This is a list of famous or notable people born in, or associated with, Sunderland or the wider City of Sunderland in North East England.
Famous people from Sunderland
- Kate Adie Formerly Chief News Reporter for the BBC
- The Rt. Hon. Hilary Armstrong MP Cabinet Office and Social Exclusion Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, May 2006
- Chris Beattie Actor best known for roles in Purely Belter and Byker Grove
- George Bellamy Musician
- The Venerable Bede (674–735)
- Gertrude Bell (1868-1926), colonial administrator
- St Benedict Biscop (628?–690)
- George Black (1857-1910) Film pioneer
- PC Keith Blakelock (1945-1985) Police officer
- James Bolam (1938–) Actor.
- Mark Brydon One half of electro outfit Moloko.
- Raich Carter (1914-1994) Footballer and Football Manager
- Abel Chapman (1851–1929) was a Sunderland-born hunter-naturalist
- William Reid Clanny (1770–1850) Inventor and Physician
- Bernard Comrie (1947–), linguist
- James Watson Corder (1868-1953) A historian who documented local family history
- Sir Tom Cowie Entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Jack Crawford (1775 - 1831) Naval hero.
- Jean Cummings (1933-2009) Suffragist/matriarch
- Terry Deary (1946–) Horrible Histories author
- Sir Theodore Doxford, shipbuilder and politician
- Mike Elliott Comedian, Actor, Radio Presenter
- Russell Enoch Actor
- Bryan Ferry English singer, musician, songwriter and occasional actor
- Muriel Foster Great Elgar contralto
- The Futureheads indie-rock band
- Eve Gallagher Singer
- Robert Gammage Chartist
- Peter Gibbs weather forecaster
- Sir Edward Temperley Gourley, coalfitter, shipowner and politician
- Edward Gregson composer
- Jane Grigson celebrated cookery writer
- Sir William Halcrow, civil engineer
- Billy Hardy (1964–) Boxer Commonwealth featherweight champion.
- Thomas Elliott Harrison Railway engineer
- Major-General Sir Henry Havelock (1795 - 1857)
- Jordan Henderson Footballer
- James Herriot (pen name of James Alfred Wight) (1916–1995) Veterinary surgeon and author
- Melanie Hill (1962–) actress
- Captain Richard Avery Hornsby An 18th century naval hero
- George Burton Hunter Shipbuilder and innovator
- Nat Jackley Comedian
- Tony Jeffries Boxer
- Adam Johnson, footballer for Middlesbrough
- Ernie Johnson Jockey won 1969 Epsom Derby
- Kenickie, a 1990s pop band
- Bobby Knoxall, comedian
- Lauren Laverne, ex-Lead Singer of Kenickie, now a Radio and TV presenter[1]
- John Lilburne 'Free-born John'. English civil war figure
- Jez Lowe, Folk singer, songwriter and broadcaster
- Gina McKee (1964–) actress 'Notting Hill', 'The Forsyte Saga'
- Gibb McLaughlin (1884–1960) Actor, born George Gibb McLaughlin
- Greg McLane Actor who played a leading role in Purely Belter
- Civil engineer brothers Patrick Meik and Charles Meik
- Sir William Mills Inventor of the Mills Bomb
- Billy Morrison Professional Wrestler
- Christine Norden (1924–1988) Actress, born Mary Lydia Thornton
- Bob Paisley Football manager
- David Parfitt Oscar winning film producer, Shakespeare in Love
- Ross Pearson Mixed Martial Artist in the UFC
- Gareth Pugh (1981–) Fashion designer
- Callum Keith Rennie (1960–) film and television actor
- Denise Robertson Novelist and TV agony aunt
- Maurice Roëves (1937–) actor
- Clarkson Stanfield Painter
- Dave Stewart (1952–) Musician (Eurythmics etc)
- Mary Stewart Best-selling author
- Joseph Swan Developer of the electric lightbulb
- Tom Taylor Playwright and editor of Punch
- Sir Luke Thompson, coal merchant and politician
- Bobby Thompson Comedian - the 'Little Waster'
- The Toy Dolls Punk Rock Band
- Graham Wallas Author and academic
- Harry Watts - shipyard worker and multiple life-saver
- Bob Willis (1949–) Cricketer
- Joseph Havelock Wilson Trade union leader, Liberal Party politician, and campaigner for the rights of merchant seamen
Famous Sunderland residents
- Charles Buchan - Footballer
- Lewis Carroll - Writer, Alice in Wonderland
- Frank Caws, architect
- Sir William Herschel - Composer and astronomer. Discoverer of Uranus.
- Charlie Hurley - Footballer
- L. S. Lowry - Famous artist
- Lola Montez - Adventuress
- Chris Mullin - Civil liberty campaigner and MP.
- William Paley - Rector of Bishopwearmouth. Famously wrote on intelligent design as opposed to evolution.
- Frank Pick - Industrial designer
- Len Shackleton - Footballer
- Vivian Stanshall and his wife Ki Longfellow, found the Baltic Trader "Thekla" in Sunderland and sailed her to Bristol where she became the Old Profanity Showboat
References
- ^ "Blonde ambition". Guardian Unlimited/The Observer. 2007-03-18. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2036342,00.html. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
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