Place: Northumberland - Famous People

A very long list of Famous Folk born and bred in Northumberland:

• Thomas Addison, a physician born at Longbenton in 1793
• George Airy, an astronomer and geophysicist born at Alnwick in 1802
• Alexander Armstrong, a comedy actor born at Rothbury in 1970
• Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, landscape and garden designer born at Kirkharle in 1715
• Josephine Butler, social reformer born at Milfield in 1828
• Basil Bunting, a poet born at Scotswood-on-Tyne in 1900
• Eric Burdon, singer and leader of The Animals and War born at Walker-on-Tyne in 1941
• Grace Darling, a heroine born at Bamburgh in 1815
• Pete Doherty, a musician born at Hexham in 1979
• Bryan Donkin, an engineer and industrialist born at Sandhoe in 1768
• Daniel Gooch, an engineer and politician born at Bedlington in 1816
• Sir Alistair Graham (1942 –), noted public figure
• Tom Graveney, former England cricketer and President of the Marylebone Cricket Club 2004/5, born in Riding Mill in 1927.
• Robson Green, an actor and singer born at Hexham in 1964
• Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, British Prime Minister born at the family seat of Howick Hall in 1764
• Jean Heywood actress born at Blyth best known for Our Day Out and All Creatures Great and Small.
• Matt Ridley, a journalist, writer, and businessman, and son of Viscount Ridley
• John Rushworth (1793–1860), an historian born at Acklington Park, Warkworth
• George Stephenson, an engineer born at Wylam in 1781
• Trevor Steven, footballer born in Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1963
• Percival Stockdale, poet and abolitionist
• Ross Noble, a stand-up comedian born and raised in Cramlington in the 1970s and 1980s
• Hugh Trevor-Roper, an historian born at Glanton in 1914
• William Turner, ornithologist and botanist born at Morpeth in 1508
• Sid Waddell, a sports commentator and children's television screenwriter born at Alnwick in 1940
• C. V. Wedgwood, an historian born in 1910
• The Right Reverend Dr. N. T. Wright, Anglican theologian and author, born in Morpeth in 1948
• Gordon Dodds (1941-2010), Provincial Archivist of Manitoba and author, born in Wideopen

Famous People linked with Northumberland

• Thomas Burt, one of the first working-class Members of Parliament and was secretary of the Northumberland Miners' Association in 1863
• Matthew Festing, 79th Grand Master, the Order of Malta.
• Gordon Sumner, better known by his stage name of Sting, a school teacher turned musician was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1951
• Henry 'Hotspur' Percy (1365–1403), borders warlord and rebel
• Billy Pigg, a 20th century musician who was vice-President of the Northumbrian Pipers Society
• Alan Shearer footballer, lives in Ponteland.
• Algernon Charles Swinburne, a poet raised at Capheaton Hall
• Kathryn Tickell, a modern-day player of the Northumbrian smallpipes
• Turner, Thomas Girtin and John Cotman all painted memorable pictures of Northumberland. Turner always tipped his hat towards Norham Castle as the foundation of his fame and fortune.
• Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby player, currently lives in rural Northumberland.