List of people from Sunderland
This is a list of famous or notable people born in, or associated with, Sunderland or the wider City of Sunderland in North East England.
Notable people from Sunderland
Arts
- Marion Angus (1865–1946), Scottish poet writing in Scots, born in Sunderland
- James Baxter, actor
- James Bolam (1938–), actor
- Alan Browning actor, born Alan Brown
- Bernard Comrie (1947–), linguist
- Terry Deary (1946–), author
- Mike Elliott, comedian, actor and radio presenter
- Russell Enoch, actor
- Edward Gregson, composer
- James Herriot (pen name of James Alfred Wight) (1916–1995), veterinary surgeon and author
- Melanie Hill (1962–), actress
- Nat Jackley, comedian
- Jools Jameson (1968–), game developer
- Bobby Knoxall, comedian
- Gina McKee (1964–), actress
- Gibb McLaughlin (1884–1960), actor, born George Gibb McLaughlin
- Christine Norden (1924–1988), actress, born Mary Lydia Thornton
- David Parfitt, an Oscar-winning film producer
- Sheila Quigley, novelist
- Callum Keith Rennie (1960–), film and television actor
- Maurice Roëves (1937–), actor
- Clarkson Stanfield, painter
- Mary Stewart, novelist
- Tom Taylor, playwright and editor of Punch
- Bobby Thompson, comedian, the 'Little Waster'
- William Lindon-Travers, actor, screenwriter, director and animal rights activist, known professionally as Bill Travers
- Graham Wallas, author and academic
Industry
- William Reid Clanny (1770–1850), inventor and physician
- Sir Tom Cowie, entrepreneur and philanthropist
- George Daniels, world famous horologist and inventor of the co-axial escapement
- Sir Edward Temperley Gourley, coalfitter, shipowner and politician
- Sir William Halcrow, civil engineer
- Thomas Elliott Harrison, railway engineer
- George Burton Hunter, shipbuilder and innovator
- Patrick Meik and Charles Meik, civil engineering brothers
- Sir William Mills, inventor of the Mills Bomb (hand grenade)
- William Pile, shipbuilder
- Sir Joseph Swan, inventor of the electric light bulb
- Harry Watts, shipyard worker and multiple life-saver
Military and services
- Gertrude Bell (1868–1926), colonial administrator
- PC Keith Blakelock (1945–1985), police officer
- Jack Crawford (1775–1831), sailor
- Sir Henry Havelock (1795–1857), Major-General
- Captain Richard Avery Hornsby, navy captain
- John Lilburne 'Free-born John', civil war figure
- Alan Parnaby (1916–1974), cricketer and British Army officer
Music
- Don Airey, musician, keyboardist with Deep Purple
- Sir Thomas Allen, baritone
- George Bellamy, musician
- Eric Boswell, songwriter (Little Donkey)
- Mark Brydon, one half of electro outfit Moloko
- Bryan Ferry, singer, musician, and songwriter. Lead singer with Roxy Music
- Muriel Foster, contralto
- Frankie & The Heartstrings, indie rock band
- The Futureheads, indie rock band
- Eve Gallagher, singer
- Alex Kapranos, singer, musician, and songwriter. Lead singer with Franz Ferdinand
- Kenickie, a 1990s pop band
- Lauren Laverne, ex-lead singer of Kenickie, later radio and TV presenter[1]
- Jez Lowe, folk singer, songwriter and broadcaster
- Alan Price, singer, musician, and songwriter. Keyboard player with The Animals
- Emeli Sandé, musician
- David A. Stewart (born 1952), musician and songwriter, most notably as one half of the band Eurythmics
- The Toy Dolls, punk rock band
- Baz Warne Guitarist with The Stranglers
Politics
- Hilary Armstrong, Member of Parliament, Cabinet Office and Social Exclusion Minister, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 2006–07
- Sir Theodore Doxford, shipbuilder and politician
- Sir Edward Temperley Gourley, coalfitter, shipowner and politician
- Jonathan Reynolds, Labour Party MP
- Sir Luke Thompson, coal merchant and politician
Sport
- Allan Ball (born 1943), Ex-professional footballer and now Honorary Director of Queen of the South F.C.
- Raich Carter (1914–1994), footballer and manager
- Nigel Clough (born 1966), former football player and manager
- Ralph Coates (1946–2010), former football player
- Randolph Galloway (1896–1964), former football player and manager of clubs like Valencia and Sporting Lisbon
- Michael Gray (born 1974), (footballer)
- Billy Hardy, (born 1964), boxer who became Commonwealth featherweight champion
- Jordan Henderson, (born 1990) footballer Sunderland A.F.C, Liverpool F.C-Current and England national football team
- Robert William "Bob" Jefferson (born 1882), footballer
- Tony Jeffries (born 1985), boxer, Olympic Bronze medalist
- Adam Johnson (born 1987), footballer Middlesbrough F.C., Manchester City F.C and Sunderland A.F.C-Current. England national football team
- Ernie Johnson (born 1948), jockey who won the 1969 Epsom Derby
- Jimmy Montgomery (born 1943), former football player (goalkeeper) and 1973 FA Cup winner
- Ryan Noble (born 1991), Sunderland A.F.C footballer
- Bob Paisley, Liverpool F.C ex Liverpool F.C. manager
- Alan Parnaby (1916–1974), cricketer and British Army officer
- Ross Pearson (born 1984), mixed martial artist in UFC
- Harry Potts (1920–1996), former football player and manager
- Jill Scott (born 1987), football player for England women's national football team and Manchester City L.F.C.
- Bob Willis (born 1949), cricketer
- Stephanie Houghton (born 1988), football player for England women's national football team and Manchester City L.F.C.
- Michael Proctor (born 1980), former football player for Sunderland A.F.C
Other
- Michael Adams, CBBC personality
- Kate Adie, former BBC Chief News Reporter
- St Bede, monk
- George Binns, New Zealand chartist leader and poet
- St Benedict Biscop (628?-690)
- Abel Chapman (1851–1929), hunter and naturalist
- George Clarke, architect, television presenter
- James Watson Corder (1868–1953), historian of local family history
- Charlotte Letitia Crosby, from the reality TV shows Geordie Shore and winner of Celebrity Big Brother
- Peter Gibbs, weather forecaster
- Jane Grigson, cookery writer
- Andreas Høivold, professional poker player
- John Humble (born 1956), "Wearside Jack", hoaxer who claimed to be the Yorkshire Ripper
- Si King, one half of The Hairy Bikers (TV cooks)
- Gareth Pugh (born 1981), fashion designer
- Denise Robertson, novelist and TV agony aunt
- Gordon Scurfield, biologist and author, active in Australia, with expertise in botany and ecology
- William Shanks, Famous amateur mathematician, worked out the value of Pi to 707 decimals
- Chris Steele,(TV doctor)
Notable residents
- Charlie Buchan, footballer
- Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland
- Frank Caws, architect
- Brian Clough, footballer, manager and European Cup winner
- Steve Cram, Olympic Athlete and TV presenter
- Bernard Gilpin, Apostle of the North, Rector of Houghton-le-Spring, Archdeacon of Durham
- Sir William Herschel, composer and astronomer, discoverer of Uranus
- Charlie Hurley, footballer
- L. S. Lowry, artist
- Lola Montez, adventuress
- Chris Mullin, Civil Liberty campaigner and MP
- Jimmy Nail, actor and singer
- William Paley, rector of Bishopwearmouth, wrote on intelligent design as opposed to evolution
- Frank Pick, industrial designer
- George Reynolds, businessman and former chairman of Darlington FC
- William Sancroft, later Archbishop of Canterbury, was briefly Rector of Houghton-le-Spring
- Len Shackleton, footballer
- Vivian Stanshall and his wife Ki Longfellow, found the Baltic Trader "Thekla" and sailed her to Bristol where she became the Old Profanity Showboat
References
- ↑ Ellen, Barbara (18 March 2007). "Blonde ambition". The Observer (Guardian News and Media). Retrieved 19 May 2007.
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