People born here (79)
|
| Helen Aitchison |
 GBR |
TEN |
Olympics |
1912 |
6 December 1881 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Vicki Barr |
GBR |
ATH |
Non-starter |
2008 |
14 April 1982 |
Gateshead, England (GBR) |
| Maurice Benn |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1968 |
9 November 1946 |
Wallsend, England (GBR) |
| John Beresford |
GBR |
POL |
Olympics |
1900 |
5 December 1866 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Don Bland |
GBR |
SWM |
Olympics |
1948 |
23 July 1931 |
Gateshead, England (GBR) |
| Charles Brahm |
 BEL |
CMA |
Olympics |
1936 |
25 July 1917 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Colin Bryce |
GBR |
BOB |
Olympics |
2002 |
4 August 1974 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Mark Buckingham |
GBR |
ROW |
Olympics |
1988 |
10 November 1964 |
Wallsend, England (GBR) |
| Alec Burns |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1932—1936 |
5 November 1907 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Jack Carr |
 DEN
GBR |
FBL |
Coach |
1920 |
7 October 1878 |
Seaton Burn, England (GBR) |
| William Chapman |
GBR |
FBL |
Non-starter |
1912 |
28 April 1885 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Dennis Coates |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976 |
11 February 1953 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Richard Cobbing |
GBR |
FRS |
Olympics/Non-Medal |
1992—1994 |
15 October 1967 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Joanne Conway |
GBR |
FSK |
Olympics |
1988—1992 |
11 March 1971 |
Wallsend, England (GBR) |
| Chris Cook |
GBR |
SWM |
Olympics |
2004—2008 |
5 May 1979 |
South Shields, England (GBR) |
| Chloe Cowen |
GBR |
JUD |
Olympics |
2000 |
8 June 1973 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Steve Cram |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1980—1988 |
14 October 1960 |
Gateshead, England (GBR) |
| Allison Curbishley |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1996—2000 |
3 June 1976 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Stephen Daglish |
GBR |
CCS |
Olympics |
1984 |
1 June 1957 |
Jarrow, England (GBR) |
| Jared Deacon |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
2000 |
15 October 1975 |
South Shields, England (GBR) |
| Alan Dick |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1952 |
15 April 1930 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Paul Dickenson |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976—1980 |
4 December 1949 |
North Shields, England (GBR) |
| Alyson Dixon |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
2016 |
24 September 1978 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Malcolm Finlay |
GBR |
BKB |
Olympics |
1948 |
1919 |
South Shields, England (GBR) |
| Samantha Foggo |
GBR |
SWM |
Olympics |
1992 |
14 September 1974 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Brendan Foster |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1972—1980 |
12 January 1948 |
Hebburn, England (GBR) |
| Bob Glendenning |
GBR
 NED |
FBL |
Coach |
1928 |
6 June 1888 |
Washington, England (GBR) |
| Stan Glover |
 CAN |
ATH |
Olympics |
1928 |
18 April 1908 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| David Hackford |
GBR |
SAL |
Olympics |
1984 |
3 March 1964 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Ralph Harrison |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1908 |
1885 |
Cullercoats, England (GBR) |
| John Hornby |
GBR |
FBL |
Referee |
1908 |
15 December 1878 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Vicky Horner |
GBR |
SWM |
Olympics |
1996 |
11 May 1976 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Millie Hudson |
GBR |
DIV |
Olympics |
1924 |
11 July 1902 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Tony Jeffries |
GBR |
BOX |
Olympics |
2008 |
2 March 1985 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Juliet Jobling-Purser |
 IRL |
EVE |
Olympics |
1968 |
2 March 1943 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Adam Johnson |
GBR |
FBL |
Non-starter |
2012 |
14 July 1987 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Eric Keen |
 EGY
GBR |
FBL |
Coach |
1948 |
4 September 1910 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Josh Kelly |
GBR |
BOX |
Olympics |
2016 |
7 March 1994 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Alison Lang |
GBR |
TEN |
Referee |
2004—2012 |
|
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Gilbert Laws |
GBR |
SAL |
Olympics |
1908 |
6 January 1870 |
Tynemouth, England (GBR) |
| Joseph Laycock |
GBR |
MBO |
Olympics |
1908 |
12 June 1867 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Alan Lillington |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1952 |
4 September 1932 |
South Shields, England (GBR) |
| Alfred Longden |
GBR |
ART |
Referee |
1948 |
7 June 1875 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| David Mackenzie |
GBR |
ATH |
Non-starter |
1948 |
28 December 1921 |
Wallsend, England (GBR) |
| Malcolm Malpass |
GBR |
ROW |
Olympics |
1968 |
17 February 1947 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Ian McCombie |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984—1988 |
11 January 1961 |
Whitley Bay, England (GBR) |
| Luke McCormack |
GBR |
BOX |
Olympics |
2020 |
8 June 1995 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Pat McCormack |
GBR |
BOX |
Olympics |
2016—2020 |
8 June 1995 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Les McDonald |
CAN |
|
Administrator |
1989—2008 |
30 April 1933 |
Felling, England (GBR) |
| Danny McFarlane |
GBR |
BOX |
Referee |
2016 |
30 March 1967 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Katy McLean |
GBR |
RU7 |
Olympics |
2016 |
19 December 1985 |
South Shields, England (GBR) |
| Tony McLeod |
GBR |
BTH |
Olympics |
1984 |
29 April 1959 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Ross Murray |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
2012 |
8 October 1990 |
North Shields, England (GBR) |
| Paul Naisby |
GBR |
SWM |
Olympics |
1972—1976 |
18 July 1955 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Wilfred Nichol |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1924 |
29 May 1901 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Neil Nicholson |
GBR |
SWM |
Olympics |
1964 |
19 January 1945 |
Gateshead, England (GBR) |
| Ron Nicholson |
GBR |
ATH |
Non-starter |
1960 |
1 May 1940 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Matthew Parr |
GBR |
FSK |
Olympics |
2014 |
1 March 1990 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Angela Piggford |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988 |
17 August 1963 |
Gateshead, England (GBR) |
| Samantha Purvis |
GBR |
SWM |
Olympics |
1984—1992 |
24 June 1967 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| James Raine |
GBR |
FBL |
Non-starter |
1908 |
3 March 1886 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Philip Richardson |
GBR |
SHO |
Olympics |
1908—1912 |
26 January 1865 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Sue Rolph |
GBR |
SWM |
Olympics |
1996—2000 |
15 May 1978 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Monica Rutherford |
GBR |
GAR |
Olympics |
1964 |
29 March 1944 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Sonia Samuels |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
2016 |
16 May 1979 |
Wallsend, England (GBR) |
| Jill Scott |
GBR |
FBL |
Olympics |
2012—2020 |
2 February 1987 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Keith Sinclair |
GBR |
HOC |
Olympics |
1968—1972 |
26 June 1945 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Don Stoker |
GBR |
FBL |
Olympics |
1956 |
30 December 1922 |
Shiney Row, Houghton-le-Spring, England (GBR) |
| William Taylor |
CAN |
CTR |
Olympics |
1920 |
October 1899 |
Gateshead, England (GBR) |
| Carly Telford |
GBR |
FBL |
Non-starter |
2020 |
7 July 1987 |
Jesmond, England (GBR) |
| Ray Telford |
CAN |
FBL |
Olympics |
1976 |
23 November 1946 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Percy Thomas |
GBR |
ART |
Referee |
1948 |
19 September 1883 |
South Shields, England (GBR) |
| Steve Train |
GBR |
CSP |
Olympics |
1984—2000 |
23 February 1962 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Shirley Webb |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
2004 |
28 September 1981 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Arthur Wilson |
GBR |
RGB |
Olympics |
1908 |
29 December 1886 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Ian Wilson |
GBR |
SWM |
Olympics |
1992 |
19 December 1970 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Lynne Wilson |
GBR |
SWM |
Olympics |
1988 |
5 January 1969 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Angie Winstanley-Smith |
GBR |
WPO |
Olympics |
2012 |
5 August 1985 |
South Shields, England (GBR) |
| Robin Yarrow |
GBR |
ROW |
Olympics |
1968 |
8 February 1946 |
Gateshead, England (GBR) |
People who died here (9)
|
| Don Bland |
GBR |
SWM |
Olympics |
1948 |
6 May 2006 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Alec Burns |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1932—1936 |
22 May 2003 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Jack Carr |
DEN
GBR |
FBL |
Coach |
1920 |
17 March 1948 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Laurie Case |
GBR |
BOX |
Non-starter |
1936 |
September 1988 |
Gateshead, England (GBR) |
| Ralph Harrison |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1908 |
December 1966 |
Whitley Bay, England (GBR) |
| Wilfred Kalaugher |
 NZL |
ATH |
Olympics |
1928 |
12 August 1999 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Jim McPherson |
GBR
 NOR |
FBL |
Coach |
1920 |
12 August 1960 |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England (GBR) |
| Ernie Pomfret |
GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1964 |
1 May 2001 |
Sunderland, England (GBR) |
| Harvey Wood |
GBR |
HOC |
Olympics |
1908 |
18 December 1958 |
Tynemouth, England (GBR) |