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, in

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. The area covered is the ceremonial county, hence the exclusion of places traditionally regarded as being in Northumberland which are now in

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for

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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 Thomas Bewick (c. 11 August 17538 November 1828) was an English wood-engraver and natural history author. Early in his career he took on all kinds of work such as engraving cutlery, making the wood blocks for advertisements, and illustrating ch ...

(1753–1828), wood engraver, born at

Cherryburn Cherryburn is a cottage in Mickley, Northumberland, England. It was the birthplace of Thomas Bewick, an English wood engraver and ornithologist. The cottage, its adjacent farmhouse and large grounds, have been managed by the National Trust since ...

, Mickley * Glenn Brown (born 1966), painter and

Turner Prize The Turner Prize, named after the English painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist. Between 1991 and 2016, only artists under the age of 50 were eligible (this restriction was removed for the 2017 award) ...

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 John Clayton may refer to: Arts and entertainment Writing *John Clayton (architect) (died 1861), English architect and writer *John Bell Clayton and Martha Clayton, John Bell Clayton (c. 1907–1955), American writer *John Clayton (sportswriter) ( ...

(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 Archibald Matthias Dunn FRIBA, JP, (1832 – 17 January 1917) was a British architect. He was, along with his partner Edward Joseph Hansom, among the foremost Catholic architects in North East England during the Victorian era. Short biogra ...

(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 Noel Armstrong Forster (15 June 1932 – 7 December 2007) was a British artist who trained at King's College Newcastle a part of Durham University, graduating in 1957. Forster was born in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland and attended to Gosfo ...

(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 Hermione Hammond (11 August 1910 – 29 July 2005) was an English painter who is most famous for her paintings of London damaged by the Blitz during World War II. Born in Hexham, Northumberland, to an artist mother and an invalid father, Hermion ...

(1910–2005), painter * John Jackson (1801–1848), wood engraver, born at Ovingham, apprenticed to

Mason Jackson Mason Jackson (25 May 1819 – 28 December 1903) was an English wood engraver. Life Jackson was born at Ovingham, Northumberland in 1819, and was trained as a wood engraver by his brother, John Jackson, the author of a history of this art. In ...

(1819–1903), wood engraver, born at Ovingham * John Martin (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 The Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, is located on New Bridge Street West. The gallery was designed in the Baroque style with Art Nouveau elements by architects Cackett & Burns Dick and is now a Grade II listed building. It ...

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...

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 (1840–1922), Arts and Crafts Movement artist *

Imogen Stubbs Imogen Stubbs (born 20 February 1961) is an English actress and writer. Her first leading part was in '' Privileged'' (1982), followed by '' A Summer Story'' (1988). Her first play, '' We Happy Few'', was produced in 2004. In 2008 she joined ...

(born 1961), actress and playwright, born in Rothbury *

Stella Vine Stella Vine (born Melissa Jane Robson, 1969) is an English artist, who lives and works in London. Her work is figurative painting, with subjects drawn from personal life, as well as from rock stars, royalty, and other celebrities. In 2001, she ...

(born 1969), English contemporary artist (figurative painting), born in Alnwick

Business

William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, (26 November 1810 – 27 December 1900) was an English engineer and industrialist who founded the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing concern on Tyneside. He was also an eminent scientist, inventor ...

(1810–1900), Tyneside industrialist who was the effective founder of the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing empire * Emerson Muschamp Bainbridge (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 *

Peter Horbury Peter D. Horbury (born 27 January 1950)Uzel, Susan, ''The Yorkshire Post'', "Profile - Peter Horbury: Vice president’s lifelong hobby of making cars better by design", 29 Nov 2011 accessed 1 May 2020 is a British car designer who is Executive V ...

(born c.1950), car designer *

Charles Algernon Parsons Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, (13 June 1854 – 11 February 1931) was an Anglo-Irish engineer, best known for his invention of the compound steam turbine, and as the eponym of C. A. Parsons and Company. He worked as an engineer on d ...

(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 (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 '' ...

(1780–1856), steam locomotive builder * John Wigham Richardson (1837–1908), shipbuilder

Entertainment

Acting

* Daniel Ainsleigh (born 1976), British actor and acting coach, born in Hexham *

Robson Green Robson Golightly Green (born 18 December 1964) is an English actor, angler, singer-songwriter and presenter. His first major TV role was as hospital porter Jimmy Powell in BBC drama series '' Casualty'' in 1989. He then went on to portray Fusi ...

(born 1964), television actor and singer *

Jean Heywood Jean Heywood (born Jean Murray; 15 July 1921 – 14 September 2019) was a British actress. Born in Blyth, Northumberland, in July 1921, Heywood appeared in films such as ''Billy Elliot'' and ''Our Day Out''. Her TV work included roles in ''Whe ...

(born 1921), British actress, appearing in films and television programmes *

Alexander Knox Alexander Knox (16 January 1907 – 25 April 1995) was a Canadian actor on stage, screen, and occasionally television. He was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe for his performance as Woodrow Wilson in the film '' Wilson'' (1944). ...

(died 1995), Canadian actor; died at Berwick * Darren Newton (born 1969), actor and theatre director * Ben Roberts, television actor *

Ray Stevenson George Raymond Stevenson (born 25 May 1964) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He is known for playing Dagonet in the film ''King Arthur'' (2004) and Titus Pullo in the BBC/ HBO television series ''Rome'' (2005–2007). He has portrayed two M ...

(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 Travers John Heagerty (5 March 1874 – 18 October 1965), known professionally as Henry Travers, was an English film and stage character actor. His best known role was the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the 1946 film ''It's a Wonderful Life' ...

(1874–1965), born in Prudhoe; character actor best known for his roles in Hollywood film productions, most famously as Clarence the angel in ''

It's a Wonderful Life ''It's a Wonderful Life'' is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet ''The Greatest Gift'', which Philip Van Doren Stern self-published in 1943 and is in turn loos ...

'' (1946) *

Kevin Whately Kevin Whately (born 6 February 1951) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Neville "Nev" Hope in the British comedy drama '' Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'', Robert "Robbie" Lewis in the crime dramas '' Inspector Morse'' 1987–2000 an ...

(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, radio presenter *

Sid Waddell Sid Waddell (10 August 1940 – 11 August 2012) was an English sports commentator and television personality. He was nicknamed the 'Voice of Darts' due to his fame as a darts commentator, and worked for Granada, Yorkshire, BBC and Sky Sports. D ...

(born 1940), English sports commentator and television personality

Comedy

Alexander Armstrong Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong (born 2 March 1970) is an English actor, comedian, radio personality, television presenter and singer. He is the host of the BBC One game show '' Pointless'', as well as the morning show on Classic FM. He is ...

(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 The ''Divine Comedy'' ( it, Divina Commedia ) is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun 1308 and completed in around 1321, shortly before the author's death. It is widely considered the pre-eminent work in Italian literature an ...

Spiritualized Spiritualized (stylised as Spiritualized®) are an English rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire, by Jason Pierce (often known as J. Spaceman), formerly of Spacemen 3. After several line up-changes, in 1999, the band centered on Pi ...

and others * Graham Bell (1948–2008), singer with Skip Bifferty 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 (born 1979), musician with

The Libertines The Libertines are an English rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât (vocals/guitar) and Pete Doherty (vocals/guitar). The band, centred on the songwriting partnership of Barât and Doherty, has also included John Hassall ...

and

Babyshambles Babyshambles were an English rock band established in London. The band was formed by Pete Doherty (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) during a hiatus from the Libertines. As of 2013 the band includes Mick Whitnall (lead guitar), Drew McConnell (bas ...

China Drum China Drum are an English punk rock band from Ovingham in Northumberland, England, active initially from 1989 to 2000, playing under the name The Drum beginning in 1999. The group released three moderately successful full-length albums and t ...

( fl. 1981–2001), punk rock band *

Mark Elder Sir Mark Philip Elder (born 2 June 1947) is a British conductor. He is currently music director of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, England. Life and career Elder was born in Hexham, Northumberland, the son of a dentist. He played the ba ...

(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 * John Peacock (c. 1756 – 1817),

Northumbrian smallpipes The Northumbrian smallpipes (also known as the Northumbrian pipes) are bellows-blown bagpipes from North East England, where they have been an important factor in the local musical culture for more than 250 years. The family of the Duke of Nor ...

player * Sting (born 1951), singer with

The Police The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For most of their history the line-up consisted of primary songwriter Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion). The Polic ...

and multi-

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...

winning solo artist

Military

William Wilson Allen William Wilson Allen, VC ( – 12 March 1890) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC) for his actions at the Battle of Rorke's Drift in January 1879, the highest and most prestigious award for valour in the face of the enemy that can ...

(1844–1890), recipient of the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...

* Henry Askew (1775–1847), general *

Joe Baker-Cresswell Captain (Royal Navy), Captain Addison Joe Baker-Cresswell Distinguished Service Order, DSO (2 February 1901 – 4 March 1997) was a Royal Navy officer, aide-de-camp to George VI of the United Kingdom, King George VI and High Sheriff of Northumb ...

(1901–1997), aide-de-camp to King George VI and

High Sheriff of Northumberland This is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries ...

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 gallantr ...

(1824–1901), British Indian Army general * Hugh Cairns (1896–1918), recipient of the Victoria Cross * Francis Crake (1893–1920), soldier and

Royal Irish Constabulary The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC, ga, Constáblacht Ríoga na hÉireann; simply called the Irish Constabulary 1836–67) was the police force in Ireland from 1822 until 1922, when all of the country was part of the United Kingdom. A separate ...

officer * Frederick William Dobson (1886–1935), recipient of the Victoria Cross *

James Bulmer Johnson James Bulmer Johnson VC (31 December 1889 – 23 March 1943) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...

(1889–1943), recipient of the Victoria Cross *

David Murray-Lyon Major General David Murrey Murray-Lyon, (14 August 1890 – 4 February 1975) was an officer in the British Indian Army. His final appointment was as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 11th Indian Infantry Division in Malaya until h ...

(1890–1975), British Indian Army 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 (1902–1977), recipient of the Victoria Cross * Tod Sweeney (1919–2001), platoon commander at the Normandy Landings * Patrick Tonyn (1725–1804), general and colonial governor * Adam Herbert Wakenshaw (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 (1849–1931), private secretary to Victoria of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria and George V of the United Kingdom, George V; born at Linden Hall, near Morpeth * Robert de Ros (died 1227), Robert de Ros (1177–1226) * Margaret Douglas (1515–1578) * Waltheof, Earl of Dunbar (died 1182) * Gospatric II, Earl of Lothian (died 1138) * Gospatric III, Earl of Lothian (died 1166) * Forster baronets (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 (politician), Peter Atkinson (born 1943), Conservative Party (UK), Conservative MP for Hexham (UK Parliament constituency), Hexham * Gordon Banks (politician), Gordon Banks (born 1955), Labour Party (UK), Labour MP for Ochil and South Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency), Ochil and South Perthshire * Alan Beith (born 1943), currently the Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed * Josephine Butler (1828–1906), feminist activist, born at Milfield * Ronnie Campbell (born 1943), Labour MP for Blyth Valley (UK Parliament constituency), Blyth Valley * John Candlish (1816–1874), Liberal Party (UK), Liberal MP for Sunderland (UK Parliament constituency), Sunderland * Hilton Dawson (born 1953), Labour MP for Lancaster and Wyre (UK Parliament constituency), Lancaster and Wyre * William Elliott, Baron Elliott of Morpeth (born 1920), Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician * Charles Fenwick (1850–1918), Liberal-Labour (UK), Lib-Lab MP for Wansbeck (UK Parliament constituency), Wansbeck and Trades Union Congress leader * Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764–1845), Whig (British political faction), Whig Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 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 (UK politician), Denis Murphy (born 1940), Labour MP for Wansbeck (UK Parliament constituency), Wansbeck * Jeremy Purvis (born 1974), Liberal Democrat MSP, and youngest person in Scottish Parliament at time of election * John Campbell Renton (born 1814), Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed * Joseph Richardson (1755–1803), Joseph Richardson (1755–1803), Whig activist * Ralph Widdrington (MP), Ralph Widdrington (1640–1718), MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency), Berwick-upon-Tweed

Religion

* Martin of Alnwick (d. 1336), Franciscan friar and theologian * William Bickerton (1815–1905), founder of The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) * Bolton Stafford Bird (1840–1924), clergyman * Benedict Biscop (628–690), abbot * Charles Lisle Carr (1871–1942), Church of England bishop * Cedd (c. 620 – 664), evangelist and saint * John Farrar (minister), 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'' 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 (1805–1886), clergyman and academic * Chad of Mercia (died 672), abbot, bishop and saint * Robert Morrison (missionary), Robert Morrison (1782–1834), missionary in China * Joseph Parker (theologian), Joseph Parker (1830–1902), Congregationalist church governance, Congregationalist preacher and writer * Richard of Hexham (fl. 1141), English chronicler, who became prior of Hexham about 1141, and died between 1163 and 1178 * Nicholas Ridley (martyr), Nicholas Ridley (1500–1555), bishop and martyr of the Marian Persecutions * Ailred of Rievaulx (1110–1167), writer and saint * Robert of Holy Island (died 1283), Bishop of Durham * Joseph Stevenson (1806–1895), archivist and Jesuit * 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 (physician), Thomas Gibson (died 1562), printer and physician, born in Morpeth * Timothy Hackworth (1786–1850), steam locomotive engineer * William Hewson (surgeon), William Hewson (1739–1774), 18th-century surgery, surgeon, anatomy, anatomist and physiology, physiologist; sometimes referred to as the 'father of haematology' * Andrew Karney (born 1942), electrical engineer * Frank Lees (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 (1892–1954), paediatrician * George Stephenson (1781–1848), steam locomotive engineer * Ralph Tate (1840–1901), botanist * William Turner (ornithologist), William Turner (1508–1568), pioneer of ornithology and botany as sciences * Donald I. Williamson (born 1922), zoologist

Sport

Athletics

* Jim Alder (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 (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 County Cricket Club, Durham and England cricket team, England cricketer * John Wake (born 1953), Bedfordshire County Cricket Club, 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 F.C., St Patrick's Athletic * Jimmy Adamson (born 1929), played for and managed Burnley F.C., Burnley * Jimmy Allen (footballer born 1913), Jimmy Allen (1913–1979), played for Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers * Ben Alnwick (born 1987), played for Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland * John Angus (footballer, born 1938), John Angus (1938–2021), played for Burnley * Colin Ayre (born 1956), played in the English, Dutch and Austrian football leagues * Bob Bearpark (1943–1996), Canada men's national soccer team coach * Paul Boertien (born 1979), played for Derby County F.C., Derby County * Martin Brittain (born 1984), plays for Gateshead F.C., Gateshead * John Brodie (footballer born 1947), John Brodie (born 1947), played for Port Vale * Alan Brown (English footballer), Alan Brown (1914–1996), played for and managed Burnley, managed Sunderland * James Brown (footballer born 1987), James Brown (born 1987), Hartlepool United F C striker, born in Cramlington * Joe Brown (footballer born 1929), Joe Brown (born 1929), played for A.F.C. Bournemouth * Steve Bruce (born 1960), manager of Sunderland, played for Gillingham F.C., Gillingham, Norwich City F.C., Norwich City & Manchester United F.C., Manchester United, born in Corbridge * James Bumphrey (1885–?), played for Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham * Mick Buxton (born 1943), managed Huddersfield Town F.C., Huddersfield Town and Sunderland * Jack Callender (1923–2001), played for Gateshead * John Callender (footballer), John Callender (1903–1980), played for Gateshead * Tom Callender (1920–2002), played for Gateshead * Graham Carr (born 1944), played for and managed Northampton Town F.C., Northampton Town * William Carrier (footballer), William Carrier (1887-after 1911), played for Birmingham * Tony Carss (born 1976), played for Huddersfield Town * Stuart Chapman (born 1951), played for Port Vale F.C., Port Vale * Bobby Charlton (born 1937), played for Manchester United F.C., Manchester United * Jack Charlton (born 1935), played for Leeds United A.F.C., Leeds United * George Cook (footballer, born 1904), George Cook (born 1904), played for Torquay United F.C., Torquay United * Billy Cowell (born 1902), played for Huddersfield Town and Hartlepool United F.C., Hartlepool United * Jack Coxford (1901–1978), played for A.F.C. Bournemouth, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic * Steve Davis (footballer born 1968), Steve Davis (born 1968), played for Burnley F.C., Burnley and Luton Town F.C., Luton Town * Andy Duncan (footballer, born 1977), Andy Duncan, played for Cambridge United F.C., Cambridge United * Shaun Elliott (born 1957), played for Sunderland * David Fairhurst (1906–1972), played for Newcastle United * Ian Ferguson (footballer born 1968), Ian Ferguson (born 1968), Scottish, played for Raith Rovers F.C., Raith Rovers, ended his professional career in 2004 with Berwick Rangers F C, Berwick Rangers * Steve Finney (born 1973), played for Swindon Town F.C., Swindon Town * Bobby Flavell (English footballer), Bobby Flavell (born 1956), played for Halifax Town A.F.C., Halifax Town * Fraser Forster (born 1988), plays for Newcastle United * Bill Fraser (English footballer), Bill Fraser (1907-?), played for Southampton F.C., Southampton * Allan Gauden (born 1944), played for Sunderland * Robert Gordon (English footballer), Robert Gordon (1917–1940), played for Huddersfield Town F.C., Huddersfield Town * Wilf Grant (1920–1990), played for Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City * Kevin Henderson (footballer), Kevin Henderson (born 1974), played for Hartlepool United * Peter Henderson (footballer), Peter Henderson (born 1952), played for Chester City F.C., Chester * Bob Hewitson (1884–1957), played for Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace * Rob Hindmarch (1961–2002), played for Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland and Derby County F.C., Derby County * Jimmy Isaac (born 1916), played for Hartlepools United * Derek Jefferson (born 1948), played for Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town * Jimmy Kelly (English footballer born 1931), Jimmy Kelly (1931–2003), played for Watford F.C., Watford and Blackpool F.C., Blackpool * Ray Kennedy (born 1951), played for Arsenal F.C., Arsenal and Liverpool F.C., Liverpool * George King (footballer, born 1923), George King (born 1923), played for Gillingham F.C., Gillingham * Ray King (footballer), Ray King (born 1924), played for Port Vale F.C., Port Vale * Dan Kirkup (born 1988), plays for Workington A.F.C., Workington * Joe Kirkup (born 1939), played for West Ham United F.C., West Ham United and Southampton F.C., Southampton * Mel Lintern (born 1950), played for Carlisle United F.C., Carlisle United * Joe Lynn (born 1925), played for Rochdale A.F.C., Rochdale * Jamie McClen (born 1979), played for Gateshead * William McCourty (1884-after 1909), played for Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham * Billy McGlen (1921–1999), played for Manchester United F.C., Manchester United and Lincoln City F.C., Lincoln City * George Milburn (1910–1980), played for Leeds United A.F.C., Leeds United and Chesterfield F.C., Chesterfield * Jack Milburn (footballer born 1908), Jack Milburn (1908–1979), played for Leeds United * Jackie Milburn (1924–1988), played for Newcastle United * Jim Milburn (1919–1985), played for Leeds United and Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C., Bradford Park Avenue * Stanley Milburn (born 1926), played for Chesterfield, Leicester City F.C., Leicester City and Rochdale A.F.C., Rochdale * Harry Mills (footballer), Harry Mills (born 1922), played for Huddersfield Town F.C., Huddersfield Town * Bob Morton (footballer born 1906), Bob Morton (1906–1990), played for Port Vale F.C., Port Vale * Malcolm Musgrove (1933–2007), played for West Ham United F.C., West Ham United * Brian O'Neil (footballer born 1944), Brian O'Neil (born 1944), played for Burnley F.C., Burnley and Southampton * Graeme Owens (born 1988), played for Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough, born in Cramlington * John Potts (footballer), John Potts (born 1904), played for Port Vale * Peter Ramage (born 1983), played for Newcastle United * Jimmy Richardson (1911–1964), played for Newcastle United and Huddersfield Town F.C., Huddersfield Town * Joe Richardson (footballer, born 1908), Joe Richardson (1908–1977), played for Newcastle United * John Ritchie (footballer born 1944), John Ritchie (born 1944), played for Port Vale * Joe Robinson (footballer, born 1919), Joe Robinson (1919–1991), played for Hartlepool United F.C., Hartlepools United * Jock Rutherford (1884–1963), played for Newcastle United and Arsenal F.C., Woolwich Arsenal * John Shiel (born 1917), played for Huddersfield Town F.C., Huddersfield Town * Andy Sinton (born 1966), played for Brentford F.C., Brentford and Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers * George Stephenson (footballer, born 1900), George Stephenson (1900–1971), played for Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa * Trevor Steven (born 1963), played for Everton F.C., Everton and Rangers F.C., Rangers * Bob Stokoe (1930–2004), played for Newcastle United and later managed Sunderland A.F.C. * Eric Tait (born 1951), played and managed for Berwick Rangers F.C., Berwick Rangers * Martin Taylor (footballer born 1979), Martin Taylor (born 1979), plays for Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City * Steven Taylor (footballer), Steven Taylor (born 1986), plays for Newcastle United * David Thompson (footballer born 1968), David Thompson (born 1968), played for Millwall F.C., Millwall * Joe Tulip played for Queen of the South F.C. * Shaun Vipond (born 1988), plays for Workington A.F.C., Workington * Tommy Walker (footballer born 1923), Tommy Walker (1923–2005), played for Oldham Athletic A.F.C., Oldham Athletic * Dave Walton (born 1973), played for Shrewsbury Town F.C., Shrewsbury Town and Crewe Alexandra F.C., Crewe Alexandra * Jimmy Wardhaugh (1929–1978), played for Heart of Midlothian F.C., Heart of Midlothian * Norman Wilkinson (footballer born 1931), Norman Wilkinson (born 1931), played for York City F.C., York City * Billy Wilson (English footballer), Billy Wilson (born 1946), played for Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth

Horse racing

* Jonathan E. Pease (born 1952), Thoroughbred racehorse trainer * Nicky Richards (born 1956), National Hunt racehorse trainer

Other

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

Writers

* Kate Adie (born 1945), print and broadcast journalist * Ruth Ainsworth (1908–1984), children's writer of the Rufty Tufty Golliwog series * Richard Armstrong (author), Richard Armstrong (1903–1986), novelist and historian * John Blackburn (author), John Blackburn (1923–1993), novelist who wrote thrillers, horror novels, including ''The Flame and the Wind'' (1967) * Robert Blakey (writer), Robert Blakey (1795–1878), radical journalist and philosopher born in Manchester Street, Morpeth * John Brown (essayist), John Brown (1715–1766), religious writer and playwright * Richard Burridge (born 1951), screenwriter * Ann Cook (fl. 1760), Ann Cook (fl. 1760), innkeeper and author of ''Professed cookery'', see Hannah Glasse * Samuel Edward Cook (died 1856), travel writer * Catherine Cookson (1906–1998), author, resided at Corbridge * Gabriel Fielding (1916–1986), pen name of Alan Gabriel Barnsley, British novelist whose works include ''In the Time of Greenbloom'', ''The Birthday King'', ''Through Streets Broad and Narrow'' and ''The Women of Guinea Lane'' * John Gardner (thriller writer), John Gardner (1926–2007), creator of Boysie Oakes series and author of James Bond books * Wilfrid Wilson Gibson (1878–1962), British poet, associated with World War I, born in Hexham * Hannah Glasse (1708–1770), cookery writer * M. B. Halbeck (1936–1989), poet * Nigel Hamilton (author), Nigel Hamilton (born 1944), biographer and academic * John Cuthbert Hedley (1830–1915), religious writer * John Hodgson (antiquary), John Hodgson, wrote his ''History of Northumberland'' during his incumbency at

, 1823–34 * Eric Pringle, children's writer * James Runciman (1852–1891), journalist * Steven Runciman (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 (philosopher), Bernard Bosanquet (1848–1923), philosopher and political theorist * John Busby (1765–1867), surveyor and civil engineer * Ned Coulson, celebrity of Haydon Bridge, noted for his wonderful swiftness of foot * Grace Darling (1815–1842), heroine of a celebrated maritime rescue * Richard Duncan (Upper Canada politician), Richard Duncan (died 1819), judge and politician in Upper Canada * Matthew Festing (born 1949), Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta * Philip Hunter (educationist), Philip Hunter (born 1940), Schools Adjudicator for England * Robert Huntley (commander), Robert Huntley (1920–2001), first Head of Scotland Yard's Bomb Squad * Ralph Hush (1779–1860), convict sent to Australia * Jonathan Martin (arsonist), Jonathan Martin (1782–1838), arsonist of York Minster * John Minto (Oregon pioneer), John Minto (1822–1915), American pioneer, sheep farmer, and Republican representative in the state legislature, born in Wylam * William Peel (colonial administrator), 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 (mariner), William Smith (1775–?), mariner and explorer * Edward Stamp (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 (nurseryman), Robert Whinham (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 People from Northumberland, * Lists of English people by location, Northumberland Lists of people by county in the United Kingdom, Northumberland