Ashington, United Kingdom
1. Jack Charlton (1935)
Footballer And Manager
Center-half who helped Leeds United win an FA Cup and Division title during his 21-year playing career. He was a member of the English national team from 1965 to 1970.
2. Bobby Charlton (1937)
English Footballer & Footbal
English soccer legend who spent 17 years with Manchester United and 12 years with England's national team in a career that spanned from 1956 to 1976. He led England to a World...
3. Brian Thompson (1959)
Actor
Frequently cast in action films in large part to his large stature, he starred in the eponymous role of Conan the Librarian as part of an educational PBS special and...
4. Katherine Copeland (1990)
Olympic Rower
English rower famous for winning a gold medal in the 2012 Olympics in London. She competed in the Olympics again in 2016 in Rio.
5. Steve Harmison (1978)
Cricketer
Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2005, known for his ability to swing the ball at speeds of over 90 mph.
6. Ben McGuire (1991)
Cricket Player
Ben Thomas McGuire is an English cricketer. McGuire is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Ashington Northumberland. Having played for the Nottinghamshire Second XI...
7. Richard Pattison (1975)
Climber
Richard Pattison is a climber from Northumberland in Great Britain but now resides in Sydney Australia. He became well known in Northumberland after summitting Everest in 2009 which created front...
8. Kenneth Ferrie (1978)
Professional Golfer
Kenneth Ferrie is an English professional golfer. Ferrie was born in Ashington Northumberland. He won the British Boys Championship in 1996 and made his first appearance in a European Tour...
9. Matthew Grieve (1990)
English Footballer
Matthew Andrias Grieve is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Celtic Nation F. C.
10. Jamie Courtney (1988)
British Speedway Rider
Jamie Courtney is an English motorcycle speedway rider. Courtney comes from a speedway family; His brother Scott and uncle Sean were both speedway riders before him and his father Mark...
11. Allan Gauden (1944)
English Footballer
Allan Gauden is an English former professional footballer. He played professionally for Sunderland Darlington Grimsby Town Hartlepool United and Gillingham between 1962 and 1976 and in total made 331 appearances...
12. Tommy Paterson (1954)
English Professional Footballer
Thomas Paterson is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward.
13. Colin Ayre (1956)
English Footballer
Colin Ayre was an English professional footballer playing as a winger in the English Dutch and Austrian football leagues. Colin Ayre began his career as an apprentice at Newcastle United...
14. Denis Murphy (Australian politician) (1936)
Australian Politician
Dr. Denis Murphy was an Australian Labor Party politician historian and biographer. Murphy taught as an academic at the University of Queensland writing extensively on the history of Labor in...
15. Darren Allison (1968)
English Record Produceraudio Eng
Darren Allison is an English record producer musician and recording engineer best known for his work on the epic soundscapes of such artists as The Divine Comedy Spiritualized and more...
16. Darren Newton (1969)
British Actor
Darren Newton is a British actor writer and director. Trained at Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Glasgow. He appeared as Gavin Hindle in Eldorado and subsequently in several...
17. Tony Lormor (1970)
Professional Footballer
Anthony Tony Lormor also known as Anth Lormor is an English former professional footballer who scored 102 goals from 374 appearances in the Football League. He played as a forward...
18. Chris Adamson (1978)
Footballer
Christopher Chris Adamson is a former English football goalkeeper who played for 13 clubs in a 13 year career. He is currently goalkeeping coach at Mansfield Town.
19. Ben Harmison (1986)
English Cricketer
Ben William Harmison is an English cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Kent. The former England Under-19 left-handed batsman scored a century on his first-class debut in 2006. He finished...
20. Darren Warham (1972)
Association Footballer
Darren Warham is a retired English football player who spent his professional career in the USL A-League.
