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A. V. Coton
English ballet critic (1906-1969)
York
1906-02-16
writer
dance critic
Aaron Arrowsmith
English cartographer and hydrographer
Winston
1750-07-14 1748-07-14
cartographer
publisher
Abel Chapman
British conservationist and writer
Bishopwearmouth
1851-10-04
naturalist
writer
Abhisit Vejjajiva
Thai politician
Newcastle upon Tyne
St John's College
Eton College
Nuffield College
1964-08-03
economist
politician
university teacher
Adam Hewison
former professional trader and entrepreneur
Newcastle upon Tyne
1945
floor trader
writer
Adam Maxwell
British writer
Sunderland
1976-10-24
writer
Adam of Bockenfield
English Franciscan philosopher
Bockenfield
120s
philosopher
Adrian Raine
British psychologist
Darlington
University of Oxford
1954-01-27
psychologist
criminologist
Aelred of Rievaulx
English writer, abbot, and saint
Hexham
1110
De spirituali amicitia
writer
hagiographer
historian
monk
chronicler
Catholic priest
Aidan Chambers
British children's writer
Chester-le-Street
1934-12-27
playwright
writer
children's writer
Alan Brien
English novelist (1925-2008)
Sunderland
Jesus College
1925-03-12
journalist
novelist
film critic
Alan Broadbent
British mathematician
Consett
St John's College
1903-05-31
mathematician
Alan Bruce Thompson
English geologist and petrologist
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Manchester
1947-05-01
geologist
petrologist
Alan C. Nixon
Lake District
University of Saskatchewan
University of California, Berkeley
1908
chemist
Alan Carter
writer and documentary filmmaker
Sunderland
1959
writer
documentary filmmaker
Alan Cowey
British neuroscientist (1935-2012)
Sunderland
Emmanuel College
1935-04-28
neuroscientist
Alan E. M. Nairn
researcher
Newcastle upon Tyne
1927-09-09
researcher
geologist
Alan Garton
biochemist
Scarborough
1922-06-04
biochemist
Alan Melville
English broadcaster, writer, playwright and wit
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Edinburgh Academy
1910-04-09
writer
playwright
screenwriter
television actor
Alan Milburn
British politician (born 1958)
Tow Law
University of Lancaster
Stokesley School
Pendle College, Lancaster
1958-01-27
politician
researcher
administrator
Alan Myers
British translator
South Shields
Philological Faculty of Moscow State University
University of London
1933-08-18
translator
Alan Plater
English screenwriter
Jarrow
Newcastle University
1935-04-15
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
screenwriter
writer
Alan Plumb
British American meteorology professor
Ripon
University of Manchester
1948-03-30
pedagogue
meteorologist
mathematician
Alan Race
Stockton-on-Tees
19th century
theologian
Alan S. Duncan
British economist
Gateshead
University of York
University of Manchester School of Social Sciences
1965-01-13
economist
Alan Shearer
English footballer
Newcastle upon Tyne
Gosforth Academy
1970-08-13
association football player
association football coach
sports commentator
Alan Simpson
Gateshead
1912-07-23
historian
Alan T. Peacock
British economist
Ryton
University of St Andrews
Grove Academy
1922-06-26
economist
university teacher
writer
Alan Woodworth Johnson
English organic chemist (1917–1982)
South Shields
1917-09-29
chemist
Alan Young
British actor (1919–2016)
North Shields
1919-11-19
actor
voice actor
comedian
radio personality
television presenter
film director
television actor
screenwriter
Albany Hancock
English naturalist, biologist and supporter of Charles Darwin (1806-1873)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Royal Grammar School
1806-12-24
zoologist
biologist
geologist
scientific illustrator
Albert Charles Robinson Carter
York
1864-01-23
journalist
art critic
Albert Christopher Addison
writer, Newspaper reporter
Northallerton
1862-04-22
historian
Albert Robinson Bulman
British novelist
Newcastle upon Tyne
1841
novelist
Alcuin
8th century English scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher
York
St Peter's School
0740
De dialectica
Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes
Alcuin's sequence
Quaestiones in Genesim
theologian
poet
priest
writer
philosopher
Alec Wainman
British photographer
North Yorkshire
1913-03-11
war photographer
Alex Kershaw
American writer
York
University College, Oxford
1966
journalist
historian of Modern Age
historian
writer
Alexander Simpson Patterson
Scottish Presbyterian minister
Alnwick
University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
1805
Christian minister
translator
Alexis Petridis
British journalist
Sunderland
University of Cambridge
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
1971-09-13
journalist
music critic
Alfred Cardew Dixon
English mathematician (1865-1936)
Northallerton
Trinity College
1865-05-22
Dixon's identity
Dixon's elliptic functions
mathematician
writer
Alfred James Jenkinson
translator; senior dean of Brasenose College, Oxford; O. B. E.
Tynemouth
1877
translator
Alfred Rayney Waller
English writer and editor (1867-1922)
York
Peterhouse
1867-08-02
journalist
translator
editor
Alfred Richard Allinson
British academic, author, and voluminous translator of continental European literature
Newcastle upon Tyne
Lincoln College
1852-12
writer
linguist
translator
university teacher
Alfred Richard Orage
British politician (1873-1934)
Dacre
1873-01-22
philosopher
publisher
journalist
Alfred Sidgwick
British logician and philosopher
Skipton
1850
logician
philosopher
Algernon Ashton
English Composer and Piano Teacher (1859-1937)
Durham
Hoch Conservatory
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
1859-12-09
composer
pianist
music educator
diarist
Ali Brownlee
English radio broadcaster
Middlesbrough
1959-04-14
author
editor
sports commentator
radio personality
Alistair Ian Blyth
translator and writer
Sunderland
1970
translator
writer
Allan Boardman
British physicist
Northumberland
Durham University
physicist
Allan Prior
English television scriptwriter and novelist
Newcastle upon Tyne
1922-01-13
crime fiction writer
screenwriter
Almroth Wright
British microbiologist and immunologist
Middleton Tyas
Trinity College Dublin
Imperial College School of Medicine
School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin
1861-08-10
immunologist
microbiologist
physician
Andrew Ainslie Common
British astronomer
Newcastle upon Tyne
1841-08-07
astronomer
Andrew Chadwick
political scientist
Middlesbrough
University of Birmingham
London School of Economics and Political Science
1970
political scientist
Andrew Gibb Maitland
Australian geologist (1864-1951)
Birkby
1864-11-30
geologist
Andrew Haigh
English film director, screenwriter and producer
Harrogate
1973-03-07
screenwriter
film producer
film director
film editor
Andrew Hodgson
British translator
Northumberland
1994-01-15
translator
Andrew Martin
British writer
York
Merton College
1962-07-06
journalist
novelist
non-fiction writer
poet lawyer
Andrew Thomson
British historian (1936-2014)
Stockton-on-Tees
Cornell University
St Edmund Hall
St. Bees School
1936-01-26
historian
Andrew White Tuer
British printer
Sunderland
1838-12-25
writer
historian
Angelo Raine
British priest and antiquarian
York
1877-09-29
priest
historian
antiquarian
Angus Maddison
British economist
Newcastle upon Tyne
Selwyn College
Johns Hopkins University
1926-12-06
economist
university teacher
Angus McKie
artist
Newcastle upon Tyne
1951-07
illustrator
comics colorist
Angus Watson
British journalist and writer of fantasy and science fiction (1972-)
Hexham
University of Bristol
1972-09-04
Age of Iron
writer
banker
journalist
science fiction writer
Anthony Birley
British archaeologist (1937–2020)
Bardon Mill
Magdalen College
Clifton College
1937-10-08
anthropologist
classical archaeologist
university teacher
Anthony Havelock-Allan
British Baronet (1904-2003)
Darlington
Charterhouse School
1904-02-28
stockbroker
film producer
screenwriter
film director
producer
Anthony Robinson
surgeon and botanist (1700-1768)
Sunderland
1700
botanist
Anthony Rowley
British author and linguist
Skipton
University of Bayreuth
1953-07-22
linguist
university teacher
Germanist
Anthony Sampson
British writer and journalist
Billingham
Christ Church
Westminster School
1926-08-03
journalist
writer
Arnold Barratt McMillin
British historian (born 1941)
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of London
1941-06-21
literary scholar
philologist
slavist
Arthur Carty
Canadian chemist
Rowlands Gill
University of Nottingham
1940-09-12
chemist
Arthur Headlam
British bishop (1862–1947)
Whorlton
Winchester College
New College
Reading School
1862-08-02
theologian
Anglican priest
Arthur Hinsley
Catholic cardinal
Carlton
English College
Ushaw College
1865-08-25
theologian
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Arthur Holmes
English geologist
Gateshead
Imperial College London
Gateshead Grammar School
1890-01-14
geophysicist
geologist
Arthur Hubert Terry
English linguist, translator and critic
York
University of Cambridge
St Peter's School
Trinity Hall
1927-02-17
translator
linguist
university teacher
Arthur Humble Evans
British ornithologist (1855-1943)
Scremerston
Clare College
University of Cambridge
1855-02-23
botanist
ornithologist
Arthur Lee Dixon
British mathematician
Pickering
Worcester College
Kingswood School
1867-11-27
mathematician
university teacher
Arthur Munby
British writer
York
Trinity College
1828-08-19
barrister
solicitor
diarist
writer
Arthur Willey
director of Colombo Museum, Ceylon
Scarborough
University College London
Christ's College
Kingswood School
1867-10-09
zoologist
naturalist
August Vanistendael
Belgian poet and author
Northumberland
1917-01-09
poet
writer
trade unionist
Banesh Hoffmann
American mathematician and physicist (1906-1986)
Richmond
Merton College
Princeton University
1906-09-06
mathematician
physicist
actor
Barnabas Brough
British playwright
Newcastle upon Tyne
1796
playwright
Barrie Dobson
English historian (1931-2013)
Stockton-on-Tees
Wadham College
Barnard Castle School
1931-11-03
historian
Barry Duffield
Australian actor, director, scriptwriter and producer
Billingham
1962-02-28
actor
film producer
screenwriter
film director
television actor
Barry Unsworth
English novelist (1930–2012)
Wingate
University of Manchester
1930-08-10
Sacred Hunger
writer
novelist
Basil Bunting
poet
Benwell & Scotswood
London School of Economics and Political Science
Leighton Park School
Ackworth School
Royal Grammar School
1900-03-01
poet
translator
Basil Hall
British theologian and historian (1915-1994)
Ryton
1915-06-23
historian
theologian
Basil Hume
Catholic cardinal (1923-1999)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Ampleforth College
University of Fribourg
Newcastle Preparatory School
St Martin's Ampleforth
1923-03-02
theologian
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Bede
English monk and saint
Jarrow
0672
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
Chronica minora
The Reckoning of Time
On times
De natura rerum
hagiographer
poet
church historian
translator
theologian
writer
Bible translator
historian
hymnwriter
Ben Anderson
British journalist, television reporter, and writer
Cleveland
Bedford Modern School
journalist
reporter
writer
television producer
television writer
Ben Hills
Australian journalist
Grassington
1942
journalist
writer
Ben Myers
British writer and journalist (1976-)
Durham
University of Bedfordshire
Belmont Community School
1976
Richard: A Novel
writer
poet
journalist
Bentley Beetham
British mountain climber, ornithologist and photographer
Darlington
Barnard Castle School
1886-05-01
ornithologist
photographer
school teacher
Bernard Bosanquet
English philosopher
Alnwick
Balliol College
Harrow School
1848-06-14
The Distinction between Mind and Its Objects
philosopher
Bernard Comrie
British linguist
Sunderland
University of Cambridge
1947-05-23
linguist
Bernard Dearman Burtt
British botanist (1902-1938)
York
1902-06-14
botanist
Bernard Dixon
science journalist
Darlington
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Durham University
Newcastle University
1938-07-17
journalist
editor
science writer
Bernard Merivale
(1882-1939) Adm. pens. at ST JOHN\\'S, Oct. 8, 1900. [2nd] s. of John Herman, mining-engineer, of [Togstone], Northumberland (and Blanche Liddell). B. July 15, 1882, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. School, Sedbergh (Mr H. G. Hart). Matric. Michs. 1
Newcastle upon Tyne
St John's College
1882-07-15
screenwriter
playwright
Bijan Omrani
York
Wellington College
Lincoln College
1979
classical scholar
writer
Bilge Ebiri
American filmmaker and journalist
York
Yale University
1973
film director
journalist
film critic
Bill Green
English footballer and manager (1950-2017)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1950-12-22
association football player
association football coach
scout
Bill Richardson
British newspaper editor (1909–1986)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Co-operative College
1909-01-16
journalist
writer
newspaper editor
Bill Rutherford
Professor and Chair in Biochemistry of Solar Energy in the Department of Life Sciences at Imperial College London
Morpeth
University College London
University of Liverpool
1955-01-02
researcher
Bill Thompson
English technology writer, born 1960
Jarrow
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
1960-10-06
The birth of a UK tech giant
journalist
radio personality
writer
programmer
Bill Travers
British activist (1922-1994)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1922-01-03
actor
film director
screenwriter
film producer
film actor
Blake Morrison
Poet and author
Skipton
University of Nottingham
University College London
McMaster University
Ermysted's Grammar School
1950-10-08
poet
writer
novelist
author
Bob Mortimer
English comedian and actor
Acklam
University of Leicester
University of Sussex
King's Manor School
1959-05-23
comedian
television presenter
screenwriter
Bobby Charlton
English association football player and manager (1937–2023)
Ashington
Bedlingtonshire Community High School
Loreto Grammar School
1937-10-11
association football player
association football coach
autobiographer
Bobby Robson
English association football player and manager (1933-2009)
County Durham
1933-02-18
association football player
autobiographer
association football coach
Brian Clough
English football player and manager (1935–2004)
Middlesbrough
1935-03-21
association football player
autobiographer
association football coach
Brian David Smith
British academic
Hebburn
Cranfield University
Newcastle University
1961
writer
Brian Dobson
British archaeologist (1931-2012)
Hartlepool
Hatfield College
Durham University
1931-09-13
classical archaeologist
docent
Brian Foster
British physicist
Crook
University of Oxford
Wolsingham School
1954-01-04
physicist
university teacher
Brian Kidd Ridley
British physicist
Newcastle upon Tyne
Durham University
1931-03-02 1931
physicist
Brian Lane
British fighter pilot
Harrogate
1917-06-18
fighter pilot
biographer
Brian Lumley
English horror fiction writer (1937–2024)
County Durham
1937-12-02
Cthylla
novelist
writer
Bruce Haywood
American educator
York
McGill University
Harvard University
1925-09-30
Germanist
Bryan Henry Darnell
British born South African politician and New Zealand land surveyor and civil engineer (1820-1906)
Darlington
1820
surveyor
civil engineer
politician
Byrom Bramwell
British pathologist
North Tyneside
University of Edinburgh
1847-12-18 1847
pathologist
surgeon
physician
neurosurgeon
C. E. M. Joad
British philosopher
Durham
Balliol College
Dragon School
Blundell's School
1891-08-12
civil servant
professor
philosopher
peace activist
author
farmer
C. H. B. Kitchin
British writer
Harrogate
Clifton College
Exeter College
1895-10-17
crime fiction writer
lawyer
C. Northcote Parkinson
British naval historian
Barnard Castle
Emmanuel College
Britannia Royal Naval College
King's College London
St Peter's School
1909-07-30
Parkinson's law
historian
writer
novelist
opinion journalist
C. Peter Flynn
American physicist
Stockton-on-Tees
University of Cambridge
University of Leeds
1935-08-18
physicist
Charles Aitken
British art administrator (1869-1936)
Bishophill
New College
1869-09-12
exhibition curator
Charles Ambrose Storey
British academician (1888-1967)
Blackhill
1888-08-21
orientalist
academic
Charles Avison
English composer
Newcastle upon Tyne
1709-02
composer
music critic
Charles Bertram Smales
botanist and botanical collector (1870-1927)
Whitby
1870
botanist
Charles Cecil
British video game designer and director
York
Bedales School
1962-08-11
game designer
video game producer
screenwriter
Charles Daniels
British archaeologist (1932–1996)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1932-08-10
archaeologist
Charles Francis Riddell
British novelist
Felton Park
1817
novelist
Charles Hardwick
British historian
Slingsby
1821
historian
Charles Hedley
Australian zoologist (1862-1926)
North Yorkshire
Eastbourne College
1862-02-27
zoologist
naturalist
malacologist
Charles Herbert Kitson
British musician
Leyburn
Selwyn College
1874-11-13
organist
musicologist
music educator
music theorist
Charles Hutton
English mathematician
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Edinburgh
Royal Grammar School
1737-08-14
mathematician
inventor
Charles Laughton
British-American actor and director (1899–1962)
Scarborough
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Scarborough College
1899-07-01
theatrical director
film director
writer
film producer
film actor
screenwriter
stage actor
actor
television actor
director
Charles Thomas Oldham
British actor, writer and producer
Gateshead
University of Cambridge
1982-11-28
actor
banker
screenwriter
film producer
television actor
Charles Thorp
Archdeacon of Durham (1783-1862)
Gateshead
Peterhouse
1783-10-13
writer
Charles Tindal Gatty
English antiquary, musician, and author (1851-1928)
Bedale
Charterhouse School
1851-11-14
writer
Charles Wakefield (numismatist)
British numismatist and museum curator
York
1834
numismatist
Charles Whiting
British writer and historian (1926-2007)
York
University of Leeds
1926-12-18
historian
Charlie English
British journalist
York
1967
journalist
writer
Charlie Hunnam
British actor
Newcastle upon Tyne
Cumbria Institute of the Arts
Heaton Manor School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
Jesmond Park Academy
University of Cumbria
1980-04-10
actor
screenwriter
film actor
model
television actor
Charlie Mackesy
British artist and illustrator
Northumberland
Queen Elizabeth High School
1962
visual artist
illustrator
painter
screenwriter
film director
Chris Foggin
British film director
Sunderland
1985-09-15
Bank of Dave
screenwriter
film director
Chris Kamara
English association football player and manager (born 1957)
Middlesbrough
1957-12-25
association football player
association football coach
sports commentator
journalist
Chris McCrudden
South Shields
writer
Chris Ryan
former British Special Forces operative and soldier turned novelist
Rowlands Gill
1961
writer
military personnel
Chris Waddle
English footballer (born 1960)
Felling
1960-12-14
association football player
association football coach
sports commentator
Chris Walton
British librarian and music historian
Billingham
1963-07-06
librarian
music historian
university teacher
musicologist
conductor
composer
Christian Gamst Miller-Harris
Danish-British screenwriter
Ashington
University of Reading
University of Copenhagen
National Film School of Denmark
screenwriter
Christopher Dawson
American classical philologist (1908-1972)
Sunderland
1908-04-20
classical scholar
university teacher
classical philologist
Christopher Hill
British historian
York
Balliol College
St Peter's School
1912-02-06
historian
Christopher John Lamb
English biologist (1950-2009)
York
University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
Fitzwilliam College
1950-03-19
biologist
Christopher Longé
French comics artist
Middlesbrough
1969-09-08
comics artist
Christopher Maire
English Jesuit
Hardwick
1697-03-06
priest
writer
Clement Antrobus Harris
York
1862-04-02
composer
musicographer
Clements Markham
British geographer (1830-1916)
Stillingfleet
Westminster School
Cheam School
1830-07-20 1830
explorer
writer
geographer
civil servant
historian
translator
traveler
botanist
Cliff McNish
English writer
Sunderland
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
1962-08-24
The Doomspell Trilogy
writer
children's writer
Clive Coates
Wine expert
Darlington
1941
wine critic
Colin McGinn
British philosopher (born 1950)
West Hartlepool
University of Manchester
1950-03-10
philosopher
university teacher
Colin McNaughton
British children's illustrator and writer
Wallsend
Royal College of Art
Central School of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins
1951-05-01 1951-05-18
writer
illustrator
Colin Renfrew
British archaeologist
Stockton-on-Tees
St John's College
St Albans School
1937-07-25 1937-10-27
archaeologist
anthropologist
prehistorian
politician
university teacher
Colin Snedeker
British-born American chemist (1936–2016)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1936-01-05
chemist
inventor
Colin Thain
British political scientist
Bedlington
University of Manchester
1959-01-20
political scientist
Compton Mackenzie
Scottish writer, cultural commentator, raconteur and nationalist (1883-1972)
West Hartlepool
Magdalen College
St Paul's School
Colet Court
1883-01-17
writer
politician
publisher
autobiographer
screenwriter
croquet player
science fiction writer
novelist
journalist
researcher
Conyers Middleton
English 18th-century clergyman and writer
Richmond
Trinity College
St Peter's School
1683-12-27
writer
librarian
university teacher
Craig Raine
poet
Shildon
Exeter College
Barnard Castle School
1944-12-03
poet
librettist
writer
Cyril Smith
English virtuoso concert pianist
Middlesbrough
Royal College of Music
1909-08-11
autobiographer
music educator
pianist
D. A. Cruse
British linguist (1934-2020)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1934
linguist
docent
Dan Hicks
British archaeologist and anthropologist
Spennymoor
University of Bristol
St John's College
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
University of Oxford
1972
anthropologist
archaeologist
curator
university teacher
Daniel Maier
Performer on stage, tv and radio
Newcastle upon Tyne
1968-11-12
writer
screenwriter
Daniel Oliver
English botanist (1830–1916)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1830-02-06
botanist
pteridologist
librarian
university teacher
Danny Robins
British playwright and podcaster
Newcastle upon Tyne
1976
podcaster
playwright
broadcaster
journalist
Dave Cliff
British musician
Hexham
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
1944-06-25
jazz musician
jazz guitarist
human computer
scientist
David Almond
British children's writer (1951-)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Gateshead
University of East Anglia
1951-05-15
Skellig
Kit's Wilderness
The Fire-Eaters
writer
children's writer
author
novelist
youth book author
David Charles McClintock
English botanist (1913-2001)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Trinity College
Harrow School
1913-07-04
botanist
David Cushing
British biologist
Alnwick
Balliol College
1920-03-14
biologist
David Daiches
British writer and historian
Sunderland
Balliol College
University of Edinburgh
George Watson's College
1912-09-02
poet
literary historian
university teacher
writer
literary critic
biographer
David E. Daykin
Ph.D. University of Reading 1961
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Reading
mathematician
university teacher
David E. Minnikin
microbiologist
Newton
Trinity College, Oxford
microbiologist
David G. Robinson
British botanist
North Shields
1947-05-15
botanist
university teacher
David George Kendall
British statistician
Ripon
The Queen's College
Ripon Grammar School
1918-01-15
Kendall's notation
mathematician
statistician
David Graham
British crime fiction author
South Shields
1919
writer
fighter pilot
flight instructor
technical writer
David Hamer
Billingham
1934
cryptologist
historian
mathematician
writer
David Harker
British historian of popular music
Guisborough
University of Cambridge
1946-11-05
music historian
David Holden
British journalist (1924–1977)
Sunderland
Emmanuel College
1924-11-20
journalist
writer
biographer
David J. Richardson
British biochemist
Whitley Bay
University of Keele
University of Birmingham
1964
biochemist
David Laidler
Canadian economist
North Shields
London School of Economics and Political Science
Syracuse University
University of Chicago
1938-08-12
economist
David Leon
English actor
Newcastle upon Tyne
Dame Allan's School
1980-07-24
actor
film actor
film director
screenwriter
stage actor
film producer
television actor
David Lindsay Keir
British historian and Master of Balliol College, Oxford (1895-1973)
Bellingham
University of Glasgow
New College
1895-05-22
historian
David M. Moore
British botanist (1933-2013)
Barnard Castle
University College
1933-07-26
botanist
university teacher
botanical collector
David M. Wilson
British archaeologist, art historian, and museum curator
Dacre
Kingswood School
St John's College
Lund University
1931-10-30
art historian
archaeologist
university teacher
exhibition curator
David Macey
British historian and translator
Sunderland
1949-10-05
linguist
translator
historian
David Mackenzie
British film director
Corbridge
University of Dundee
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design
1966-05-10
film director
screenwriter
David Pawson
British minister
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Cambridge
Durham University
Wesley House
1930-02-25
pastor
writer
chaplain
theologian
priest
David Phillips
British Chemist
South Shields
University of Birmingham
1939-12-03
chemist
David Reed
British actor, writer and comedian (*1982)
York
University of Edinburgh
1982-05-26
comedian
actor
writer
David Richard Leitch
physician and medical officer
Stokesley
1943-09-23
researcher
David S. Byrne
sociologist
South Shields
Newcastle University
London School of Economics and Political Science
1947-01-09
academic
sociologist
university teacher
David Stoddart
British geographer and scientific collector ( 1937– 2014)
Stockton-on-Tees
University of Cambridge
1937-11-15
geographer
university teacher
David Sweetman
British writer
Dilston Castle
1943-03-16
novelist
literary critic
biographer
poet
writer
television director
radio personality
David Thorns
New Zealand sociologist (1943–2020)
County Durham
University of Sheffield
University of Exeter
1943-08-26
sociologist
urban planner
David W. Atkinson
Canadian academic administrator
Sunderland
University of Calgary
Indiana University
1948
writer
David Womersley
South Shields
1957-01-29
scholar of English
Dean Wilkinson
British writer
Guisborough
Thornaby Academy
1967-04-18
video game writer
Denis Forster
American chemist
Hebburn
Imperial College London
1941-02-28
chemist
Dennis Chapman
British chemist (1927 - 1999)
Sunderland
1927-05-06
chemist
Dennis Gibson
Australian academic and mathematician
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Hull
Newcastle University
1942
mathematician
academic administrator
Densil Neve Barr
UK science fiction author (1918-1994)
Harrogate
United Kingdom
1918-09-12
writer
chemist
Denys Hay
British historian (1915-1994)
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Oxford
1915-08-29
historian of Modern Age
university teacher
Denys Haynes
British classical archaeologist
Harrogate
University of Bonn
Trinity College
Marlborough College
1913-02-15
curator
classical archaeologist
art historian
archaeologist
Denys Val Baker
English writer
Upper Poppleton
1917-10-24
journalist
autobiographer
editor
writer
Derek Geldart
Stockton-on-Tees
1931-09-04
chemist
Derek Talbot
English badminton player
Newcastle upon Tyne
1947-03-23
Badminton to the Top
badminton player
non-fiction writer
Olympic competitor
Derek W. Moore
British mathematician (1931-2008)
South Shields
University of Cambridge
Jesus College
1931-04-19
mathematician
university teacher
saxophonist
Derek Wanless
British banker (1947-2012)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Harvard University
King's College
Royal Grammar School
1947-09-29
banker
statistician
Derek Williams
British film maker
Newcastle upon Tyne
1929-08-20
film director
screenwriter
cinematographer
film producer
director
producer
Desmond C. Derbyshire
British linguist
Durham
1924
linguist
Don Nicholl
American screenwriter and producer
Sunderland
1925-08-09
screenwriter
film producer
journalist
Don Revie
English footballer and manager (1927-1989)
Middlesbrough
1927-07-10
association football player
association football coach
autobiographer
Donovan Pedelty
British journalist, film director and screenwriter (1903-1989)
Tynemouth
1903-07-26
journalist
film director
screenwriter
E. W. Middlemast
British educator in India
Wallsend
St John's College
1864-12-09
mathematician
academic
Eddie Robson
British writer, novelist and screenwriter (1978-)
York
Aylesbury Grammar School
1978-12-20
science fiction writer
screenwriter
writer
Edmund Lee
British writer
Stokesley
1844-04-08
writer
lawyer
Edward Backhouse
English Quaker philanthropist and writer
Darlington
1808-05-08
drawer
church historian
philanthropist
Edward Blackett
British physician and novelist
Stokesley
Queen's University Belfast
1835
physician
novelist
Edward Collingwood
Fellow of the Royal Society FRSE, mathemetician, and scientist
Lilburn Tower
University of Paris
Trinity College
University of Cambridge
Royal Naval College, Osborne
Britannia Royal Naval College
Aberystwyth University
1900-01-17
mathematician
Edward Docx
British writer: novelist, dramatist, journalist.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Christ's College
St Bede's College
1972
literary critic
novelist
writer
journalist
Edward Elihu Whitfield
English solicitor and schoolmaster
Newcastle upon Tyne
1848-11-05
solicitor
teacher
writer
Edward Girard Young Haslam
poet (1808-1878)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1808-12-26
poet
editing staff
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
British Liberal statesman (1862-1933)
Fallodon
Balliol College
Winchester College
Temple Grove School
1862-04-25
politician
diplomat
ornithologist
tennis player
real tennis player
aristocrat
Edward James Glave
English travel writer
Ripon
1863-09-13
writer
journalist
Edward Jones Williams
Welsh engineer in Patagonia
Durham
1857-07-19
engineer
railway engineer
geologist
Edward Joseph Dent
British musicologist
Yorkshire
Little Ribston
Eton College
King's College
Bilton Grange
1876-07-06 1876-07-16
musicologist
music historian
composer
translator
Edward Mellanby
Medical scientist, discoverer of vitamin C
West Hartlepool
Emmanuel College
Barnard Castle School
1884-04-08
biochemist
pharmacologist
Edward Naylor
British musician
Scarborough
Emmanuel College
Royal College of Music
1867-02-09
composer
organist
musicologist
Edward Pritchard Gee
British zoologist
County Durham
Durham School
Emmanuel College
University of Cambridge
1904
naturalist
zoologist
Edward Robson
English botanist and antiquarian (1763–1813)
Darlington
1763
botanist
Edward Simpson
British geologist and forger (born 1815)
Sleights
1815
geologist
archaeologist
Edwin Bramwell
Scottish neurologist
North Shields
University of Edinburgh
1873
neurologist
Edwin Clarke
British medical historian and neurologist
Felling
University of Chicago
1919-06-18
medical historian
neurologist
physician
Edwin Pears
British historian (1835–1919)
York
University of London
1835-03-18
historian
lawyer
journalist
barrister
Ephraim Anderson
British bacteriologist
Newcastle upon Tyne
Durham University
1911-10-28
bacteriologist
microbiologist
Eric Idle
British comedian, actor and writer
South Shields
University of Cambridge
Pembroke College
Royal Wolverhampton School
1943-03-29
film actor
actor
comedian
screenwriter
novelist
singer-songwriter
playwright
writer
guitarist
lyricist
film director
television actor
Eric Pringle
British writer (1935-2017)
Morpeth
1935-06
writer
children's writer
screenwriter
Ernest Arthur Bell
British biochemist and Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1926-2006)
Gosforth
Durham University
Trinity College Dublin
1926-06-20
biochemist
botanist
university teacher
Ernest Findlay Scott
theologican (1868-1954)
Durham
1868-03-18
theologian
biblical scholar
university teacher
Ernest Hodgson
toxicologist
Hetton-le-Hole
1932-07-26
professor
entomologist
toxicologist
Ernest Thompson Seton
British/American author, artist and naturalist, and one of the founders of the scouting movement
South Shields
Académie Julian
Jarvis Collegiate Institute
1860-08-14
Teachers' manual of bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds
Bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds
Bird-Lore, Volume I
naturalist
writer
screenwriter
essayist
scientific illustrator
artist
children's writer
Ernest Walter Brooks
English ancient historian and Syriac scholar (1863-1955)
Hambleton
1863-08-30
historian
translator
syriacist
Ernest William Hornung
British writer
Middlesbrough
Uppingham School
St Ninian's School, Moffat
1866-06-07
novelist
writer
Ernie Lotinga
British actor and comedian (1876-1951)
Sunderland
1876
actor
comedian
screenwriter
F. M. Powicke
British historian (1879-1963)
Alnwick
Victoria University of Manchester
Balliol College
1879-06-16
medieval historian
lecturer
university teacher
Franc Roddam
English film director
Norton
London Film School
1946-04-29
film director
writer
screenwriter
businessperson
television producer
director
Francis Arthur Bainbridge
British physiologist
Stockton-on-Tees
Trinity College
1874-07-29
physiologist
Francis Blackburne
archdeacon of Cleveland and activist
Richmond
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
1705-06-09
theologian
Francis Carr
British writer and businessperson
Newcastle upon Tyne
1834-05-01
writer
businessperson
Francis Gibson
English writer
Whitby
1753-01-16
translator
Francis Hastings Doyle
British academic and poet
Tadcaster
Eton College
Christ Church
1810-08-21
writer
university teacher
barrister
poet
Francis Henry Salvin
British Army officer and writer
Croxdale Hall
1817-04-04
writer
Francis Robert Raines
British vicar and historian (1805-78)
Whitby
Burnley Grammar School
1805
writer
Frank Collins
SAS soldier and Church of England military chaplain
Newcastle upon Tyne
Oak Hill College
Whitley Bay High School
1957
writer
presbyter
Anglican priest
Frank Elgee
British archaeologist
North Ormesby
1880-11-08
anthropologist
archaeologist
Frank Hawley
Norton
1906-03-31
linguist
Frank Oldfield
British geographer and paleoecologist
Pickering
1936-02-19
geographer
paleoecologist
Frank Pasquill
English meteorologist
Trimdon
Durham University
University College
1914-09-08
meteorologist
physicist
Frank Webster
British sociologist
Durham
Durham University
1950-09-27
sociologist
Frankie Howerd
British actor, comedian (1917–1992)
York
1917-03-06
actor
comedian
television presenter
stage actor
film actor
screenwriter
television actor
Fred Olsen
British-born American art collector and chemist (1891–1986)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Washington University in St. Louis
1891
chemist
Fred Taylor
British physicist (1944–2021)
Amble
University of Liverpool
Jesus College
1944-09-24
physicist
atmospheric physicist
planetary scientist
Frederick Apthorp Paley
English classical scholar (1815–1888)
Easingwold
Shrewsbury School
St John's College
1815-01-14
classical scholar
writer
botanist
Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle
English noble and diplomat
Castle Howard
University of Cambridge
1748-05-28
politician
diplomat
writer
Frederick John Jackson
British ornithologist and colonial administrator
Catterick
Shrewsbury School
1860-02-17
explorer
ornithologist
Frederick Miller (paediatrician)
British paediatrician
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
Newcastle University
1911-11-05
scientist
Frederick Orpen Bower
British botanist (1855–1948)
Ripon
University of Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
University of Würzburg
1855-11-04
botanist
Frederick Wilfrid Lancaster
British-American information scientist (1933-2013)
Durham
1933-09-04
librarian
library scientist
Frederick William Sanderson
British educationist, headmaster at Oundle School from 1892 to 1922
Brancepeth
Christ's College
Durham University
Hatfield College
1857
educational theorist
teacher
G. P. Taylor
British writer
Scarborough
1958-05-03
writer
Anglican priest
children's writer
Gabriel Fielding
British writer (1916-1986)
Hexham
Trinity College Dublin
St Edward's School
1916-03-25
military physician
novelist
Gabriel Lasker
American anthropologist
New Earswick
Harvard University
1912-04-24
anthropologist
Garry Kilworth
British writer
York
King's College London
1941-07-05
writer
science fiction writer
Gary Fildes
British astronomer
Sunderland
1965-09-27
astronomer
Geoffrey Jefferson
British neurologist (1886-1961)
Stockton-on-Tees
1886-04-10
neurologist
surgeon
George Abbey
British gardener and horticulturalist (1835–1917)
Stillingfleet
1835-09-02
botanist
gardener
horticulturist
head gardener
columnist
George Abbot
English religious writer and politician
York
1604
politician
writer
George Anderson
English cricketer born in 1826
Aiskew
1826-01-20
cricketer
actuary
George Betts
Canadian political scientist
Skipton
University of London
University of Alberta
Victoria University of Wellington
1930-12-09
Betts on Wellington: a City And Its Politics
political scientist
George Biddell Airy
English mathematician and astronomer (*1801 – †1892)
Alnwick
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Trinity College
1801-07-27
mathematician
astronomer
physicist
university teacher
writer
scientist
George Bolam
land agent and naturalist (1859-1934)
Barmoor
1859-11-08
land agent
naturalist
George Brown
English missionary, anthropologist and natural history specimen collector (1835–1917)
Barnard Castle
1835-12-07
missionary
diarist
writer
translator
collector
ethnologist
botanist
ornithologist
botanical collector
George Caley
English botanist and explorer in Australia (1770-1829)
Craven
1770-06-10
botanist
explorer
botanical collector
George Clementson Greenwell senior
19th-century mining and civil engineer, and author
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Edinburgh
1821-07-25
civil engineer
mining engineer
writer
George Daniels
British watchmaker
London
Sunderland
1926-08-19
watchmaker
non-fiction writer
inventor
George Darvel Hill
New Zealand agronomist
Wallsend
University of Western Australia
1938-06-16
agronomist
academic
trade unionist
George Edward Massee
British botanist (1850–1917)
Scampston
1845-12-20
British fungi with a chapter on lichens
botanist
mycologist
scientific illustrator
George Frederick Stout
British philosopher and psychologist
South Shields
University of Cambridge
1860-01-06
psychologist
philosopher
university teacher
George French Angas
English explorer, naturalist and painter who emigrated to Australia and became a museum director (1822-1886)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1822-04-25
The Kafirs illustrated
explorer
painter
naturalist
zoologist
accountant
George Herbert Bailey
British chemist (1852-1924)
Teesdale
1852-05-17
chemist
university teacher
George Jobey
British archaeologist (1918-1991)
Percy Main
Durham University
archaeologist
George Lambert
English baritone and voice teacher in Canada
Long Preston
1900-12-17
opera singer
music educator
George Leo Watson
mathematician (1909-1988)
Whitby
Trinity College
University of London
1909-12-13
mathematician
university teacher
George Malcolm Brown
British geologist (1925-1997)
Redcar
St Cross College
Durham University
1925-10-05
geologist
George Mallaby
British-Australian actor
Hartlepool
1939-11-04
actor
screenwriter
television actor
George Mann
British writer
Darlington
1978
science fiction writer
writer
screenwriter
editor
George McLeod Winsor
British writer
Gateshead
1856
science fiction writer
George Nicholson
English botanist and horticulturist (1847–1908)
Ripon
1847-12-07
horticulturist
botanist
George Peacock
English mathematician and Anglican cleric (1791–1858)
County Durham
Trinity College
University of Cambridge
1791-04-09
mathematician
astronomer
university teacher
George Redmayne Murray
British doctor
Newcastle upon Tyne
Eton College
Trinity College
1865-06-20
biologist
physician
George Rochester
British physicist
Wallsend
Durham University
1908-02-04
physicist
university teacher
George Russell
English horticulturist
Stillington
1857
horticulturist
George Sandys
English traveller, colonist, poet, translator
Bishopthorpe Palace
St Mary Hall
1578-03-02
travel writer
colonizer
poet
writer
translator
explorer
politician
George Slater
British geologist and glaciologist (1874–1956)
Sharow
Royal College of Science
1874
geologist
glaciologist
teacher
George Stanley Turnbull
American journalism professor and author.
Salt Lake City
Newcastle upon Tyne
1882-12-05 1881
History of Oregon Newspapers
writer
educator
university teacher
journalist
George Stewardson Brady
British copepodologist (1832-1921)
Gateshead
1832-04-18
carcinologist
zoologist
copepodologist
scientific illustrator
writer
George Tate
English antiquarian, topographer and naturalist from Alnwick
Alnwick
1805-05-21 1805
naturalist
topographer
antiquarian
draper
postmaster
businessperson
botanist
George Vasey
19th century American botanist (1822-1893)
Snainton
Berkshire Medical College
1822-02-28
botanist
agrostologist
George W. Temperley
British ornithologist
Newcastle upon Tyne
Gateshead Grammar School
1875-10-29
ornithologist
George Wall
botanist (1821-1894)
North Shields
Harrow School
1821
botanist
Gerald Manners
British geographer (1932–2009)
County Durham
1932-08-07
economic geographer
geographer
university teacher
Gil North
English writer
Skipton
Ermysted's Grammar School
1916
writer
novelist
Gilbert Archey
New Zealand ethnologist, zoologist and museum director (1890–1974)
York
University of Canterbury
1890-08-04
ethnologist
zoologist
ornithologist
paleontologist
Gilbert Ronald Bainbridge
British physicist
Felling
Hatfield College
1925-11-28
physicist
Giles Munby
British naturalist (1813–1876)
York
University of Edinburgh
1813
botanist
physician
Godfrey Linge
geographer
Durham
University of Canterbury
1932-09-05
geographer
Godfrey Norman Agmondisham Vesey
Harrogate
1923-06-22
philosopher
university teacher
Gordon Burn
English writer (1948-2009)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1948-01-16
writer
journalist
Gordon Parker
British writer
Newcastle upon Tyne
1940-02-28
writer
Graham Collier
English jazz bassist, bandleader and composer
Tynemouth
Berklee College of Music
1937-02-21
bandleader
conductor
composer
jazz musician
non-fiction writer
recording artist
Graham Wallas
English socialist, social psychologist, educationalist
Sunderland
Corpus Christi College
Shrewsbury School
1858-05-31
psychologist
sociologist
Guy Eaden Shewell
British entomologist (1913-1996)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1913-07-16
entomologist
dipterologist
Guy Mowbray
English association football commentator (born 1972)
York
Huntington School
1972-02-16
sports commentator
broadcaster
H. L. A. Hart
English legal philosopher (1907–1992)
Harrogate
Cheltenham College
New College
Bradford Grammar School
1907-07-18
jurist
law professor
philosopher
H. T. Dickinson
English historian
Gateshead
Durham University
Gateshead Grammar School
Newcastle University
1939-03-09
historian
Hans Munthe-Kaas
Norwegian mathematician
Northallerton
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian Institute of Technology
1961-03-28
mathematician
Harold A. Wilson
English physicist (1874-1964)
York
University of Cambridge
1874-12-01
physicist
Harold Heslop
British writer
Hunwick
King James I Academy
1898
novelist
Harold Jeffreys
British geophysicist and statistician
Fatfield
Durham University
St John's College
Newcastle University
University of Cambridge
1891-04-22
Jeffreys number
Jeffreys prior
mathematician
astronomer
statistician
seismologist
Harold Manning
French radio producer and screenwriter
Durham
1968-05-26
radio producer
screenwriter
film director
actor
Harry Beevers
English-born American physiologist (1924-2004)
County Durham
Durham University
Wolsingham School
1924-01-10
biologist
physiologist
botanist
Harry Lindgren
Australian mathematician and linguist
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Western Australia
1912
mathematician
linguist
engineer
Henry Atkinson
British astronomer
Bavington
1781-06-28
astronomer
mathematician
Henry Baker Tristram
English clergyman, Biblical scholar, traveller and ornithologist (1822-1906)
Eglingham
Lincoln College
Durham School
1822-05-11
Anglican priest
ornithologist
botanist
naturalist
Henry Bowman Brady
British paleontologist and pharmacist
Gateshead
Ackworth School
1835-02-23 1835
paleontologist
pharmacist
zoologist
botanist
Henry Conway
British socialite
Newcastle upon Tyne
Courtauld Institute of Art
University of Cambridge
Harrow School
1983-11-24
writer
Henry Dresser Atkinson
Australian clergyman and naturalist (1841-1921)
Selby
Magdalene College
Trinity College Dublin
1841-05-13
Anglican priest
ornithologist
naturalist
Henry Eeles Dresser
English ornithologist and businessman (1838-1915)
Thirsk
1838-05-09
ornithologist
businessperson
Henry Elderfield
British oceanographer and Geochemist who deciphered chemical signatures in the modern and ancient oceans
North Yorkshire
University of Liverpool
University of Cambridge
1943-04-25
chemist
Henry Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton
British politician (1830-1911)
Sunderland
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
1830-05-16
politician
statistician
Henry H. Slater
British ornithologist, entomologist and botanist (1851-1934)
Stanhope
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
1851
ornithologist
entomologist
botanist
Anglican priest
Henry Hervey Baber
British philologist
Slingsby
1775
theologian
librarian
Henry Heylyn Hayter
Anglo-Australian statistician
Eden Vale
Charterhouse School
1821-10-28
statistician
civil servant
writer
Henry Hodgkin
Medical doctor and British Quaker missionary.
Darlington
1877-04-21
physician
missionary
pacifist
Henry Liddell
British classical scholar and administrator (1811–1898)
Bishop Auckland
Christ Church
Charterhouse School
1811-02-06
lexicographer
linguist
classical philologist
university teacher
classical scholar
Henry Maudsley
British psychiatrist
Giggleswick
University College London
Giggleswick School
1835-02-05
psychiatrist
essayist
psychologist
university teacher
Henry McIlwain
Newcastle upon Tyne
1912
biochemist
university teacher
Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland
English aristocrat (1564-1632)
Tynemouth
1564-04-27
astronomer
physician
alchemist
geographer
mathematician
Henry Sidgwick
English philosopher
Skipton
Trinity College
Rugby School
1838-05-31
philosopher
economist
university teacher
writer
Henry Smeathman
British entomologist (1742-1786)
Scarborough
1742-02-09
botanist
naval officer
entomologist
writer
Henry Taylor
English playwright and poet (1800-1886)
Bishop Middleham
1800-10-18
writer
Henry Tuke Mennell
British botanist and conchologist (1835 - 1923)
Scarborough
1835-06-19
botanist
conchologist
tea dealer
Herbert Edward Read
English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art (1893-1968)
Muscoates
University of Leeds
1893-12-04 1893-11-04
Education Through Art
art historian
poet
writer
philosopher
anarchist
literary critic
Herbert Flowerdew
British novelist
York
1866-06-14
crime fiction writer
novelist
Herbert McCabe
English-born Irish Dominican priest, theologian and philosopher (1926-2001)
Middlesbrough
University of Manchester
1926-08-02
philosopher
writer
theologian
Herbert Tomlinson
Physicist and FRS; first Principal of Chelsea Polytechnic (1845-1931)
York
Christ Church
St Peter's School
1846-11-18 1845-11
physicist
designer
Howard Clewes
screenwriter
York
1912-10-27
novelist
screenwriter
writer
playwright
film screenwriter
Howard Linskey
English novelist
County Durham
1967-05-16
writer
journalist
Hugh Edwin Strickland
British scientist (1811-1853)
Reighton
Oriel College
1811-03-02
ornithologist
zoologist
geologist
Hugh Trevor-Roper
British historian (1914-2003)
Glanton
Christ Church
Charterhouse School
Belhaven Hill School
Merton College
1914-01-15
The Last Days of Hitler
The Last Days of Hitler
politician
historian of Modern Age
historian
university teacher
journalist
essayist
military officer
intelligence officer
opinion journalist
Hugh Watson
British malacologist (1885–1959)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1885-06-01
malacologist
Hunt Emerson
cartoonist
Newcastle upon Tyne
1952-01-28
comics artist
Hyam Maccoby
British scholar of Judeo-Christian religious tradition (1924-2004)
Sunderland
Balliol College
1924-03-20
Judaic scholar
historian
university teacher
writer
librarian
theologian
Ian Almond
professor
Skipton
University of Edinburgh
1969-09-21
literary scholar
writer
university teacher
man of letters
Ian Bousfield
English trombonist
York
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
1964-02-16
music educator
Ian Cullen
British actor (1939-2019)
The Boldons
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
1944-10-20 1939-10-20
actor
television actor
screenwriter
Ian Graham Gass
British geologist (1926-1992)
Gateshead
1926-03-20
volcanologist
geologist
Ian H. Goodall
British archaeologist (1948-2006)
York
Cardiff University
1948
archaeologist
historian
Ian Jarvie
British philosopher
South Shields
London School of Economics and Political Science
1937-07-08
sociologist
Ian La Frenais
writer
Monkseaton
Dame Allan's School
1936-01-07 1937-01-07
screenwriter
Ian Littlewood
York
St John's College
1949-06-08
writer
university teacher
Ian Macmillan Ward
British physicist
Stockton-on-Tees
Magdalen College
Royal Grammar School
1928-04-09
researcher
physicist
Ian Masser
British urban planner
York
1937-09-14
urban planner
geographic information scientist
geographer
economist
university teacher
Ian Peacock
British radio personality
Newcastle upon Tyne
1962-12-14
radio personality
writer
Ian Usher
English author and speaker
Durham
1963-07-25
writer
Ian Vernon Hogg
British historian and author
Durham
1926-10-29
historian
non-fiction writer
writer
weapon historian
Iolo Aneurin Williams
British journalist, author, art historian and botanist
Middlesbrough
King's College
Rugby School
1890-06-18
journalist
art historian
author
botanist
J Blakeson
English film director and screenwriter
Harrogate
University of Warwick
1977-03-02
film director
screenwriter
director
J. Douglas Porteous
geographer
York
1943-11-26
geographer
J. E. Harold Terry
English novelist, playwright, actor and critic
York
Marlborough College
Pembroke College
1885-09-21
novelist
playwright
actor
critic
writer
theatre critic
J. L. Carr
English novelist
Thirsk
1912-05-20
writer
teacher
J. P. E. Harper-Scott
Easington
Durham University
University of Oxford
1977-12-03
musicologist
J. Thomas Looney
English school teacher
South Shields
University of Chester
1870-08-14
writer
teacher
J. W. S. Cassels
British mathematician
Durham
University of Edinburgh
George Heriot's School
Trinity College
University of Cambridge
Neville's Cross Primary School
1922-07-11
JN-25
mathematician
university teacher
J. Wilfrid Jackson
British geologist and paleontologist (1880-1978)
Scarborough
1880-06-15
geologist
archaeologist
paleontologist
Jack Brymer
English clarinettist
South Shields
1915-01-27
clarinetist
music educator
musician
Jack Charlton
English footballer and manager (1935-2020)
Ashington
1935-05-08
association football player
autobiographer
association football coach
association football national coach
Jack Colman
British writer
North York Moors
1987
writer
Jack Common
British novelist (1903-1968)
Heaton
Skerry's College
1903-08-15
novelist
Jack Heslop-Harrison
British botanist (1920-1998)
Middlesbrough
Queen's University Belfast
Newcastle University
Park View School
1920-02-10
botanist
engineer
university teacher
Jack Higgins
British novelist
Newcastle upon Tyne
London School of Economics and Political Science
Roundhay School
1929-07-27
The Eagle Has Landed
novelist
writer
screenwriter
author
school teacher
Jack Scott
British meteorologist (1923-2008)
Ferryhill
Nottingham Trent University
1923-11-09
meteorologist
television presenter
James Anderson
miner, songwriter, poet, born 1825
Earsdon
1825
poet
songwriter
James Backhouse
English botanist and missionary (1794–1869)
Darlington
1794-07-08
botanist
James Backhouse
English botanist, archaeologist, and geologist (1825–1890)
York
Bootham School
1825
botanist
James Backhouse
English nurseryman and ornithologist (1861-1945)
York
1861-04-14
horticulturist
James Cawthorn
British fantasy writer and illustrator
Gateshead
1929-12-21
writer
screenwriter
illustrator
James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
Marton
1728-10-27
explorer
cartographer
naval officer
seafarer
botanist
James Dall
New Zealand botanist, botanical and zoological collector (1840-1912)
York
1840-11-25
botanist
botanical collector
scientific collector
James Dalton
clergyman and botanist (1764-1843)
York
University of Cambridge
1764-11-14
botanist
vicar
James Egan Moulton
Anglo-Australian headmaster and Methodist minister (1841–1909)
Northumberland
Kingswood School
1841-01-04
translator
theologian
Bible translator
James Everett
British writer
Alnwick
1784
writer
James Francis Baker
English poet (1891-?)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1891
poet
university student
James Harrison Rigg
British Methodist minister
Newcastle upon Tyne
1821-01-16
Christian minister
writer
James Herriot
veterinary surgeon and writer (1916-1995)
Sunderland
University of Glasgow
Hillhead High School
1916-10-03
All Creatures Great and Small
All Things Bright and Beautiful
All things wise and wonderful
Lord god made them all
physician writer
veterinarian
autobiographer
children's writer
comedian
James Hutton Kidd
Horticulturist, community leader
Hexham
1877-09-12
horticulturist
gardener
James John Joicey
British entomologist
Newcastle upon Tyne
1871
lepidopterist
entomologist
James Kenner
13 April 1885 - 30 June 1974
Morpeth
1885-04-13
organic chemist
James Kirkup
British writer
South Shields
Durham University
1918-04-23
translator
writer
university teacher
poet
journalist
James Maxlow
Australian geologist and scientist
Middlesbrough
1949
geologist
James Mitchell
British writer of crime fiction and spy thrillers
South Shields
St Edmund Hall
1926-03-12
writer
screenwriter
spy
James Redpath
American journalist and abolitionist
Berwick-upon-Tweed
1833-08-24
journalist
writer
James Rutherford
1906–1963 professor at University of Auckland, historian
Dunston
1906
military personnel
historian
James Smetham
British artist (1821-1889)
Pateley Bridge
1821-09-09
painter
printmaker
poet
art critic
James Stourton
English art historian
York
Ampleforth College
Magdalene College
1956-07-03
art historian
James Tate
British headmaster
Richmond
Sidney Sussex College
1771-06-11
writer
James Wood
literary critic
Durham
Eton College
Jesus College
Chorister School
1965-11-01
The book against God (novel)
writer
literary critic
university teacher
James Wycliffe Headlam
British historian
Durham
King's College
Eton College
1863-12-24
historian
biographer
Jason Cook
British comedian
Hebburn
1973
comedian
screenwriter
showrunner
Jeremiah Dixon
British astronomer
Cockfield
1733-07-27
Mason–Dixon Line
astronomer
Jim Parker
British composer (1934-2023)
Hartlepool
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
1934-12-18
composer
screenwriter
film score composer
Jimmy Campbell
British songwriter, lyricist
Newcastle upon Tyne
1903
songwriter
lyricist
music publisher
Jimmy Nail
English guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor, screenwriter
Newcastle upon Tyne
Jesmond Park Academy
1954-03-16
actor
singer-songwriter
autobiographer
singer
composer
screenwriter
film actor
television actor
television producer
John Alexander Herbert
British Museum curator of manuscripts; (1862-1948)
Gateshead
1862
curator
John Arrowsmith
British geographer
Winston
1790
cartographer
John Arrowsmith
English theologian (1602-1659)
Gateshead
St John's College
1602-03-29
theologian
John Ash
British ornithologist (1925-2014)
Gosforth
Durham University
Imperial College London
Pocklington School
1925-05-26
ornithologist
John Bailey
English agriculturist and engraver (1750-1819)
Blades Field Farmhouse And Attached Outbuilding To East
1750
farmer
writer
land agent
mathematician
surveyor
printmaker
copper engraver
teacher
John Bain
British game commentator (1984-2018)
Spennymoor
De Montfort University
1984-07-08
YouTuber
video game critic
esports commentator
television producer
video blogger
professional gamer
John Basil Hume
British surgeon and lecturer
Whitby
1893-09-29
anatomist
surgeon
John Beckwith
English art exhibition curator (1918-1991)
Whitby
1918-12-02
exhibition curator
art historian
curator
university teacher
John Bird
British mathematical instrument maker
County Durham
1709
astronomer
John Blackburn
British writer
Corbridge
Durham University
1923-06-26
crime fiction writer
science fiction writer
bookseller
John Bonett
British writer
Tynemouth
1906-08-10
screenwriter
John Brand
English clergyman, antiquarian, and club secretary (1744–1806)
Washington
Royal Grammar School
1744-08-19
writer
clergyman
secretary
John Brason
British screenwriter
South Shields
1924-06-29
screenwriter
film director
John Brigham Ward
British born New Zealand entomologist and physicist (1928-2016)
Harrogate
1928-01-10
entomologist
physicist
John Brown
English divine and author
Rothbury
St John's College
1715-11-05
writer
philosopher
essayist
poet
playwright
satirist
Anglican priest
John Burdon-Sanderson
English physiologist (1828–1905)
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Edinburgh
University of Paris
1828-12-21
physician
university teacher
physiologist
John Carr
English mathematician (1948-2016)
East Heddon
University of Oxford
1948-08-29
mathematician
John Clarke
British writer and politician (1885-1959)
Jarrow
1885-02-04
politician
circus performer
peace activist
poet
John Close
English doggerel poet
Gunnerside
1816
poet
John Convey
Canadian metallurgist
Craghead
1910-03-29
metallurgist
John Corner
British mathematician and physicist
Newcastle upon Tyne
Peterhouse
Royal Grammar School
1916-01-24
mathematician
physicist
John Cuthbert Hedley
Bishop of Newport and Menevia; Bishop of Newport
Morpeth
Ampleforth College
1837-04-15 1837
Catholic priest
writer
Catholic bishop
John D. Omer-Cooper
British historian (1931-1998)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Rhodes University
University of Cambridge
1931-10-23
historian
John D. Thompson
British botanist (1959 - )
Berwick-upon-Tweed
1959
botanist
ecologist
researcher
John Earle
English cleric, author and translator (c. 1601 – 1665)
York
Christ Church
1601
priest
writer
John Edward Hull
arachnologist
Northumberland
1862
arachnologist
Parson-naturalist
parson
John Erickson
British military historian (1929-2002)
South Shields
St John's College
1929-04-17
historian
John Everard
British diplomat; (1956-)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Emmanuel College
Peking University
King Edward VI School
1956-11-24 1956
diplomat
writer
John Ewbank Leefe
botanist (1824-1889)
Richmond
Trinity College
1824 1813-05-13
botanist
John F. Runciman
musicologist and music critic
South Shields
1866
music critic
musicologist
John Fairbairn
writer
Newcastle upon Tyne
writer
translator
John Fairfax-Blakeborough
England author and folklorist
Guisborough
1883-01-16
writer
John Fife-Cookson
British novelist
Newcastle upon Tyne
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
1844
novelist
military officer
John Flaxman Jr.
English artist (1755-1826)
York
1755-07-06
painter
poet
sculptor
illustrator
graphic artist
drawer
designer
visual artist
John Fleming
British art historian, born 1919
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Trinity College
1919
art historian
John Forster
English biographer and critic
Newcastle upon Tyne
University College London
Jesus College
Royal Grammar School
1812-04-02
Life of Charles Dickens
literary critic
writer
biographer
journalist
historian
John Foster
(1792-1875) pastoralist, merchant and member of parliament in Tasmania, Australia
Giggleswick
1792
pastoralist
merchant
politician
company director
magistrate
poet
ship-owner
John Fothergill
English physician and plant collector (1712–1780)
Bainbridge
University of Edinburgh Medical School
1712-03-08
botanist
physician
plantation owner
John Francis Walker
Geologist and Palaeontologist
York
Sidney Sussex College
University of Bonn
1839-11-25
geologist
paleontologist
curator
barrister
John Frank Davidson
British chemist
Newcastle upon Tyne
Trinity College
1926-02-07
chemical engineer
chemist
John G. Hawthorne
English and American archaeologist and academic (1915–1977)
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Cambridge
University of Chicago
Harvard University
1915-06-06
archaeologist
John Gardner
English spy and thriller novelist (1926-2007)
Northumberland
Seaton Delaval
St John's College
1926-11-20
Boysie Oakes
journalist
theologian
novelist
writer
screenwriter
spy
John Gilbert Baker
British botanist (1834-1920)
Guisborough
Bootham School
Ackworth School
1834-01-13
A new flora of Northumberland and Durham with sketches of its climate and physical geography
botanist
ecologist
pteridologist
John Gledson
Northumberland
Princeton University
1945
translator
John Glover
British chemist (1817-1902)
Wallsend
1817-02
chemist
John Gordon
English writer of supernatural fiction
Jarrow
Wisbech Grammar School
1925-11-19
The Giant Under the Snow
writer
journalist
John Grey
English land agent and agriculturist
Glendale
1785-08
agronomist
John Gunn
Australian author
Northumberland
1925-02-26
writer
John Haldon
British historian of Byzantine history
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Birmingham
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
1948-10-23
historian
Byzantinist
university teacher
John Hall
English poet, born 1627
Durham
Durham School
St John's College
1627
poet
essayist
writer
John Hancock
English naturalist, ornithologist, taxidermist and landscape architect (1808-1890)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Royal Grammar School
1808
botanist
ornithologist
ichthyologist
John Henry Middleton
British archaeologist
York
Exeter College
1846-10-05
exhibition curator
art historian
John Hick
English philosopher of religion and theologian (1922-2012)
Scarborough
University of Edinburgh
Oriel College
Scarborough College
1922-01-20
paramedic
philosopher
university teacher
theologian
John Hutchinson
English botanist, taxonomist and author (1884-1972)
Wark
1884-04-07
botanist
gardener
John Hutchinson
English theologian
Spennithorne
1674
philosopher
John Hymers
British mathematician
Ormesby
St John's College
1803-07-20
mathematician
John Jackson
English clergyman, born 1686
Sessay
Hall Cross Academy
1686-04-04
theologian
author
John Jackson
English engraver, born 1801
Ovingham
1801
Tales from Shakspere
copper engraver
carver
engraver
illustrator
writer
John Joule
British chemist
Harrogate
Princeton University
Victoria University of Manchester
University of Manchester
1937
chemist
John Lilburne
English political activist (1614-1657)
Sunderland
Royal Grammar School
1614
politician
philosopher
John Lockwood Kipling
British artist (1837-1911)
Pickering
Woodhouse Grove School
1837-07-06
illustrator
painter
visual artist
art educator
museologist
John Lough
British university teacher (1913-2000)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1913-02-19
university teacher
romanist
philosopher
historian
John Lynch
Emeritus Professor of Latin American History at the University of London (1927-2018)
The Boldons
University of Edinburgh
University of London
1927-01-11
historian
John Lyth
York
1821-03-13
hymnwriter
John Marley
English mining engineer and geologist
Heighington
1823-11-11
engineer
mining engineer
geologist
John Martin
painter, engraver and illustrator (1789-1854)
Haydon Bridge
1789-07-19 1789-07-17
Belshazzar's Feast
Manfred on the Jungfrau
The end of the world
painter
engraver
illustrator
artist
graphic artist
etcher
printmaker
watercolorist
landscape painter
history painter
writer
architect
John McGrady
English chemist and academic
Ryton
St Catherine's College
Australian National University
University of Oxford
1968-04-30
chemist
cricketer
John McManners
British historian
Ferryhill
Durham University
St Edmund Hall
1916-12-25
historian
military officer
John Middleton
British land surveyor and agriculturist (1751–1833)
Streatlam and Stainton
1751-02
land surveyor
agronomist
John Minto IV
American politician, poet and pioneer
Wylam
1822-10-10
politician
pioneer
farmer
miner
poet
legislator
John Morrison
English-born, Australian novelist and short story writer
Sunderland
1904
writer
novelist
John N. Gray
British political philosopher (born 1948)
South Shields
Exeter College
1948-04-17
philosopher
writer
university teacher
political scientist
John Nelson Tarn
British historian of architecture and urban planning
Newcastle upon Tyne
1934-11-23
architectural historian
historian of urban planning
John Nichol
Royal Air Force Navigator
North Shields
St. Cuthbert's High School
1963
writer
John Oakesmith
British civil servant and writer
Middlesbrough
University of London
1866
writer
civil servant
John Oxley
Australian politician
Kirkham
1785-01-01 1784-07-06
explorer
naturalist
botanist
politician
John Percival
British agricultural botanist (1863-1949)
Carperby
St John's College
1863-04-03
botanist
John Richard Walbran
British antiquarian
Ripon
1817
anthropologist
archaeologist
historian
John Rickman
English statistician and civil servant (1771-1840)
Newburn
Lincoln College
Royal Grammar School, Guilford
1771-08-22
civil servant
statistician
politician
John Scott
British entomologist (1823-1888)
Morpeth
1823-09-21
entomologist
John Scott Byerley
Brompton
1780-10-16
writer
translator
John Snow
English epidemiologist and physician
York
Westminster Hospital Medical School
University of London
1813-03-15
physician
epidemiologist
anesthesiologist
John Stansfield Gayner
British medical practicioner (1872-1954)
Sunderland
1872-05-03
medic
naturalist
John Stewart Turner
Australian botanist, educationist, and conservationist (1908-1991)
Middlesbrough
1908-09-09
botanist
John Summerson
British architectural historian
Darlington
University College London
Harrow School
1904-11-25
architectural historian
university teacher
John T. Phillifent
British writer
Durham
1916-11-10
novelist
writer
science fiction writer
John Thackara
British writer
Newcastle upon Tyne
1951
writer
researcher
John Thomas Dunn
19th and 20th-century analytical chemist and academic
Newcastle upon Tyne
1858
chemist
John Thomas Walbran
surveyor
Ripon
1848
surveyor
John Thornhill
British naturalist, from Durham
County Durham
1760
naturalist
economic agent
John Towler
British-American physician and writer on photography
Rathmell
1811-06-20
writer
physician
academic
university teacher
John Turnbull Thomson
British surveyor (1821-1884)
Glororum
University of Aberdeen
1821-08-10
civil engineer
engineer
surveyor
John Tweddell
English classical and archaeological scholar
Hexham
1769-06-01
classical scholar
archaeologist
John Vaughan Thompson
British Military Surgeon, Marine Biologist, Zoologist, Botanist, and published Naturalist (1779-1847)
Berwick-upon-Tweed
1779-11-19
botanist
zoologist
marine biologist
John Walker
British inventor (1781-1859)
Stockton-on-Tees
1781-05-29
match
inventor
chemist
John Wallis
English cleric and antiquarian
Northumberland
The Queen's College
1714
entomologist
botanist
John White
English-born scholar of Maori language and culture (1826-1891)
Cockfield
1826-01-03
ethnologist
ethnographer
John William Hall
British grocer and draper (1842-1929)
Hexham
1842
draper
grocer
writer
John William Heslop-Harrison
British botanist (1881-1967)
Birtley
Durham University
1881
botanist
university teacher
entomologist
John William Nicholson
English mathematician (1881-1955)
Darlington
Harris Manchester College
University of Cambridge
1881-11-01
mathematician
university teacher
scientist
John Wycliffe
English theologian and early dissident in the Roman Catholic Church
Hipswell
Merton College
The Queen's College
130s
theologian
translator
philosopher
Bible translator
writer
John Wykeham Archer
British artist (1808-1864)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1806-08-02 1808-08-02
painter
writer
graphic artist
watercolorist
etcher
John of Hexham
English monk and historian
Hexham
1160
chronicler
monk
Jon Champion
British sports commentator
Harrogate
University of Leeds
Leeds Trinity University
1965-05-23
journalist
sports commentator
broadcaster
Jonathan Higgs
Artist, Falsetto Prophet
Newcastle upon Tyne
1985-02-23
writer
singer
Jonathan Riley-Smith
British historian
Harrogate
Eton College
Trinity College
1938-06-27 1938
medievalist
historian
university teacher
Jonathan Wilson
British sports journalist and author
Sunderland
University of Oxford
1976-07-09
sports journalist
writer
journalist
Jonathan Wright
British historian
Hartlepool
1969-10-14
historian
non-fiction writer
Jonathan Wynyard Haynes
British army officer in the Gold Coast (Ghana; 1839–1914)
Osmotherley
1839-07-04
military officer
zoological collector
Jono Armstrong
British entrepreneur (1980-)
Durham
Liverpool John Moores University
1980-02-01
entrepreneur
English teacher
internet marketer
musician
non-fiction writer
Joseph Angus
English minister, teacher and biblical scholar
Bolam
King's College London
Royal Grammar School
1816-01-16
Christian minister
biblical scholar
Joseph Barnard Davis
British physician, craniologist.
York
University of St Andrews
1801-06-13
physician
anthropologist
Joseph Barnby
British musician (1838-1896)
York
Royal Academy of Music
1838-08-12
conductor
composer
artist
hymnwriter
Joseph Blenkinsopp
American scholar
Durham
University of Oxford
University of London
Pontifical Biblical Institute
1927-04-03
biblical scholar
university teacher
theologian
Joseph Chatt
British chemist
Horden
University of Cambridge
1914-11-06
chemist
university teacher
Joseph Desmond O'Connor
British linguist
Harrogate
University College London
1919-12-10
linguist
phonetician
Joseph Foster
British genealogist (1844-1905)
Sunniside
1844-03-09
Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714
Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886
Men-at-the-Bar
historian
genealogist
Joseph Gillis
Israeli mathematician
Sunderland
Trinity College
University of Cambridge
1911-08-03
mathematician
Joseph John Jefferson
English Congregationalist minister and pacifist
Whitby
Rotherham Independant Academy
1795-12-29
writer
Christian minister
Joseph Parker
English Congregational clergyman (1830-1902)
Hexham
1830-04-09
writer
Joseph Reed
English playwright and poet (1723-1787)
Stockton-on-Tees
1723-03
playwright
poet
Joseph Ritson
British writer (1752-1803)
Stockton-on-Tees
1752-10-02
Ancient Songs, from the Time of King Henry the Third, to the Revolution
musicologist
literary critic
children's writer
collector of fairy tales
writer
Joseph Shaw Bolton
British physician
Whitby
UCL Medical School
1867
physician
neurologist
Joseph Skipsey
English miner, author and poet
Tynemouth
1832-03-17
poet
songwriter
writer
Joseph Swan
British physicist and inventor (1828-1914)
Sunderland
1828-10-31
chemist
physicist
inventor
Joshua Alder
British zoologist (1792-1867)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1792
zoologist
malacologist
Joshua Harold Burn
British pharmacologist (1892-1981)
Barnard Castle
Emmanuel College
Barnard Castle School
1892-03-06
pharmacologist
university teacher
scientist
Julian Higgins
statistician
Middlesbrough
University of Reading
statistician
researcher
professor
Karl J. Friston
British neuroscientist
York
University of Cambridge
Gonville and Caius College
1959-07-12
free energy principle
neuroscientist
university teacher
Keith Boddy
English medical physicist
Stockton-on-Tees
1937-11-01
physicist
Keith Browning
British meteorologist
Sunderland
Imperial College London
The Commonweal School
1938-07-31
meteorologist
Keith Johnson
British computer programmer and writer
Darlington
University of Manchester
1938-10-14
writer
film director
Keith Lynch
Newcastle upon Tyne
1981-06-18
screenwriter
film director
Keith Topping
British writer
Walker
1963-10-26
science fiction writer
Keith Ward
British philosopher, theologian, priest and scholar
Hexham
University of Wales
Linacre College
1938-08-22
theologian
university teacher
Anglican priest
philosopher
priest
Keith Watson
British comics artist (1935-1994)
North Yorkshire
1935-02-01
comics artist
Ken Dowden
English classical scholar
Newcastle upon Tyne
1950
mythographer
classical scholar
classical philologist
university teacher
Kenneth Bowman
Canadian amateur lepidopterist
Durham
Dulwich College
1875-03-06
collector
lepidopterist
Kenneth Harker
British science fiction author (1927-2003)
Darlington
1927-04-02
science fiction writer
Kevin Dowd
economist
Middlesbrough
University of Sheffield
1958
economist
Kirpal Nandra
British physicist
North Shields
University of Leicester
1966
physicist
astrophysicist
Kjartan Poskitt
British writer
York
Collingwood College
1956-05-15
writer
children's writer
Lancelot Brown
British landscape architect
Kirkharle
1716-08
horticulturist
architect
landscape architect
gardener
Lancelot de Carle
Bishop of Riez
Scarborough
1508
Épistre Contenant le Procès Criminel Faict à l'Encontre de la Royne Anne Boullant d'Angleterre
priest
poet
Catholic bishop
Lawrence Freedman
British military historian
Tynemouth
University of York
Nuffield College
Victoria University of Manchester
Whitley Bay High School
1948-12-07
political scientist
non-fiction writer
university teacher
Lee Paul
British writer
Newcastle upon Tyne
Fitzwilliam College
Benfield School
1966-09-20
screenwriter
writer
playwright
librettist
lyricist
Len Gibson
British World War II soldier and Japanese prisoner of war
Sunderland
1920-01-03
soldier
autobiographer
Leslie Crombie
English chemist (1923-1999)
York
King's College London
1923-06-10
chemist
Leslie Curry
British-Canadian geographer
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Auckland
Durham University
Johns Hopkins University
1922-11-23
geographer
Leslie Peter Wenham
British historian and archaeologist
Richmond
Durham University
1911
anthropologist
archaeologist
historian
Leslie W. Hepple
archaeologist
Tynemouth
1947-07-24
archaeologist
geographer
Lesslie Newbigin
Christian missionary
Newcastle upon Tyne
Queens' College
Leighton Park School
Westminster College
1909-12-08
theologian
missionary
writer
Lewis Fry Richardson
UK mathematician & polymath (1881–1953)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle University
King's College
Bootham School
1881-10-11
Richardson extrapolation
modified Richardson iteration
Richardson number
cartographer
mathematician
psychologist
physicist
meteorologist
peace and conflict researcher
polymath
Lindsay Kemp
British mime (1938-2018)
South Shields
1938-05-03
choreographer
actor
ballet dancer
mime artist
film actor
stage actor
dancer
pedagogue
Lionel Masters
archaeologist (1942-2019)
South Shields
1942-08
archaeologist
Lionel Roy McColvin
librarian
Heaton
1896-11-30
librarian
writer
Lionel Tertis
British musician
West Hartlepool
Royal Academy of Music
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
1876-12-29
violinist
composer
university teacher
violist
music educator
music journalist
Lyndon Brook
actor (1926-2004)
York
University of Cambridge
Stowe School
1926-04-10
stage actor
film actor
television actor
screenwriter
Lyndon Emsley
British chemist
Durham
Imperial College London
University of Lausanne
1964-11-29
university teacher
chemist
researcher
MLT
computer hacker
Newcastle upon Tyne
Northumbria University
1994
hacktivist
Malcolm Boyd
Newcastle upon Tyne
Durham University
Dame Allan's School
1932-05-24
musicologist
Malcolm Neesam
English historian and writer
Harrogate
University of Leeds
1946-06-28
historian
librarian
archivist
writer
Malcolm Rogers
British art curator, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, from 1994 through 2015
Scarborough
Christ Church
Magdalen College
Oakham School
1949
curator
Marc Smith
English-French historian and palaeographer
Newcastle upon Tyne
École des chartes
École pratique des hautes études
French School of Rome
1963-07-25
historian
palaeographer
archivist
research fellow
Mark Adlard
novelist
Durham
Trinity College
1932-06-19
science fiction writer
novelist
Mark Akenside
English poet and physician
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Edinburgh
Royal Grammar School
1721-11-09
poet
physician
physician writer
writer
Mark Burnell
screenwriter
Northumberland
1964
The Rhythm Section
writer
screenwriter
Mark Gatiss
British actor, screenwriter and novelist
Sedgefield
University of Leeds
Heighington CE Primary School
Woodham Academy
Bretton Hall College
1966-10-17
actor
comedian
screenwriter
novelist
voice actor
writer
science fiction writer
television producer
film director
film producer
film editor
stage actor
film actor
television actor
director
Mark Simpson
British writer
York
St Peter's School
1965
journalist
writer
businessperson
Mark Spencer Turner
writer and singer
York
University of Aberdeen
Glasgow Caledonian University
1984-11-28
poet
writer
Mark Umbers
British actor
Harrogate
University of Oxford
1973-06-17
actor
screenwriter
television actor
Mark Wadlow
British screenwriter
Middlesbrough
1962
Dear Rosie
screenwriter
playwright
Mark Wood
English cricketer (born 1990)
Ashington
1990-01-11
cricketer
columnist
Marmaduke Alexander Lawson
botanist (1840-1896)
Durham
Trinity College
1840
botanist
Martin Armstrong
British writer
Newcastle upon Tyne
Pembroke College
Charterhouse School
1882-10-02
journalist
writer
poet
Martin Charlton
geographic information scientist
Newcastle upon Tyne
1957
geographic information scientist
Martin Ephraim Mosely
English entomologist (1877-1948)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1877-08-06
entomologist
Martin Rees
British cosmologist and astrophysicist
York
Trinity College
Shrewsbury School
University of Cambridge
1942-06-23
physicist
astronomer
politician
university teacher
astrophysicist
cosmologist
Martyn Amos
British computer scientist
Hexham
Coventry University
1971
computer scientist
engineer
Martyn Waites
Newcastle upon Tyne
1963
crime fiction writer
Matt Ridley
British author and journalist
Northumberland
Magdalen College
Eton College
1958-02-07
banker
journalist
zoologist
politician
economist
writer
land owner
Matthew Poole
English Nonconformist theologian and biblical commentator (1624–1679)
York
Emmanuel College
1624
theologian
Maurice Elvey
British film director (1887-1967)
Stockton-on-Tees
1887-11-11
film director
screenwriter
film producer
Maurice Platnauer
British classicist (1887-1974)
York
Shrewsbury School
New College
1887-06-18
classical philologist
translator
Maxwell Staniforth
British soldier, railwayman, clergyman and scholar (1893–1985)
Hinderwell
Charterhouse School
Christ Church
1893-06-23
translator
soldier
classical scholar
priest
Michael Armstrong
British poet
Newcastle upon Tyne
1923-12-12
poet
Michael Blackburn
British writer
Newton Aycliffe
Richmond School
1954
poet
Michael Boddy
British-Australian writer and actor (1934-2014)
Baldersby
1934-03-08
The Legend of King O'Malley
actor
screenwriter
Michael Bryan
British art historian (1757–1821)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1757-04-09
Dictionary of painters and engravers
art historian
art collector
art dealer
Michael Chaplin
British television producer
County Durham
Magdalene College
1951-07
screenwriter
television producer
Michael Crawley
British ecologist, Emeritus Professor of Plant Ecology at Imperial College London
Rothbury
University of Edinburgh
Imperial College London
1949-03-09
ecologist
academic
Michael Gough
British archaeologist
Newcastle upon Tyne
Dragon School
Peterhouse
1916-08-02
The Origins of Christian Art
art historian
archaeologist
Michael Hall
British conductor and musicologist
Tyne and Wear
1932-03-26
conductor
musicologist
musician
Michael J. C. Gordon
computer scientist
Ripon
University of Edinburgh
Gonville and Caius College
Dartington Hall
1948-02-28
computer scientist
engineer
Michael J. Ferguson
biochemist
County Durham
University of London
University of Manchester
1957
biochemist
researcher
Michael Shanks
British archaeologist
Newcastle upon Tyne
Peterhouse
Whitley Bay High School
1959-06-26
anthropologist
art historian
archaeologist
university teacher
historian
academic
classical scholar
Michael Short
British Engineer and Professor
Stockton-on-Tees
University of Sunderland
Teesside University
1975
professor
engineer
researcher
Michael Skinner
English rugby union footballer
Newcastle upon Tyne
1958-11-26
rugby union player
television presenter
computer scientist
Mick Herron
British novelist
Newcastle upon Tyne
Balliol College
St. Cuthbert's High School
1963-07-11
writer
novelist
short story writer
Milner Place
British author
Thirsk
1930-01-25
writer
poet
Myles Power
British science YouTuber
Middlesbrough
University of Manchester
University of Toronto
Macmillan Academy
1985
YouTuber
chemist
podcaster
N. T. Wright
Anglican bishop
Morpeth
Exeter College
Sedbergh School
Merton College
1948-12-01 1948-11-01
theologian
politician
historian
university teacher
Anglican priest
priest
Nathaniel Davison
English diplomat, known for his writings on Egyptian archaeology
Longhoughton
1736
diplomat
archaeologist
Neil Bartlett
English-American chemist (1932-2008)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Durham University
Newcastle University
1932-09-15
noble gas compound
chemist
university teacher
Neil Marshall
British film director and writer
Newcastle upon Tyne
Northumbria University
1970-05-25
screenwriter
film director
film editor
television director
executive producer
Neil Young
British writer, curator and filmmaker
Easington
1971
writer
curator
filmmaker
Nicholas Bingham
British mathematician
York
Churchill College
Trinity College
Trinity College, Oxford
University of Cambridge
1945-03-19
mathematician
Nicholas Carlisle
Antiquary and librarian
York
1771
lexicographer
librarian
antiquarian seller
Nicholas Carr
British classical scholar
Newcastle upon Tyne
Christ's College
Pembroke College
1524
university teacher
classical scholar
Nicholas Darnell
English cricketer, barrister, and Catholic priest
Stockton-on-Tees
Exeter College
1817
cricketer
historian
barrister
Nicholas Hitchon
British nuclear physicist and participant in the Up documentary television series
Skipton
Merton College
Ermysted's Grammar School
1957-10-22
nuclear physicist
university teacher
Nicholas Patrick
American astronaut
Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Harrow School
Trinity College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1964-11-19
astronaut
engineer
Nicholas Ridley
Bishop of London; Anglican Saint
Tynedale District
University of Paris
Pembroke College
Royal Grammar School
1500
priest
theologian
Nicholas Temperley
English merchant, magistrate and mycologist (1844-1923)
Hexham
1844
merchant
justice of the peace
mycologist
Nick Bilton
British-American journalist
Darlington
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
20th century
journalist
writer
Nick Brownlee
British writer
Blyth
University of Leeds
Royal Grammar School
1967-12-16
writer
Nick Inman
Harrogate
1956
journalist
translator
photographer
traveler
writer
Niel Bushnell
English novelist
Hartlepool
1970-08-13
writer
science fiction writer
Nigel Cumberland
British author and leadership coach
York
Queens' College
Archbishop Holgate's School
Scarborough College
Barlby High School
Strathclyde Business School
1967-07-26
writer
life coach
Nigel Fortune
English musicologist, political activist
Northumberland
University of Cambridge
University of Birmingham
Handsworth Grammar School
1924-12-05
musicologist
Nigel Glover
British particle physicist
Sunderland
Durham University
Downing College
1961-06-20
physicist
Nigel Hamilton
British writer, academic and broadcaster
Alnmouth
Trinity College
Westminster School
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
1944-02-16
military historian
biographer
Nigel Horne
Bishop Auckland
1965-07
screenwriter
manufacturer
line producer
film director
executive producer
film producer
Norman Creek
English footballer and manager (1898-1980)
Darlington
University of Cambridge
Trinity College
1898-01-12
association football player
cricketer
association football coach
writer
Norman Dennis
British sociologist (1929-2010)
Sunderland
London School of Economics and Political Science
1929-08-16
sociologist
Norman Penney
British historian of the Quakers, librarian, and editor
Darlington
1858
historian of religion
librarian
editor
Norman Powell Williams
Anglo-Catholic theologian
Durham
Christ Church
1883
theologian
Norman Sherry
American writer (1935-2016)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1935-07-06
novelist
writer
Oliver Gillie
British journalist and scientist
Northumberland
University of Edinburgh
1937-10-31
science journalist
journalist
scientist
science communicator
P. Maurice Casey
British scholar of New Testament and early Christianity (1942-2014)
Sunderland
Durham University
1942-10-18
biblical scholar
Paolo Attivissimo
Italian journalist and writer
York
1963-09-28
journalist
writer
blogger
debunker
radio personality
Paul Batchelor
British poet
Northumberland
University of East Anglia
Newcastle University
1977
poet
Paul C. Doherty
British educator and author
Middlesbrough
University of Oxford
University of Liverpool
1946-09-21
writer
historian
novelist
Paul Daniels
Magician and TV Personality
South Bank
Redcar & Cleveland College
1938-04-06
television presenter
magician
writer
game show host
Paul Gascoigne
English association football player and manager (born 1967)
Gateshead
Breckenbeds Junior High School
Heathfield Senior High School
Joseph Swan Academy
1967-05-27
association football player
autobiographer
association football coach
entertainer
Paul Kennedy
British historian
Wallsend
St Antony's College
Newcastle University
St. Cuthbert's High School
1945-06-17
geopolitical analyst
university teacher
historian
Paul Magrs
British writer
Jarrow
University of Lancaster
Woodham Academy
1968-11-12
Doctor Who
writer
science fiction writer
children's writer
Paul Stewart
British endocrinologist
Harrogate
University of Edinburgh
1959-07-06
physiologist
Paul Summers
English poet
Blyth
1967
poet
Paul Thomas
New Zealand writer (1951-)
Harrogate
University of Auckland
1951
novelist
journalist
screenwriter
Paul Torday
British writer
County Durham
Pembroke College
Royal Grammar School
1946-08-01
writer
Paul Turner
English literary scholar (1917-2005)
West Hartlepool
1917-05-11
scholar of English
Paul W. Franks
American philosopher
Newcastle upon Tyne
Balliol College
Harvard University
Gateshead Talmudical College
1964
philosopher
university teacher
Paul W. S. Anderson
British film director, screenwriter and producer
Wallsend
University of Warwick
Royal Grammar School
1965-03-04
film director
screenwriter
film producer
Percival Turnbull
British archaeologist (1953-2016)
Coxhoe
UCL Institute of Archaeology
1953
archaeologist
university teacher
Percy Cradock
British diplomat (1923-2010)
Byers Green
St John's College
1923-10-26
diplomat
writer
Pete Doherty
English musician, actor and poet (born 1979)
Hexham
Queen Mary University of London
1979-03-12
guitarist
poet
singer
writer
painter
songwriter
activist
Pete Graves
Sports Correspondent
Hexham
Mowden Hall School
1982-04-07
television presenter
sports commentator
Peter Addyman
British archaeologist
Harrogate
Sedbergh School
Peterhouse
1939-07-12
medieval archaeologist
Peter Anderson Graham
Crookham
1853
editor
science fiction writer
Peter Arnold-Craft
British headmaster and historian
Nunnington
Brasenose College
1926-01-08
historian
Peter Beagrie
English professional footballer (born 1965)
Middlesbrough
1965-11-28
association football player
sports commentator
Peter Bland
British actor and poet
Scarborough
Victoria University of Wellington
1934-05-12
poet
Peter Coles
British astrophysicist
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Sussex
Magdalene College
Royal Grammar School
1963-06-04
astrophysicist
Peter Davison
American poet
Newcastle upon Tyne
Harvard University
1928-06-27
writer
poet
literary historian
editor
university teacher
Peter Davison
Professor of English
Newcastle upon Tyne
1926
biographer
Peter Evans
English musicologist
Hartlepool
1929-11-07
musicologist
university teacher
Peter Flannery
British playwright
Jarrow
Bath Spa University
1951-10-12
playwright
writer
Peter Frank
Professor of Russian politics
Whitby
1934-05-06
political scientist
Peter Gago
Australian writer and wine-maker
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Melbourne
Roseworthy Agricultural College
1957-04-25
winegrower
writer
winemaker
school teacher
Peter Gilliver
British lexicographer
Middlesbrough
University of Sheffield
Jesus College
Barnard Castle School
1964-06-14
lexicographer
linguist
editor
Peter Hicks
British musicologist
Wallsend
University College London
St John's College
1964-02-01
musicologist
historian
musician
choir director
organist
translator
classical philologist
Peter Higgs
British physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1929–2024)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Cotham School
City of London School
King's College London
1929-05-29
Higgs boson
theoretical physicist
researcher
particle physicist
physicist
Peter Hunter Blair
British academic and historian (1912–1982)
Gosforth
1912-03-22
historian
Peter John Allan
Canadian poet (1825-1848)
York
University of King's College
1825-06-06
poet
Peter Kidson
English art historian (1925-2019)
York
1925-08-23
art historian
architectural historian
architect
university teacher
Peter N. Walker
British crime writer
North Yorkshire
1936-05-18
crime fiction writer
Peter Rushforth
English teacher and novelist (1945-2005)
Gateshead
1945-02-15
writer
novelist
Peter Smith
British architectural historian (1926-2013)
Winlaton
King Edward VI School
University of Oxford
1926
writer
architectural historian
Peter Straughan
English dramatist, screenwriter and short-story writer
Gateshead
Newcastle University
1968-08
screenwriter
writer
playwright
film director
Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
British mathematician (1927-2018)
Ponteland
Trinity College
1927-08-02
mathematician
bridge player
university teacher
Peter Terson
British playwright (1932-2021)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1932-02-16 1932-02-24
screenwriter
writer
playwright
Peter Townsend
British sociologist (1928-2009)
Middlesbrough
St John's College
1928-04-06
sociologist
university teacher
Phil Hardy
British journalist and author (1945-2014)
Scarborough
University of Sussex
1945-04-07
author
journalist
film critic
Phil O'Keefe
British geographer and development specialist
North Shields
Ushaw College
1948-12
geographer
Philip Bunting
Lake District
writer
illustrator
editor
Philip J Day
documentary film director and producer
Harrogate
Peterhouse Boys' School
Ackworth School
writer
television producer
Philip Lake
British geologist (1865–1949)
Morpeth
St John's College
1865-04-09
geologist
Philip Mennell
Australian journalist and writer
Newcastle upon Tyne
1851-03-10
The Dictionary of Australasian Biography
The Coming Colony
journalist
biographer
Phillip Mann
British science fiction writer
Northallerton
Scarborough College
1942-08-07
Master of Paxwax
writer
science fiction writer
prose writer
Piers Torday
British children's writer
Northumberland
1974-04-06
writer
children's writer
Pit Corder
language scholar from England (1918-1990)
York
Bootham School
Merton College
1918-10-06
paramedic
linguist
Prideaux John Selby
English ornithologist, botanist and illustrator (1788–1867)
Alnwick
University College, Oxford
Durham School
Durham University
1788-07-23
botanist
ornithologist
illustrator
R. O. Morris
English composer
York
Harrow School
Royal College of Music
New College
1886-03-03
composer
music educator
R. W. Southern
British historian
Newcastle upon Tyne
Balliol College
Royal Grammar School
1912-02-08
historian
Ralph Hodgson
British writer (1871-1962)
Darlington
1871-09-09
writer
poet
Ralph Nicholson Wornum
British art historian (1812-1877)
Norham
University College London
1812-12-29
art historian
writer
librarian
curator
art critic
Ralph Riley
British geneticist
Scarborough
Audenshaw School
1924-10-23
geneticist
Ralph Russell
British scholar of Urdu literature (1918-2008)
Kirk Hammerton
St John's College
1918-05-21
linguist
academic
Ralph Tate
British botanist (1840-1901)
Alnwick
1840-03-11
botanist
geologist
Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland
English Earl
Raby Castle
1364
writer
Raphael Sealey
British-American classical scholar, ancient historian (1927–2013)
Middlesbrough
University College, Oxford
1927-08-14
historian
classical scholar
Ray Hudson
British footballer and manager (born 1955)
Gateshead
1955-03-24
association football player
journalist
association football coach
sports commentator
Ray Kennedy
English association football player (1951–2021)
Northumberland
1951-07-28
association football player
association football coach
autobiographer
Ray King
Footballer, goalkeeper (1924-2014)
Radcliffe
1924-08-15
association football player
autobiographer
association football coach
Raymond Gibson
British zoologist
Catterick
1938-11-23
zoologist
university teacher
Reg Smythe
British cartoonist (1917-1998)
Hartlepool
1917-07-10
Andy Capp
comics artist
Reginald Beckwith
British actor
York
1908-11-02
actor
television actor
screenwriter
Reginald Hill
British crime writer
West Hartlepool
St Catherine's College
Trinity School
1936-04-03
A Clubbable Woman
An Advancement of Learning
Ruling Passion
An April Shroud
A Pinch of Snuff
A Killing Kindness
Bones and Silence
Recalled to Life
Pictures of Perfection
Good Morning, Midnight
Who Guards a Prince?
Traitor's Blood
Death’s Jest-Book
One Small Step
A Cure for All Disease
The Death of Dalziel (UK)
Midnight Fugue
writer
novelist
Reginald Kell
clarinettist
York
Royal Academy of Music
1906-06-08
clarinetist
music professor
music educator
Reginald Spink
British journalist, translator and writer (1905-1994)
York
1905
journalist
translator
writer
Renford Bambrough
philosopher (1926-1999)
Sunderland
1926-04-29
philosopher
university teacher
Richard A. Fletcher
British medieval historian (born 1944)
York
Harrow School
Worcester College
1944-03-28
historian
university teacher
Richard Abbay
British astronomer, botanist, parish priest and poet (1844-1927)
Ouseburn
1844-02-11
clergyman
botanist
astronomer
poet
Richard Allen Downing
British hydrogeologist
Newcastle upon Tyne
Durham University
1928-03-18
hydrogeologist
Richard Armstrong
author (1903-1986)
Walbottle
1903-06-18
writer
Richard Bartle
British writer, video game designer and computer scientist
Ripon
University of Essex
1960-01-10
MUD1
Designing Virtual Worlds
From MUDs to MMORPGs: The History of Virtual Worlds
writer
university teacher
computer scientist
Richard Burridge
Screenwriter, author
Rothbury
1951
screenwriter
Richard Clive Cookson
British chemist
Hexham
Harrow School
Trinity College
1922-08-27 1922
chemist
Richard Dean
Church of England clergyman and essayist
Kirkby Malham
1727
Anglican priest
essayist
Richard Drury
British curator and art critic
Scarborough
1967-09-03
curator
translator
art critic
art historian
exhibition curator
university teacher
museologist
gallerist
Richard Fothergill
British politician
Lowbridge Estate
1822-11-08
politician
ironmaster
Richard Holdsworth
English theologian
Newcastle upon Tyne
St John's College
1590
theologian
Richard Laws
English mammalogist and Antarctic scientist; 2nd Director BAS
Whitley Bay
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
1926-04-23
scientist
Richard Milward
British writer
Middlesbrough
The Northern School of Art
Laurence Jackson School
1984-10-26
Apples
novelist
Richard Pickersgill
British sailor
West Tanfield
1749-04-18
seafarer
cartographer
Richard Platt
British children's writer and photographer
Northumberland
1953-04-15
writer
children's writer
Richard Robinson
British politician, chemist
Whitby
1849-10-16
chemist
Richard Robson
chemist
Glusburn
University of Oxford
1937-06-04
chemist
Richard Rolle
English hermit and religious writer (c.1300–1349)
North Yorkshire
University of Oxford
University of Paris
130s
translator
hermit
theologian
Richard Runciman Terry
British composer (1865-1938)
Ellington
King's College
1865-01-03
conductor
musicologist
composer
Richard Shilleto
British scholar
Ulleskelf
Trinity College
Shrewsbury School
Repton School
1809-11-25
classical scholar
Richard Spruce
British botanist and explorer (1817–1893)
Ganthorpe
1817-09-10
botanist
explorer
entomologist
pteridologist
bryologist
naturalist
Richard Waugh
English merchant and botanist (1768-1806)
Lanchester
1768
botanist
merchant
Richard Wilfrid Selby
English Benedictine monk (-1659)
County Durham
religious writer
Rick Holden
English footballer (born 1964)
Skipton
University of Salford
Ermysted's Grammar School
1964-09-09
association football player
association football coach
autobiographer
Ridley Scott
British film director and producer (born 1937)
South Shields
Royal College of Art
The Northern School of Art
1937-11-30
Gladiator
Thelma & Louise
Blade Runner
Alien
film producer
film director
actor
executive producer
television producer
screenwriter
director
Rob Rackstraw
British voice-over actor
Sunderland
1965-10-31
Bob the Builder
Thomas & Friends
seiyū
screenwriter
voice actor
Robert Atkinson
Anglo-Irish academic, philologist and textual scholar
Yorkshire
Gateshead
1839-04-06
writer
linguist
Robert Benson Bowman
Bookseller and publisher (1808-1882)
Richmond
1808-05-14
botanist
bookseller
Robert Bernasconi
British philosopher
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Sussex
1950-08-05
philosopher
university teacher
Robert Blair
English archaeologist and antiquarian
South Shields
1845-06-08
archaeologist
Robert Brough Smyth
Anglo-Australian geologist, author and social commentator
Wallsend
1830 1830-02-18
geologist
ethnologist
mining engineer
meteorologist
writer
Robert Clephan
British merchant and archaeologist
Gateshead
1839-11-08
merchant
archaeologist
writer
Robert Douglas
American horticulturist (1813-1897)
Gateshead
1813-04-20
horticulturist
naturalist
Robert Gold
Harrogate
salesperson
writer
Robert Holford Macdowall Bosanquet
English scientist and music theorist (1841-1912)
Alnwick
Balliol College
Eton College
Royal College of Music
1841-07-31
astronomer
musicologist
music theorist
barrister
Robert Holman
British dramatist
Guisborough
1952
writer
Robert Howard Hodgkin
British historian
Newcastle upon Tyne
Repton School
Leighton Park School
Balliol College
1877-04-24
historian
university teacher
Robert Icke
English writer and theatre director (born 1986)
Stockton-on-Tees
University of Cambridge
King's College
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
1986-11-29
theatrical director
writer
playwright
Robert Kaye Greville
British botanist (1794-1866)
Bishop Auckland
University of Edinburgh
1794-12-13
botanist
bryologist
mycologist
botanical illustrator
Robert Ker Porter
British artist, writer and diplomat
Durham
Durham School
Royal Academy of Arts
1777
painter
diplomat
politician
landscape painter
traveler
writer
botanist
Robert Malcolm Errington
British historian and classical scholar (born 1939)
Howdon
Durham University
1939-07-05
historian of classical antiquity
university teacher
historian
Robert Morrison
British evangelist and first Christian Protestant missionary to China
Bullers Green
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
1782-01-05
lexicographer
linguist
translator
writer
Bible translator
missionary
Robert Nares
English clergyman, author and philologist (1753-1829)
York
Christ Church
1753-06-09
writer
librarian
clergyman
editor
linguist
scholar of English
priest
lexicographer
Robert Pashley
British economist
York
Trinity College
1805-09-04
economist
Robert Robson
English historian
Haltwhistle
Queen Elizabeth High School
Trinity College
1929-08-11
historian
Robert Sayer
English publisher, map and printseller
Sunderland
1725
cartographer
publisher
visual artist
Robert Sherlaw Johnson
British musician and scholar (1932-2000)
Sunderland
University of Leeds
Durham University
Royal Academy of Music
Gosforth Academy
1932-05-21
composer
pianist
scholar
campanologist
Robert Spence Watson
politician (1837-1911)
Gateshead
University College London
Bootham School
1837-06-08
politician
jurist
solicitor
writer
lawyer
Robert Story
British poet
Wark
1795-10-17
poet
Robert Westall
English writer
North Shields
Tynemouth
Slade School of Fine Art
Durham University
1929-10-07
The Machine Gunners
The Scarecrows
Blitzcat
writer
novelist
author
journalist
science fiction writer
children's writer
Robert William Atkinson
British chemist in Japan
Newcastle upon Tyne
Royal School of Mines
1850
chemist
Robert Wilson
British astronomer (1927-2002)
South Shields
University of Edinburgh
King's College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1927-04-16
astronomer
Robertus Dixon
British scientist
Heworth
1647-07-17
astronomer
Robin Hawdon
English playwright and novelist
Newcastle upon Tyne
1939 1939-03-28
playwright
actor
Robin Lester Carhart-Harris
British researcher
Durham
University of Bristol
Brunel University London
19th century
researcher
Rod Rees
British writer
Scarborough
1948-11-26
writer
science fiction writer
Roger Ascham
English scholar and didactic writer (1515-1568)
Kirby Wiske
St John's College
1515
writer
Roger Kohn
British designer
York
1951
author
biographer
designer
artist
Roland Carl Backhouse
British computer scientist and mathematician
Middlesbrough
Churchill College
Imperial College London
University of London
1948-08-18
mathematician
university teacher
computer scientist
programmer
Ron Fawcett
British rock climber
Embsay
1955-05-06
rock climber
writer
Ronald Illingworth
Illingworth, Ronald Stanley (1909–1990), expert in child health
Harrogate
Bradford Grammar School
Yale University
1909
scientist
pediatrician
Rowan Atkinson
English actor, comedian, and screenwriter
Consett
Newcastle University
The Queen's College
Chorister School
St. Bees School
1955-01-06
Mr. Bean
The Lion King
Wonka
television actor
film actor
comedian
voice actor
stage actor
screenwriter
electrical engineer
actor
manufacturer
film producer
Roy Chubby Brown
British comedian
Grangetown
1945-02-03 1945-02-05
comedian
screenwriter
actor
singer
stand-up comedian
entertainer
Sacheverell Sitwell
British art and architectural historian and writer, baronet (1969-1988)
Scarborough
Balliol College
Eton College
1897-11-15
writer
literary critic
poet
biographer
critic
art historian
architectural historian
Sam William Heads
British entomologist and palaeontologist
Northumberland
University of Portsmouth
1983-04-22
paleontologist
entomologist
Samuel Garth
British writer
Bolam
Peterhouse
1661
physician
poet
writer
Samuel Newby Curle
British mathematician
Sunderland
Victoria University of Manchester
St. Bede's Grammar School
1930-06-18
mathematician
Samuel Tolansky
British physicist
Newcastle upon Tyne
Durham University
Imperial College London
1907-11-17
physicist
Scott Davidson
academic
Newcastle upon Tyne
Downing College
1954-09-24
political scientist
Scott Mann
British film director
Newton Aycliffe
Woodham Academy
1965-06-16
film director
screenwriter
Sean Tyla
English musician
Barlow
1947-08-03
writer
autobiographer
guitarist
Seebohm Rowntree
British philanthropist industrialist and sociologist writer
York
Bootham School
1871-07-07
How far it is possible to provide Satisfactory Houses for the Working Classes at rents which they can afford to pay
sociologist
businessperson
Selby Knox
British chemist
Newcastle upon Tyne
1944-09-24
chemist
professor
Shaun Lawton
British actor
New Marske
1941
actor
playwright
poet
Shaun Prendergast
British actor
North Shields
Norham High School
1958-11-28
actor
film actor
writer
television actor
Shaykh Said Ismail
Imam from the Yemeni Community in Cardiff; from a mixed family background (1930-2011)
South Shields
1930-09
imam
welder
Sid Chaplin
English writer of novels, television screenplays, poetry and short stories (1916-1986)
Shildon
1916-09-20
The Day of the Sardine
screenwriter
writer
poet
television writer
theatre critic
essayist
Sid Waddell
British sports commentator (1940–2012)
Alnwick
St John's College
The King Edward VI Academy
1940-08-10
television presenter
journalist
writer
Silvanus P. Thompson
British academic physicist (1851-1916)
York
Bootham School
University of London
1851-06-19
engineer
physicist
university teacher
writer
Simon Baynes
British politician
Lesbury
1960-04-21
politician
stockbroker
writer
Simon Farnaby
British actor
Darlington
Trinity College Dublin
Richmond School
1973-04-02
writer
comedian
actor
television actor
Simon Myers
Professor of Mathematical Genomics
Darlington
Royal Latin School
Worcester College
Jesus College
1977-06-27
statistician
academic
Simon Turney
Ripon
writer
novelist
Sir Edmund Backhouse, 2nd Baronet
Quaker, sinologist
Darlington
Winchester College
Merton College
1873-10-20
linguist
historian
diarist
Sir John Smith-Dodsworth, 8th Baronet
English-New Zealand naturalist
Thornton Watlass Hall
Ampleforth College
1935-03-04
naturalist
Sir Lowthian Bell, 1st Baronet
Ironmaster, industrial chemist, railway owner (1816-1904)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1816-02-18 1816-02-15 1816
inventor
politician
metallurgist
chemist
businessperson
entrepreneur
aristocrat
Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan, 6th Baronet
British botanist and historian (1797-1879)
Newcastle upon Tyne
University College, Oxford
Harrow School
1797-03-31
botanist
geologist
photographer
Smithson Tennant
British chemist (1761-1815)
Selby
University of Edinburgh
Christ's College
Beverley Grammar School
1761-11-30
chemist
Stanley Eveling
British philosopher and writer
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Oxford
Durham University
1925
playwright
journalist
philosopher
Stanley Peat
British carbohydrate chemist
South Shields
1902-08-23
chemist
Stanley R. Dennison
British economist and university administrator
North Shields
Trinity College
1912 1912-06-15
economist
Stephen Chapman
Australian teacher and chemist
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle University
1959-05-12
teacher
chemist
Stephen Graham
British urban theorist
North Shields
1965-02-26
geographer
university teacher
urban theorist
Stephen Laws
British novelist
Newcastle upon Tyne
1952
novelist
Stephen Liddle
British chemist
Sunderland
Newcastle University
19th century
chemist
researcher
Stephen of Sawley
English monk; abbot of Sawley and Fountains
Eston
monk
writer
Steve Biddulph
Australian activist and psychologist
Saltburn-by-the-Sea
1953-08-15
psychologist
writer
human rights activist
psychotherapist
political activist
Steve Ellis
British poet and literary scholar
York
1952
poet
literary critic
literary scholar
university teacher
man of letters
Steve Flint
railway modeller, writer, editor and photographer
Scarborough
1954
model railroader
writer
railway historian
photographer
magazine editor
Steve McClure
British rock climber
Saltburn-by-the-Sea
1970-07-25
rock climber
writer
Steven Appleby
cartoonist
Newcastle upon Tyne
Northumbria University
1956-01-27
cartoonist
comics artist
Steven Runciman
British historian of the Middle Ages (1903–2000)
Northumberland
Glasgow
Eton College
Trinity College
1903-07-07
A History of the Crusades
medievalist
historian
Byzantinist
Steven Savile
British writer
Newcastle upon Tyne
Ewell Castle School
1969-10-12
science fiction writer
writer
editor
teacher
Steven Sproat
English singer-songwriter
Lanchester
United Kingdom
1960-11-18
songwriter
composer
music educator
musician
Tempest Anderson
British eye surgeon, photographer and volcanologist
York
St Peter's School
University College London
University of Leeds
1846-12-07
volcanologist
photographer
surgeon
Terence Burns, Baron Burns
British economist
Hetton-le-Hole
University of Manchester
1944-03-13
economist
politician
business executive
Terry Deary
writer
Sunderland
University of Sunderland
Monkwearmouth Academy
East Point Academy
1946-03-04
writer
children's writer
stage actor
theatrical director
historian
Theodore Rigg
New Zealand agricultural chemist, scientific administrator (1888–1972)
Settle
St John's College
1888-04-06
chemist
Thomas Addison
19th-century British physician and scientist
Longbenton
University of Edinburgh
King's College London
Royal Grammar School
1793-04-02
physician
scientist
Thomas Alcock Beck
British historian (1795-1846)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Trinity College
Hawkshead Grammar School
1795-05-31
historian
Thomas Allen
English operatic baritone (born 1944)
Seaham
Royal College of Music
Ryhope Grammar School
1944-09-10
opera singer
music educator
Thomas Baker
English antiquarian, born 1656
Lanchester
St John's College
1656-09-14
antiquarian
historian
Thomas Bell
English Roman Catholic priest, later an anti-Catholic writer
Raskelf
1551
writer
Thomas Bell
English land surveyor and book collector
Newcastle upon Tyne
1785-12-16
surveyor
bookseller
Thomas Belt
English geologist and naturalist (1832-1878)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1832-11-27
geologist
naturalist
Thomas Bewick
English engraver and natural history author (1753-1828)
Mickley
1753-08-10 1753-08-12
Mother Goose’s Melody
ornithologist
printmaker
painter
illustrator
wood engraver
copper engraver
historian
xylographer
Thomas Brasch
German author, poet and film director (1945-2001)
Westow
Kadettenschule der NVA
1945-02-19
writer
film director
poet
screenwriter
translator
playwright
film actor
Thomas Burnet
English theologian and writer (1635-1715)
Croft-on-Tees
1635
philosopher
theologian
Thomas Bywater Smithies
English radical publisher and activist
York
1817-08-27
editor
writer
publisher
animal rights advocate
Thomas Carter
British ornithologist and pastoralist (1863-1931)
Masham
1863-04-06
ornithologist
scientific collector
Thomas Caverhill Jerdon
British zoologist, botanist, and physician (1811-1872)
Durham
University of Edinburgh
1811-10-12
botanist
physician
zoologist
ornithologist
entomologist
zoological collector
botanical collector
Thomas Cresap
American settler
Skipton
1694
frontiersman
politician
surveyor
trader
soldier
gentleman farmer
Thomas D Bennett
British materials chemist
South Shields
University of Cambridge
1986
researcher
materials chemist
Thomas D. Wilson
academic
Shincliffe
University of Sheffield
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
1935
researcher
Thomas Doubleday
English political activist, author, songwriter, poet
Newcastle upon Tyne
1790
politician
songwriter
economist
Thomas Ewbank
British writer
Barnard Castle
1792-03-11
writer
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War (1612-1671)
Denton Hall, Wharfedale
St John's College
Tadcaster Grammar School
1612-01-17 1612-01-12
military officer
politician
poet
Thomas Gale
British antiquarian; (1635-1702)
Scruton
Trinity College
Westminster School
1636
classical philologist
university teacher
mythographer
Anglican priest
historian
Thomas Gray
mining engineer and local historian (1847 -1924)
Washington
1847-09-22
mining engineer
historian
Thomas Grey
English poet
Norham
1863-09-16
poet
Thomas Guy Masters
Seismologist
York
University of Cambridge
1954
seismologist
Thomas Havelock
English mathematician
Newcastle upon Tyne
St John's College
1877
mathematician
university teacher
Thomas Hudson Nelson
British ornithologist (1856-1916)
Bishop Auckland
1856-02-12
ornithologist
Thomas Hutchinson
British educator, poet, and author
Newcastle upon Tyne
1856
educator
poet
writer
Thomas J. Foggitt
British botanist (1810–1895)
Durham
1810
botanist
Thomas Jackson Foggitt
British botanist (1858–1934)
Thirsk
1858-03-02
botanist
pharmacist
Thomas Jefferson Hogg
British writer and barrister (1792-1862)
Stockton-on-Tees
Durham School
University College, Oxford
1792-05-24
barrister
writer
biographer
Thomas Johnson
English botanist and Royalist soldier of the English Civil War
Selby
1600-09-07
botanist
Thomas Manson
British biblical scholar
North Shields
University of Glasgow
Westminster College
1893-07-22
biblical scholar
religious studies scholar
Thomas Meriton
English playwright and cleric
Castlelevington
St John's College
1638
playwright
Anglican priest
Thomas Musgrave
captain, lighthouse keeper and Auckland Islands castaway (1832-1891)
Durham
1832-05-10
non-fiction writer
sailor
lighthouse keeper
Thomas Nossiter
British academic
Stockton-on-Tees
Exeter College
Nuffield College
1937-12-24
lecturer
political scientist
sociologist
Thomas Nuttall
English botanist and zoologist in America (1786-1859)
Settle
1786-01-05
botanist
pteridologist
zoologist
ornithologist
writer
Thomas Renton Elliott
physician and physiologist (1877-1961)
Willington
1877-10-11
physiologist
Thomas Rymer Jones
British surgeon and zoologist
Whitby
1810
zoologist
surgeon
Thomas Stackhouse
English theologian and controversialist
Witton-le-Wear
1677
theologian
Thomas Stanley Westoll
English geologist
Hartlepool
Newcastle University
1912-07-03
anatomist
geologist
paleontologist
Thomas Stevenson
English toxicologist and forensic chemist (1838-1908)
Rainton
University of London
Guy's Hospital Medical School
1838-04-14
toxicologist
physician
forensic scientist
lecturer
Thomas Thompson
British poet
Bishop Auckland
1773
writer
songwriter
poet
singer
Thomas Tredgold
British engineer
County Durham
1788-08-22
engineer
writer
Thomas Turton
British mathematician and clergyman (1780-1864)
York
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Queens' College
1780-02-05
mathematician
priest
university teacher
Thomas Ward
English writer (1652-1708)
Danby Castle
1652-04-13
writer
tutor
Thomas Wemyss Reid
English newspaper editor, novelist and biographer (1842-1905)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1842-03-29
editor
writer
journalist
novelist
biographer
Thomas Wharton
English anatomist (1614–1673)
Winston
Pembroke College
1614-08-31
anatomist
Thomas Wright
astronomer (1711-1786)
County Durham
King James I Academy
1711-09-22
An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe
astronomer
mathematician
architect
Tim Burstall
Australian film director
Stockton-on-Tees
Geelong Grammar School
1927-04-20 1929-04-20
film director
director
producer
screenwriter
Tim Knight
Northallerton
1959-09-10
composer
choir director
music educator
Timothy Kristian Charles Mace
Catterick
1955-11-20
engineer
astronaut
Tom Brown
British anarchist (1900–1974)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1900
engineer
writer
shop steward
Tom Crewe
English novelist
Middlesbrough
University of Cambridge
1989
writer
journalist
Tom Hodgkinson
British writer
Newcastle upon Tyne
Westminster School
1968
The Idler
writer
journalist
essayist
bookseller
Tom Shankland
British director
Durham
1968-05-07
screenwriter
director
film director
Tony Bastable
British television presenter
Hexham
University College School
1944-10-15
presenter
television producer
writer
biographer
television presenter
Tony Bianchi
British writer
North Shields
1952-04-05
writer
Tony Scott
British film director and producer (1944–2012)
North Shields
Royal College of Art
University of Sunderland
Leeds Arts University
The Grangefield Academy
The Northern School of Art
1944-06-21
film director
film producer
screenwriter
actor
television producer
director
Tony Weetman
Dean of the Medical School at University of Sheffield
Durham
Newcastle University
1953-04-29
medical faculty
endocrinologist
Trevor McMillan
English radiobiologist, Vice-Chancellor of Keele University
Gateshead
University of Lancaster
1959-10-02
biologist
radiologist
Trevor Metcalfe
British illustrator
Brotton
1939-05
comics artist
illustrator
True Geordie
British YouTuber
Newcastle upon Tyne
1987-01-26
YouTuber
podcaster
pundit
Twitch streamer
Tweedy John Todd
English doctor (1789-1840)
Berwick-upon-Tweed
University of Aberdeen
1789
biologist
surgeon
Ullin Place
British philosopher (1924-2000)
Yorkshire
Northallerton
Rugby School
Corpus Christi College
1924-10-24
philosopher
psychologist
university teacher
Uthred of Boldon
Benedictine monk, theologian and writer
The Boldons
1320
monk
theologian
Vaughan Oliver
British graphic designer
Sedgefield
Northumbria University
1957-09-12
graphic designer
visiting professor
Vigo Auguste Demant
British priest and theologian
Newcastle upon Tyne
Durham University
Harris Manchester College
Ely Theological College
1893-11-08
theologian
Anglican priest
Vince Cable
British politician and former leader of the Liberal Democrats (born 1943)
York
Fitzwilliam College
University of Glasgow
1943-05-09
politician
economist
Vincent Cornier
British author
Redcar
1898
writer
W D Welford
British cyclist, writer and publisher (1857-1919)
Newcastle upon Tyne
1857
writer
photographer
publisher
editor
journalist
manufacturer
film director
W. B. R. King
British geologist
West Burton
Jesus College
Uppingham School
1889-11-12
geologist
W. Brian Harland
British geologist (1917-2003)
Scarborough
Bootham School
Gonville and Caius College
1917-03-22
geologist
university teacher
W. H. Auden
British-American poet (1907–1973)
York
Christ Church
University of Oxford
Gresham's School
St Edmund's School
1907-02-21
poet
screenwriter
literary historian
playwright
writer
librettist
university teacher
literary critic
essayist
composer
translator
W. R. Mitchell
British writer and editor
Skipton
1928-01-15
writer
editing staff
Wally Herbert
British polar explorer (1934-2007)
United Kingdom
York
1934-10-24
explorer
polar explorer
surveyor
writer
illustrator
Walter Crawley
British tennis player and entomologist (1880-1940)
Masham
St John's School, Leatherhead
1880-03-29
tennis player
entomologist
Warren Tute
English sailor, author and television executive
West Hartlepool
1914-02-22
novelist
Wesley Stoker Barker Woolhouse
British actuary
North Shields
1809-05-06
actuary
musicologist
music theorist
musician
mathematician
Wilfred Ernest Alderson
Newcastle upon Tyne
1873-06-07
dentist
writer
Wilfred Hudleston Hudleston
British geologist (1828-1909)
York
St John's College
1828-06-02
geologist
ornithologist
paleontologist
curator
Wilfrid Norman Bailey
British mathematician (1893-1961)
County Durham
Victoria University of Manchester
University of Cambridge
1893-09-05
mathematician
Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
British poet (1878–1962)
Hexham
1878-10-02
writer
poet
Will Ashton
Australian artist (1881-1963)
Clifton
Académie Julian
1881-09-20
painter
curator
Will Hay
English comedian, actor, film director & astronomer (1888-1949)
Stockton-on-Tees
1888-12-06
actor
comedian
screenwriter
astronomer
film director
stand-up comedian
stage actor
film actor
engineer
Will Lawson
Australian writer (1876-1957)
Durham
1876-09-02
historian
poet
William Alvara Humphrey
British geologist and mineralogist
York
1876-11-08
geologist
William Andrews Nesfield
English landscape architect and artist (1793-1881)
Chester-le-Street
Durham School
1793-06-16
horticulturist
painter
William Arthur Bone
British chemist
Stockton-on-Tees
University of Manchester
Ackworth School
1871-03-19
chemist
university teacher
William Bateson
British geneticist and biologist (1861-1926)
Whitby
St John's College
Rugby School
1861-08-08
geneticist
biologist
William Bedlington
New Zealand land surveyor (1823-1891)
Ovingham
1823-09-27
surveyor
engineer
William Brice
British ethnographer and linguist
Richmond
Jesus College
1921-07-03
linguist
ethnologist
anthropologist
ethnographer
William Bullerwell
English geologist
Newcastle upon Tyne
Durham University
1916-09-27
geologist
geophysicist
William Burley Lockwood
historian
Normanby
University of Manchester
1917-04-13
linguist
writer
lexicographer
William Chapman Hewitson
British naturalist
Newcastle upon Tyne
1806-01-09
naturalist
lepidopterist
illustrator
ornithologist
William Corlett
British writer
Darlington
Fettes College
1938-10-08
writer
children's writer
William Crawford Williamson
English naturalist and palaeobotanist (1816-1895)
Scarborough
University College London
1816-11-24
botanist
geologist
paleontologist
paleobotanist
William D. Clark
British economist
Haltwhistle
University of Chicago
1916-07-28
economist
writer
William Daniel Gill
geologist (1916–92)
Hillam
1916-06-29
geologist
William Delisle Hay
British mycologist, novelist, and pulp writer (1853-18??)
Bishopwearmouth
1853 1851
botanist
science fiction writer
mycologist
William Elstob
English chaplain
Newcastle upon Tyne
Eton College
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
The Queen's College
1674
rector
linguist
translator
theologian
historian
William Emerson
British mathematician
Hurworth-on-Tees
1701-05-14
mathematician
William Ernest Bowman
writer
Scarborough
1911-09-30
The Ascent of Rum Doodle
writer
William Foggitt
British botanist (1835–1917)
Yarm
1835-02-02
botanist
William G. Whittaker
English-Scottish composer, pedagogue, conductor, musicologist, Bach scholar, publisher and writer
Newcastle upon Tyne
Durham University
1876-07-23
composer
musicologist
music journalist
conductor
music professor
William Gowland
British archaeologist
Sunderland
Imperial College London
1842-12-16
anthropologist
archaeologist
engineer
William Grainge
British antiquarian (1818-1895)
Dishforth
1818-01-25
antiquarian
poet
stationer
bookseller
historian
William Green
Belford
1844
photographer
chemist
William Greenwell
British archaeologist
Lanchester
Durham University
Durham School
1820-03-23
anthropologist
archaeologist
priest
William Harrison Cook
chemist
Alnwick
Stanford University
University of Alberta
1903-09-02
chemist
biochemist
William Hawley Smith
American writer
Sunderland
1845-10-07
writer
William Henderson
author (1813–1891)
Kirk Merrington
1813
Notes on the Folk Lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders
writer
William Hepworth Thompson
British classical philologist (1810-1886)
York
Trinity College
1810-03-27
classical philologist
academic
classical scholar
university teacher
William Herdman Elliott
British Australian biochemist
Durham
1925-06-05
biochemist
William Hewson
British physiologist
Hexham
University of Edinburgh
1739-11-14
anatomist
surgeon
physiologist
William Hutchinson
English mariner, privateer, author, and inventor
Newcastle upon Tyne
1715
writer
William Hutton
British geologist (1797-1860)
Sunderland
1797-07-26
botanist
geologist
paleontologist
William J. Eccles
British historian of Canada
North Yorkshire
McGill University
1917
historian
William Jackson Bean
British botanist (1863-1947)
Malton
Holgate School, Barnsley
1863-05-26
Trees and shrubs hardy in the British Isles
botanist
William John Greenwell
19th-century English barrister and writer
St Helen Auckland
Marlborough College
New College
1847-05-21
barrister
writer
William Kay
English cleric and academic
Pickering
Giggleswick School
Lincoln College
1820-04-08
biblical scholar
cleric
William Kenneth Richmond
Darlington
1910
pedagogue
William King
Anglo-Irish geologist
Sunderland
1809-04-22
archaeologist
prehistorian
geologist
paleoanthropologist
university teacher
paleontologist
William Lambton
British geographer
Northallerton
1756 1753
surveyor
geographer
William Lax
astronomer
Ravensworth
Trinity College
1761
mathematician
astronomer
William Marshall
English writer on agriculture (1745-1818)
Sinnington
1745
author
farmer
writer
William Martin
eccentric and self-proclaimed philosopher (1772-1851)
Haltwhistle
1772-06-21
philosopher
poet
William Mercer
English cleric, hymnwriter
Barnard Castle
Trinity College
1811
cleric
hymnwriter
William Mitcheson Timlin
painter, draftsman, architect
Ashington
Morpeth School
1892-04-11
architect
writer
William Neile
British mathematician
Bishopthorpe
Wadham College
University of Oxford
1637-12-07 1637-12-16
mathematician
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
Anglo-Irish astronomer (1800-1867)
York
Magdalen College
Trinity College Dublin
1800-06-17
Leviathan of Parsonstown
astronomer
politician
William Percy
Poet and playwright, d. 1648
Tynemouth
Worcester College
1574
poet
playwright
William Philipson
English-born New Zealand botanist and explorer (1911–1997)
Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Cambridge
University of London
Dame Allan's School
Durham University
Downing College
1911-12-06
botanist
writer
explorer
botanical collector
academic
William Price Turner
(1927-), British poet
York
1927
poet
William Ralph Inge
English author, Anglican dean and professor of divinity (1860–1954)
Crayke
Eton College
King's College
1860-06-06
priest
writer
theologian
William Scoresby
English Arctic explorer and whaler (1789–1857)
Cropton
Queens' College
1789-10-05
explorer
scientist
William Scoresby
Arctic whaler and navigator (1760–1829)
Cropton
1760-05-03
scientific explorer
William Shanks
Amateur calculator, school owner
Corsenside
1812-01-25
mathematician
William Stubbs
British historian and Anglican bishop (1825–1901)
Knaresborough
Christ Church
Ripon Grammar School
1825-06-21
cleric
Anglican priest
legal historian
medievalist
historian
university teacher
parson
writer
William Thomas Hamilton (frontiersman)
American frontiersman and author
River Till
1822-12-06
mountain man
writer
pioneer
William Thomas Stead
English newspaper editor (1849–1912)
Northumberland
Silcoates School
1849-07-05
writer
journalist
Esperantist
journal editor
William Turner
16th century English Protestant reformer, physician and natural historian
Morpeth
Pembroke College
1510
physician
naturalist
Anglican priest
ornithologist
botanist
William Yorke Fausset
Anglo-Irish clergyman
Bishop Middleham
1859
writer
Anglican priest
Woods Hutchinson
English physician
Selby
University of Michigan
William Penn University
1862
writer
physician
Zachary Grey
British historian
Burniston
1686-05-06
historian