Tod Sweeney, was an officer of the British Army. During the Second World War he was a platoon commander in the coup de main operation, by gliderborne troops of the 2nd Battal ...

(1919–2001), platoon commander at the Normandy Landings *

Patrick Tonyn Patrick Tonyn (1725–1804) was a British General who served as the last British governor of East Florida, from 1774 to 1783. His governorship lasted the span of the American Revolution. East Florida was a Loyalist colony during the war. Ear ...

(1725–1804), general and colonial governor *

Adam Herbert Wakenshaw Adam Herbert Wakenshaw VC (9 June 1914 – 27 June 1942) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Det ...

(1914–1942), recipient of the Victoria Cross

Nobility

* Æthelfrith of Northumbria (died c. 616), King of Bernicia from c. 593 until c. 616; he was also, beginning c. 604, the first Bernician king to also rule Deira; can be considered, in historical terms, the first Northumbrian king *

Arthur Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur John Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham, (18 June 1849 – 31 March 1931) was a British Army officer and courtier. He was Private Secretary to Queen Victoria during the last few years of her reign, and to George V during mos ...

(1849–1931), private secretary to Queen Victoria and George V; born at Linden Hall, near Morpeth * Robert de Ros (1177–1226) *

Margaret Douglas Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (8 October 1515 – 7 March 1578), was the daughter of the Scottish queen dowager Margaret Tudor and her second husband Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus. In her youth she was high in the favour of her unc ...

(1515–1578) *

Waltheof, Earl of Dunbar Waltheof (died 1182), Earl of Lothian or "Dunbar" and lord of Beanley, was a 12th-century Anglo- Scottish noble. He was the eldest son of Gospatric III, Earl of Lothian by his Scottish wife Deirdre. Waltheof's grandfather Gospatric II died at t ...

(died 1182) *

Gospatric II, Earl of Lothian Gospatric II (died 1138) was Earl of Lothian or Earl of Dunbar in the early 12th century. He was the son of Gospatric I, sometime Earl of Northumbria (d. after 1073). In the earliest sources, occurring at dates between 1120 and 1134 he is not s ...

(died 1138) *

Gospatric III, Earl of Lothian Gospatric III or Cospatric III (died 1166) was a twelfth-century Anglo-Celtic noble, who was Earl of Lothian and later the Earl of Dunbar, and feudal Lord of Beanley. He was the son of Gospatric II, Earl of Lothian (later called Earl of Dunbar). ...

(died 1166) *

Forster baronets There have been six Forster Baronetcies, four in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. All are extinct. Forster of Bamburgh The Baronetcy of Forster of Bamburgh was crea ...

(established 1620) * Ida of Bernicia (died 559), Ida or Ida the Flamebearer, was a ruler (probably the founder) of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia between 547 and 559 * Malcolm III of Scotland (died 1093), died at Alnwick * Henry 'Hotspur' Percy (c. 1364 – 1403), son of the 1st Earl of Northumberland * Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341–1408) * Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1392–1455) * Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland (1477–1527) * William Widdrington, 1st Baron Widdrington (1610–1651)

Politics

* Peter Atkinson (born 1943), Conservative MP for

Hexham Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden, Northumberland, Warden nearby, and ...

* Gordon Banks (born 1955),

Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ...

MP for

Ochil and South Perthshire Ochil and South Perthshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. The constituency was created for the 2 ...

* Alan Beith (born 1943), currently the Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed * Josephine Butler (1828–1906), feminist activist, born at

Milfield Milfield is a village in Northumberland, England about northwest of Wooler. The A697 road passes through the village. History Milfield is the likely location of the Northumbrian royal settlement of Maelmin, given "mael" is a Brythonic word ...

Ronnie Campbell Ronald Campbell (born 14 August 1943) is a former British Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Blyth Valley from 1987 until 2019. Early life Campbell was born in Tynemouth, and grew up with seven siblings. He atten ...

(born 1943), Labour MP for

Blyth Valley Blyth Valley was a local government district and borough in south-east Northumberland, England, bordering the North Sea and Tyne and Wear. The two principal towns were Blyth and Cramlington. Other population centres include Seaton Delaval, and ...

John Candlish John Candlish (baptism, bapt. 28 April 1816 – 17 March 1874) was a British glass bottle manufacturer and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician. Early life Candlish was born in Tarset, Northumberland, the eldest son of farmer John Candli ...

(1816–1874), Liberal MP for

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

Hilton Dawson Thomas Hilton Dawson (born 30 September 1953) is a British politician who was the Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancaster and Wyre from 1997 until 2005. Dawson became the chairman of the North East Party in 2014, and was the par ...

(born 1953), Labour MP for Lancaster and Wyre *

William Elliott, Baron Elliott of Morpeth Robert William Elliott, Baron Elliott of Morpeth, (11 December 1920 – 20 May 2011) was a British Conservative politician. The son of Richard Elliott, was a former councillor and mayor of Morpeth, William Elliott was the Conservative Party c ...

(born 1920), Conservative politician * Charles Fenwick (1850–1918),

Lib-Lab The Liberal–Labour movement refers to the practice of local Liberal associations accepting and supporting candidates who were financially maintained by trade unions. These candidates stood for the British Parliament with the aim of representing ...

MP for

Wansbeck Places called Wansbeck include: *The River Wansbeck, a river in Northumberland, England *Wansbeck District—a former local government district in south-east Northumberland, through which the river flows *Wansbeck (UK Parliament constituency)—a co ...

and Trades Union Congress leader * Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764–1845), Whig Prime Minister (1830–1834) * Antony Lambton (1922–2006), Viscount Lambton, was the controversial Tory Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed from 1951 until 1973 * Denis Murphy (born 1940), Labour MP for

Jeremy Purvis Jeremy Purvis, Baron Purvis of Tweed (born 15 January 1974) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale from 2003 to 2011. In August 2013 it was announced ...

(born 1974), Liberal Democrat MSP, and youngest person in

Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament ( gd, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyro ...

at time of election * John Campbell Renton (born 1814), Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed *

Joseph Richardson Joseph or Joe Richardson may refer to: * Joseph Richardson (American politician) (1778–1871), United States Representative from Massachusetts * Joseph Richardson (Liberal politician) (1830–1902), Liberal Party politician in England, MP for So ...

(1755–1803), Whig activist * Ralph Widdrington (1640–1718), MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed

Religion

Martin of Alnwick Martin Alnwick or of Alnwick (died 1336) was an English Franciscan friar and theologian. Biography Little is known of Alnwick's early years. He certainly originated from Northumberland, and a 'Martinus' is recorded in several disputations at ...

(d. 1336), Franciscan friar and theologian * William Bickerton (1815–1905), founder of The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) *

Bolton Stafford Bird Bolton Stafford Bird CMG (30 January 1840 – 15 December 1924) was an English-born Australian Congregationalist clergyman, farmer and politician. Bird was born in Hazlerigg, Northumberland, the son of the local schoolmaster. In 1852 the ...

(1840–1924), clergyman * Benedict Biscop (628–690), abbot *

Charles Lisle Carr Charles Lisle Carr (26 September 1871 – 20 May 1942) was an Anglican clergyman who served as the second bishop of the restored Episcopal see, see of Bishop of Coventry, Coventry in the modern era and the 107th Bishop of Hereford in a long li ...

(1871–1942), Church of England bishop *

Cedd Cedd ( la, Cedda, Ceddus; 620 – 26 October 664) was an Anglo-Saxon monk and bishop from the Kingdom of Northumbria. He was an evangelist of the Middle Angles and East Saxons in England and a significant participant in the Synod of Whitby, a ...

(c. 620 – 664), evangelist and saint * John Farrar (1802–1884), Methodist clergyman and writer * John of Hexham (c. 1160 – 1209), English chronicler, known to us merely as the author of a work called the ''Historia XXV. annorum'', which continues the ''

Historia regum The ''Historia Regum'' ("History of the Kings") is a historical compilation attributed to Symeon of Durham, which presents material going from the death of Bede until 1129. It survives only in one manuscript compiled in Yorkshire in the mid-to-lat ...

'' attributed to Symeon of Durham, and contains an account of English events from 1130 to 1153 * Edward Knott (1581–1656), most important English Jesuit of his day *

William Turnbull Leach William Turnbull Leach (March 1, 1805 – October 13, 1886) was a Canadian clergyman and academic. Born in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, the son of Robert Leach and Elizabeth Turnbull, Leach was educated in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Stirling, and r ...

(1805–1886), clergyman and academic * Chad of Mercia (died 672), abbot, bishop and saint * Robert Morrison (1782–1834), missionary in China * Joseph Parker (1830–1902), Congregationalist preacher and writer * Richard of Hexham (fl. 1141), English chronicler, who became prior of

about 1141, and died between 1163 and 1178 * Nicholas Ridley (1500–1555), bishop and martyr of the Marian Persecutions *

Ailred of Rievaulx Aelred of Rievaulx ( la, Aelredus Riaevallensis); also Ailred, Ælred, and Æthelred; (1110 – 12 January 1167) was an English Cistercian monk, abbot of Rievaulx from 1147 until his death, and known as a writer. He is regarded by Anglicans an ...

(1110–1167), writer and saint *

Robert of Holy Island Robert of Holy Island (or Robert de Insula; died 1283) was a medieval Bishop of Durham. Robert was the son of crofters and was a native of the island of Lindisfarne.Moorman ''Church Life'' p. 25 He had a brother, Henry, who became Robert's execut ...

(died 1283), Bishop of Durham * Joseph Stevenson (1806–1895), archivist and

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* Rowland Taylor (1510–1555), martyr of the Marian Persecutions * Henry Baker Tristram (1822–1906), clergyman and Bible scholar * John of Trokelowe (fl. 14th century), Benedictine and chronicler * Keith Ward (born 1938), Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, born in Hexham * William of Alnwick (c. 1275 – 1333), Franciscan theologian and Bishop of Giovinazzo * N. T. Wright (born 1948), Bishop of Durham

Science and medicine

* George Biddell Airy (1801–1892), mathematician and Astronomer Royal * Martyn Amos (born 1971), Senior Lecturer in Computing and Public Engagement Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University; expert on natural computation and DNA computing; born in Hexham * Charles Baring, 2nd Baron Howick of Glendale (born 1937), arboriculturalist and plant collector * Thomas Gibson (died 1562), printer and physician, born in Morpeth * Timothy Hackworth (1786–1850), steam locomotive engineer * William Hewson (1739–1774), 18th-century

surgeon In modern medicine, a surgeon is a medical professional who performs surgery. Although there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon usually is also a licensed physician or received the same medical training as ...

, anatomist and

physiologist Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical a ...

; sometimes referred to as the 'father of haematology' *

Andrew Karney Andrew Karney, Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, FIET, Chartered Engineer, CEng, FRSA (born 24 May 1942) is a British electrical engineer, businessman and company director. He is also an accredited European Engineer. Car ...

(born 1942), electrical engineer *

Frank Lees Francis Pearson Lees (5 April 1931 – 18 March 1999), usually known as Frank Lees, was a chemical engineer and a professor at Loughborough University who is noted for his contribution to the field of industrial safety. Education Lees was born i ...

(1931–1999), chemical engineer; professor at Loughborough University; noted for his contribution to the field of industrial safety * Prideaux John Selby (1788–1867), ornithologist *

James Calvert Spence Sir James Calvert Spence, & Bar (19 March 1892 – 26 May 1954) was an English paediatrician who was a pioneer in the field of social paediatrics. He was a founding member of the British Paediatric Association. Early life Spence was born in A ...

(1892–1954), paediatrician * George Stephenson (1781–1848), steam locomotive engineer *

Ralph Tate Ralph Tate (11 March 1840 – 20 September 1901) was a British-born botanist and geologist, who was later active in Australia. Early life Tate was born at Alnwick in Northumberland, the son of Thomas Turner Tate (1807–1888), a teacher of math ...

(1840–1901), botanist * William Turner (1508–1568), pioneer of ornithology and botany as sciences *

Donald I. Williamson Donald Irving Williamson (8 January 1922, in Alnham, England – 29 January 2016, in Port Erin, Isle of Man) was a British planktologist and carcinologist. Education Williamson gained his first degree from the Newcastle division of Durham Uni ...

(born 1922), zoologist

Sport

Athletics

Jim Alder James Noel Carroll Alder MBE (born 10 June 1940) is a British former distance runner, from Morpeth. Alder, who was born in Glasgow, was a foster child. His mother died of tuberculosis and his father was killed on the last day of World War II. ...

(born 1940), Commonwealth Games gold medal winning marathon runner *

(born 1984), professional English triathlete, and member of the British Olympic Triathlon Academy Squad, born in Hexham

Cricket

Norman Graham John Norman Graham (born 8 May 1943) is a former English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club during the 1960s and 1970s. He was born at Hexham in Northumberland. Graham was a very tall medium-fast right-arm seam bo ...

(born 1943), cricketer who played for Kent, born at Hexham * Ken Graveney (born 1924), English cricketer who played for and captained Gloucestershire, born in Hexham * Tom Graveney (born 1927), former English cricketer; President of the Marylebone Cricket Club for 2004-5; played for England in 79 Tests; a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1953; born in Riding Mill * Steve Harmison (born 1978), Durham and England cricketer *

John Wake John Wake (born 13 February 1953) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Bedfordshire. He was born in Hexham, Northumberland. Attended Bothal CS School and Ashington GS and played c ...

(born 1953), Bedfordshire cricketer

Football

NB: Clubs listed are those at which the player made 100 or more League appearances or, if not applicable, club at which they made most appearances. * Chris Adamson (born 1978), played for

St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played origin ...

Jimmy Adamson James Adamson (4 April 1929 – 8 November 2011) was an English professional footballer and football manager. He was born in Ashington, Northumberland. He made 486 appearances for Burnley ranking him sixth in their all-time appearance lis ...

(born 1929), played for and managed Burnley * Jimmy Allen (1913–1979), played for Queens Park Rangers * Ben Alnwick (born 1987), played for

* John Angus (1938–2021), played for Burnley *

Colin Ayre Colin Ayre (born 14 March 1956, in Ashington, Northumberland) was an English professional association football, footballer, playing as a winger in the English, Dutch and Austrian football leagues. Colin Ayre began his career as an apprentice at ...

(born 1956), played in the English, Dutch and Austrian football leagues *

Bob Bearpark Robert Bearpark (March 15, 1943 – November 18, 1996) was a Canadian soccer head coach. Born in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, Bearpark played soccer as a youth for Bristol City and Bath. He moved to Canada when he was 32 and enrolled as a gradua ...

(1943–1996), Canada men's national soccer team coach *

Paul Boertien Paul Boertien (born 20 January 1979 in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England) is an English former footballer who has played for seven English clubs. Playing career Boertien began his career in Carlisle United in August 1996. His first league g ...

(born 1979), played for Derby County * Martin Brittain (born 1984), plays for

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

* John Brodie (born 1947), played for Port Vale * Alan Brown (1914–1996), played for and managed Burnley, managed Sunderland *

James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honor ...

(born 1987), Hartlepool United F C striker, born in Cramlington * Joe Brown (born 1929), played for

A.F.C. Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth () is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest division of English club football. Formed in 1899 as B ...

Steve Bruce Stephen Roger Bruce (born 31 December 1960) is an English professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a centre-back. He most recently managed West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Br ...

(born 1960), manager of Sunderland, played for Gillingham, Norwich City &

Manchester United Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

, born in Corbridge * James Bumphrey (1885–?), played for Birmingham *

Mick Buxton Michael James Buxton (born 29 May 1943) is a former footballer and football manager in England. He has managed Huddersfield Town, Scunthorpe United and Sunderland. Playing career During his playing career, Buxton played in the Football League ...

(born 1943), managed Huddersfield Town and Sunderland *

Jack Callender John W. "Jack" Callender (2 April 1923 – 22 May 2001) was an English professional football wing half of the 1940s and 1950s. Career Born in Wylam, Callender began his career before World War II, in 1938 with Gateshead, who would be his so ...

(1923–2001), played for Gateshead * John Callender (1903–1980), played for Gateshead *

Tom Callender Thomas Sanderson Callender (20 September 1920 – 25 February 2002) was an English professional football centre half of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Callender began his career before the Second World War with local non-league side Crawcrook Alb ...

(1920–2002), played for Gateshead *

Graham Carr William Graham Carr (born 25 October 1944) is an English former professional footballer, manager and scout. He is currently an associate director for Northampton Town. Club career Carr, a half-back, joined his first professional club, North ...

(born 1944), played for and managed Northampton Town * William Carrier (1887-after 1911), played for Birmingham *

Tony Carss Anthony John Carss (born 31 March 1976) is an English football coach and former professional player, who currently works for Aston Villa Academy as Emerging Talent Programme Manager. Carss started his career with Blackburn Rovers, and went on t ...

(born 1976), played for Huddersfield Town *

Stuart Chapman Stuart Chapman (6 May 1951 – 13 July 2022) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder for Port Vale, Stafford Rangers and Macclesfield Town, and worked as the player-coach of Rocester. He won promotion out of the Fourth Division wit ...

(born 1951), played for

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...

* Bobby Charlton (born 1937), played for

* Jack Charlton (born 1935), played for Leeds United * George Cook (born 1904), played for

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

Billy Cowell William Cowell (born 7 December 1902) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, Engla ...

(born 1902), played for Huddersfield Town and Hartlepool United * Jack Coxford (1901–1978), played for

Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic AFC Bournemouth () is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest division of English club football. Formed in 1899 as Bo ...

* Steve Davis (born 1968), played for Burnley and Luton Town * Andy Duncan, played for Cambridge United * Shaun Elliott (born 1957), played for Sunderland *

David Fairhurst David Liddle Fairhurst (20 July 1906 – 26 October 1972) was an English professional footballer, who played most of his career, as a left back, with Newcastle United, who he helped win the FA Cup in 1932. He also made one appearance for Engl ...

(1906–1972), played for

* Ian Ferguson (born 1968), Scottish, played for Raith Rovers, ended his professional career in 2004 with Berwick Rangers *

Steve Finney Stephen Kenneth Finney (31 October 1973 – 2 February 2022) was an English professional Association football, footballer who played as a forward (football), forward. He made appearances in The Football League for six clubs. Playing career Fin ...

(born 1973), played for Swindon Town * Bobby Flavell (born 1956), played for Halifax Town *

Fraser Forster Fraser Gerard Forster (born 17 March 1988) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur. Forster sta ...

(born 1988), plays for

* Bill Fraser (1907-?), played for Southampton *

Allan Gauden Allan Gauden (20 November 1944 – 29 April 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played professionally for Sunderland, Darlington, Grimsby Town, Hartlepool United and Gillingham between 1962 and 1976, and ...

(born 1944), played for Sunderland *

Robert Gordon Robert Gordon may refer to: Entertainment * Robert Gordon (actor) (1895–1971), silent-film actor * Robert Gordon (director) (1913–1990), American director * Robert Gordon (singer) (1947–2022), American rockabilly singer * Robert Gordon (scr ...

(1917–1940), played for Huddersfield Town * Wilf Grant (1920–1990), played for

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

* Kevin Henderson (born 1974), played for Hartlepool United * Peter Henderson (born 1952), played for

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

Bob Hewitson Robert Hewitson (26 February 1884 – 1957) was an English professional footballer who played for Morpeth Harriers, Barnsley, Crystal Palace, Oldham Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Croydon Common and Doncaster Rovers. Football career Hewitson be ...

(1884–1957), played for Crystal Palace * Rob Hindmarch (1961–2002), played for

and Derby County * Jimmy Isaac (born 1916), played for Hartlepools United * Derek Jefferson (born 1948), played for

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

* Jimmy Kelly (1931–2003), played for Watford and

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

* Ray Kennedy (born 1951), played for

Arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...

and Liverpool *

George King George King may refer to: Politics * George King (Australian politician) (1814–1894), New South Wales and Queensland politician * George King, 3rd Earl of Kingston (1771–1839), Irish nobleman and MP for County Roscommon * George Clift King (184 ...

(born 1923), played for Gillingham * Ray King (born 1924), played for

Dan Kirkup Daniel Kirkup (born 19 May 1988 in Hexham) is an English football defender playing for Hebburn. Career In the summer of 2006 he was offered a pro contract which he accepted after some good performances for the youth and reserve teams he will b ...

(born 1988), plays for Workington *

Joe Kirkup Joseph Robert Kirkup (born 17 December 1939) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full-back in the Football League for West Ham United, Chelsea and Southampton. Playing career Kirkup played junior football with West Ha ...

(born 1939), played for West Ham United and Southampton * Mel Lintern (born 1950), played for

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

Joe Lynn Joseph Lynn (31 January 1925 – June 1992) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Exeter City and Rochdale. He was born in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, ...

(born 1925), played for Rochdale *

Jamie McClen James David McClen (born 13 May 1979) is an English retired footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. Early life and youth career McClen attended St. Benet Biscop Catholic High School in Bedlington, Northumberland. He honed his foo ...

(born 1979), played for Gateshead * William McCourty (1884-after 1909), played for Birmingham *

Billy McGlen William McGlen (27 April 1921 – 23 December 1999) was an English professional association football, footballer who played as a wing half and midfielder. Born in Bedlington, Northumberland, he played for Blyth Spartans A.F.C., Blyth Spartans, M ...

(1921–1999), played for

and Lincoln City *

George Milburn George William Milburn (24 June 1910 – 24 June 1980) was an English footballer who played for Leeds United and Chesterfield. Biography Milburn was a member of the famous Milburn footballing family. His cousin Jackie, known as Wor Jackie, p ...

(1910–1980), played for Leeds United and

Chesterfield Chesterfield may refer to: Places Canada * Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan * Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom * Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England ** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constitue ...

* Jack Milburn (1908–1979), played for Leeds United * Jackie Milburn (1924–1988), played for

Jim Milburn James Milburn (21 September 1919 – 1 January 1985) was an English professional footballer who played as a left-back for Leeds United (220 appearances, 17 goals) and Bradford Park Avenue (90 appearances, 10 goals). He was a member of the famo ...

(1919–1985), played for Leeds United and

Bradford Park Avenue Bradford (Park Avenue) Association Football Club is an association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in , at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The name derived from their former hom ...

Stanley Milburn Stanley Milburn (27 October 1926 – 30 July 2010) was an English football full back. Part of a famous footballing dynasty, he was brother of John ('Jack') Milburn b 1908 (Leeds United and Bradford City), George Milburn b 1910 (Leeds United a ...

(born 1926), played for Chesterfield, Leicester City and Rochdale * Harry Mills (born 1922), played for Huddersfield Town * Bob Morton (1906–1990), played for

* Malcolm Musgrove (1933–2007), played for West Ham United * Brian O'Neil (born 1944), played for Burnley and Southampton *

Graeme Owens Graeme Adam Owens (born 1 June 1988) is an English former professional footballer. Career Owens can play on either wing but prefers to play on the right. He was a member of Middlesbrough's FA Youth Cup winning side of 2004 at the age of 15. A ...

(born 1988), played for Middlesbrough, born in Cramlington * John Potts (born 1904), played for Port Vale *

Peter Ramage Peter Iain Ramage (born 22 November 1983) is an English football coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the Newcastle United U23 team. Ramage began his career with Newcastle United as an academy player before progre ...

(born 1983), played for

* Jimmy Richardson (1911–1964), played for

and Huddersfield Town * Joe Richardson (1908–1977), played for

* John Ritchie (born 1944), played for Port Vale * Joe Robinson (1919–1991), played for

Hartlepools United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Har ...

Jock Rutherford John "Jock" Rutherford (12 October 1884 – 21 April 1963) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Arsenal, Clapton Orient and Newcastle United. He played 11 times for England, and had a short and unsuccessful spell as ...

(1884–1963), played for

and Woolwich Arsenal *

John Shiel John Shiel (13 May 1917 – 30 November 2013) was an English professional footballer, who played for North Shields, Newcastle United and Huddersfield Town. He was born in Seahouses Seahouses is a large village on the North Northumberland co ...

(born 1917), played for Huddersfield Town * Andy Sinton (born 1966), played for

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

and Queens Park Rangers * George Stephenson (1900–1971), played for

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

Trevor Steven Trevor McGregor Steven (born 21 September 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-sided midfielder. He progressed through the ranks at Burnley, making his debut in 1981 and becoming a regular supplier of goals o ...

(born 1963), played for Everton and

Rangers A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...

* Bob Stokoe (1930–2004), played for

and later managed Sunderland A.F.C. * Eric Tait (born 1951), played and managed for Berwick Rangers * Martin Taylor (born 1979), plays for Birmingham City * Steven Taylor (born 1986), plays for

* David Thompson (born 1968), played for Millwall *

Joe Tulip Joe Tulip (died 1979) was an English footballer best known for his time at Dumfries club Queen of the South. Career Tulip was one of the first Englishmen to play in the Scottish League. His discovery was quite unique as he was spied by a Dumfri ...

played for Queen of the South F.C. *

Shaun Vipond Shaun David Vipond (born 25 December 1988, in Hexham), is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for West Auckland Town. Biography Vipond started a youth team player at Carlisle United, where he progressed through their ranks and o ...

(born 1988), plays for Workington * Tommy Walker (1923–2005), played for Oldham Athletic * Dave Walton (born 1973), played for Shrewsbury Town and Crewe Alexandra * Jimmy Wardhaugh (1929–1978), played for Heart of Midlothian * Norman Wilkinson (born 1931), played for York City * Billy Wilson (born 1946), played for Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth

Horse racing

Jonathan E. Pease Jonathan Edward Pease (born 8 June 1952 in Northumberland, England) is a member of the prominent Pease family and a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. The son of Derrick Allix Pease and the Hon. Rosemary Portman, his grandfather was Sir Richar ...

(born 1952), Thoroughbred racehorse trainer * Nicky Richards (born 1956), National Hunt racehorse trainer

Other

Kenneth Ferrie Kenneth Andrew Ferrie (born 28 September 1978) is an English professional golfer. Early life and amateur career Ferrie was born in Ashington, Northumberland. He won the British Boys Championship in 1996 and made his first appearance in a Europ ...

(born 1978), golfer *

Gavin Kerr Gavin Kerr is a retired rugby union footballer who played prop, he played international rugby for Scotland. He played club rugby for Leeds Tykes (now Leeds Carnegie), the defunct Border Reivers, Edinburgh and Sale Sharks. He played both sides ...

(born 1977), lived in Berwick for most of his childhood; played professional rugby, a regular in the Scotland rugby team, has 36 caps and 1 try * Gary Robson (born 1967), World Darts Trophy winning darts player * Craig Smith (born 1978), lived in Berwick for most of his childhood and attended Berwick County High School; played professional rugby union for the Scotland rugby team with 18 caps * Matthew Wells, Olympic rower, brother of Peter Wells * Peter Wells, Olympic rower, brother of Matthew Wells

Writers

* Kate Adie (born 1945), print and broadcast journalist *

Ruth Ainsworth Ruth Gallard Ainsworth (16 October 1908 – 16 May 1984) was a British writer, of over seventy children's books and numerous radio scripts. Life Ainsworth was born in Manchester, in 1908, the second child (and first daughter) of Methodist mini ...

(1908–1984), children's writer of the Rufty Tufty Golliwog series * Richard Armstrong (1903–1986), novelist and historian * John Blackburn (1923–1993), novelist who wrote thrillers, horror novels, including ''The Flame and the Wind'' (1967) * Robert Blakey (1795–1878), radical journalist and philosopher born in Manchester Street, Morpeth *

John Brown John Brown most often refers to: *John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American who led an anti-slavery raid in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859 John Brown or Johnny Brown may also refer to: Academia * John Brown (educator) (1763–1842), Ir ...

(1715–1766), religious writer and playwright *

Richard Burridge Richard Burridge (born 1951, in Rothbury, Northumberland) is a British film screenwriter and author. His credits include '' Absolute Beginners'' (1986). With his family he is an owner of several racehorses, including the late Desert Orchid ...

(born 1951), screenwriter * Ann Cook (fl. 1760), innkeeper and author of ''Professed cookery'', see

Hannah Glasse Hannah Glasse (; March 1708 – 1 September 1770) was an English cookery writer of the 18th century. Her first cookery book, ''The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy'', published in 1747, became the best-selling recipe book that century. It w ...

* Samuel Edward Cook (died 1856), travel writer * Catherine Cookson (1906–1998), author, resided at Corbridge *

Gabriel Fielding Alan Gabriel Barnsley (pen name Gabriel Fielding, 25 March 1916 – 27 November 1986) was an English novelist whose works include: ''In the Time of Greenbloom'', ''The Birthday King'', ''Through Streets Broad and Narrow'' and ''The Women of Gui ...

(1916–1986), pen name of Alan Gabriel Barnsley, British novelist whose works include ''In the Time of Greenbloom'', ''The Birthday King'', ''Through Streets Broad and Narrow'' and ''The Women of Guinea Lane'' * John Gardner (1926–2007), creator of

Boysie Oakes Boysie Oakes is fictional secret agent Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of t ...

series and author of James Bond books * Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878–1962), British poet, associated with World War I, born in Hexham *

(1708–1770), cookery writer * M. B. Halbeck (1936–1989), poet * Nigel Hamilton (born 1944), biographer and academic * John Cuthbert Hedley (1830–1915), religious writer * John Hodgson, wrote his ''History of Northumberland'' during his incumbency at

, 1823–34 *

Eric Pringle Eric Pringle (5 April 1935, Morpeth, Northumberland, England – 13 April 2017, Ledbury, Herefordshire) was a British writer for radio and television. He also wrote three novels for children. He was one of the writers of the 1972 television ...

, children's writer *

James Runciman James Runciman (August, 1852 – 6 July 1891) was an English teacher, author and journalist. He was born at Cresswell, a village near Morpeth in Northumberland, son of Walter Runciman, a coastguardman, and Jean Finlay. He was educated at Ellingt ...

(1852–1891), journalist *

Steven Runciman Sir James Cochran Stevenson Runciman ( – ), known as Steven Runciman, was an English historian best known for his three-volume ''A History of the Crusades'' (1951–54). He was a strong admirer of the Byzantine Empire. His history's negative ...

(1903–2000), historian of the Middle Ages * William M. Timlin (1892–1943), author and architect * Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914–2003), historian of Early Modern Britain and Nazi Germany * Veronica Wedgwood (1910–1997), historian of the English Civil War

Other people

* John Ashenden (d. in or before 1368?), astrologer, born Northumberland * Bernard Bosanquet (1848–1923), philosopher and political theorist *

John Busby John Busby (24 March 1765 – 10 May 1857) was an English-born surveyor and civil engineer, active in Australia. __NOTOC__ Early life Busby was born in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, eldest son of George Busby, a miner and coalmaster of St ...

(1765–1867), surveyor and civil engineer * Ned Coulson, celebrity of Haydon Bridge, noted for his wonderful swiftness of foot *

Grace Darling Grace Horsley Darling (24 November 1815 – 20 October 1842) was an English lighthouse keeper's daughter. Her participation in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked ''Forfarshire'' in 1838 brought her national fame. The paddlesteamer ...

(1815–1842), heroine of a celebrated maritime rescue * Richard Duncan (died 1819), judge and politician in Upper Canada * Matthew Festing (born 1949), Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta * Philip Hunter (born 1940), Schools Adjudicator for England *

Robert Huntley Robert E. R. Huntley (1929 – December 10, 2015) was an American attorney, businessman, retired law professor, and former president of Washington and Lee University. He graduated from Washington and Lee in 1950 and its law school in 1957. He ...

(1920–2001), first Head of Scotland Yard's Bomb Squad *

Ralph Hush Ralph Hush (1779 – 2 June 1860) was a convict sent from Northumberland to Australia in 1820. He was also one of the first convicts ever to receive a pardon from a life sentence after less than 5 years. Early life Born on a Spittal farm in ...

(1779–1860), convict sent to Australia * Jonathan Martin (1782–1838), arsonist of York Minster * John Minto (1822–1915), American pioneer, sheep farmer, and Republican representative in the state legislature, born in Wylam * William Peel (born 1875), British colonial administrator who became the Governor of Hong Kong * Natalie Pike (born 1983), '' FHM'' High Street Honey winner and subsequent glamour model; used to live in Berwick * William Smith (1775–?), mariner and explorer *

Edward Stamp Captain Edward Stamp (5 November 1814 – 20 January 1876) was an English mariner and entrepreneur who contributed to the early economic development of British Columbia and Vancouver Island.Lamb, W. K. (2000). Stamp, Edward. ''Dictionary of Cana ...

(1814–1872), mariner and colonialist * John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington (born 1942), whose career included head of the Metropolitan Police Service, and Chancellor of Northumbria University *

Robert Whinham Robert Whinham (1814–1893) was a fiddler, composer and dancing master from Morpeth, Northumberland. Many tunes composed by him are still played, notably the ''Remember Me'' hornpipe, ''Whinham's Reel,'' and ''The Cambo March''. A 1995 book on ...

(1776–1861), nurseryman; around the 1830s, bred the red gooseberry Whinham's Industry, which was given the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 1915 and 1993 {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of People From Northumberland By Occupation * Northumberland Northumberland