North Shields, England
1. Alan Young (1919)
Actor
Played the role of Wilbur Post in the series Mr. Ed and was also the voice of Scrooge McDuck in the Disney series of cartoons and video games.
2. Sam Fender (1994)
Rock Singer
British singer and songwriter who is best recognized for his hit single "Play God." He is known for having been signed to the Polydor music label and also released the...
3. Robert Westall (1929)
English Writer
A 20th-century English author of historical children's fiction, he is best known for his World War II novel, The Machine Gunners, which won the 1975 Carnegie Medal from the Library...
4. Hilton Valentine (1943)
British Musician
English guitarist who gained fame as an original member of the influential 60's rock band The Animals. He is perhaps best known for his iconic guitar intro on the band's...
5. Michael Bridges (1978)
English Footballer
Journeyman English forward who joined the Newcastle Jets in 2009 after previously playing for such teams as Hull City Sunderland and Leeds United. He won the Football League First Division...
6. Neil Tennant (1954)
Musician
Singer of the electro-dance rock band The Pet Shop Boys, along with Chris Lowe.
7. Katy Cavanagh (1973)
British Actor
British actress who joined the cast of the popular soap opera Coronation Street in 2008 and appeared in the 2009 G.I. Joe film The Rise of Cobra.
8. Ross Murray (1990)
British Distance Runner
Ross Murray is an English middle distance runner. He competed in the 1500 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In July 2012 Ross ran the mile at the London Grand...
9. Richard Coughtrie (1988)
English Cricketer
Richard Coughtrie is an English born Scottish cricketer a wicket-keeper-batsman who most recently played for Gloucestershire. He made his first class debut for Oxford UCCE against Worcestershire in April 2009....
10. Malcolm Gibbon (1950)
Footballer
Malcolm Gibbon is an English former footballer.
11. Neil Tennant (philosopher) (1950)
American Philosopher
This article is about the philosopher. For the musician see Neil Tennant. Neil Tennant is Humanities Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Ohio State University. Along with Michael Dummett Crispin...
12. Thomas Burt (1837)
British Politician
Thomas Burt PC was a British trade unionist and one of the first working-class Members of Parliament.
13. David Malone (swimmer) (1977)
Irish Swimmer
David Malone is known as a bi-lateral amputee swimmer and Paralympic medalist. He won gold at the 2000 Summer Paralympics and held the world record for 100m backstroke for ten...
14. Peter Weatherson (1980)
English Footballer
Peter Weatherson is an English footballer who is a player/coach for Scottish Football League Third Division side Annan Athletic. He last played for Greenock Morton in the Scottish Football League...
15. Wayne Falla (1970)
Cricketer
s a former English cricketer. Falla was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in North Shields Northumberland. Falla made his debut for Northumberland in the...
16. Claire Ward (1972)
British Politician
Claire Margaret Ward is a British Labour Party politician. She served as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Watford from 1997 to 2010 and was a Parliamentary Under...
17. Anthony Shandran (1981)
English Footballer
Anthony Mark Shandran is an English footballer currently playing for Bedlington Terriers. He plays as a striker.
18. Phil Cavener (1961)
English Footballer
Philip Cavener is an English former professional association football player who played as a winger.
19. Shaun Lowther (1962)
English Footballer
Shaun Lowther is a former Canadian national soccer team defender who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League. He is currently an executive of a youth soccer club...
