List of people from Middlesbrough explained

This is a list of people from Middlesbrough, a town in North Yorkshire, England. They include actors, comedians, artists, television presenters, footballers and rugby players. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname:

Table of contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Abbey Altson, artist^[1]
• Matty Appleby, (born 1972) footballer, played for Newcastle United, Oldham Athletic, and Darlington F.C.^[2]
• Fred Appleyard, visual artist^[3]
• James Arthur, musician^[4]
• John Archer, magician/comedian^[5]
• Ron Aspery, musician^[6]
• Bill Athey, cricketer^[7]

B

• Roland Carl Backhouse, computer scientist
• Andrew Baggett, rugby union player
• Ian Bailey, retired football player
• John Baines, Olympic bobsledder
• Pat Barker's debut novel Union Street was set on the thoroughfare of the same name in the town
• Thelma Barlow, (born 1929) actress, starred in Coronation Street as Mavis Wilton from 1971 to 1997^[8]
• Peter Beagrie, footballer
• Florence Bell, (1851–1930) writer of the classic study, At The Works (1907), gives a picture of the area at the turn of the 20th century. She also edited the letters of her stepdaughter Gertrude Bell (1868–1926), which has been continuously in print since 1927
• Stephen Bell, footballer
• Adrian Bevington, The Football Association's former Director of Communications
• Sean Blowers, actor
• Henry Bolckow, industrialist
• Roy Chubby Brown, comedian
• Ali Brownlee, (1959–2016) radio presenter

C

• Elizabeth Carling, actress
• Jacky Carr, footballer
• Maud Chadburn was one of the earliest women in the United Kingdom to pursue a career as a surgeon. She also co-founded the South London Hospital for Women and Children in 1912 with fellow surgeon Eleanor Davies-Colley
• Alethea Charlton, actress
• Brian Clough, (1935–2004) footballer and manager, Played for Middlesbrough F.C. from 1955 to 1961 and managed Derby County, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest^[9]
• Kevin Connelly, comedian
• Geoff Cook, cricketer
• Captain James Cook (1728–79) the world-famous explorer, navigator, and cartographer was born in Marton, now a suburb of Middlesbrough
• Chris Corner, musician
• Mark Clemmit BBC Sport reporter

D

• Caroline Dale, classical and pop cellist
• Wally K Daly, writer, Ishy Din
• David Daniell, former junior World and European track cycling champion
• Martin Daniels, magician
• Paul Daniels, born Newton Edward Daniels (1938–2016) magician, presenter and entertainer
• Billy Day, (1936–2018) footballer, played for Middlesbrough F.C during the 1950s and 60s^[10]
• Preeti Desai, actress and model, former Miss Great Britain (2007)^[11]
• Jerry Desmonde, (1908–1967) actor, who starred in The Early Bird with Norman Wisdom^[12]
• Paul C. Doherty, author, educator, historian and lecturer^[13]
• Monica Dolan, actress
• Liam Donaldson, (b 1949) Chief Medical Officer for England^{[14] [15]}
• Chris Dooks, visual artist
• Stewart Downing, footballer
• Tom Dresser, (1892–1992), Middlesbrough's first Victoria Cross recipient during the First World War
• Paul Drinkhall, Olympic table tennis player
• Glen Durrant, darts player

E

• Joan Eadington, writer of The Jonny Briggs series of books, later to become a BBC Children's TV series of the same name, was also based in the town
  • Florence Easton, soprano at the New York Met Alfred Edwards, (1888–1958) Member of Parliament^[16]
• Frank Elgee, (1880-1944) archaeologist, geologist and naturalist

F

• Craig Farrell, (born 1982) footballer^[17]
• Graham Farrow, playwright, screenwriter
• Pete Firman, magician
• Ford Madox Ford, (1873–1939) was billeted in Eston during the Great War (1914–18), and his great novel sequence Parade's End is partly set in Busby Hall, Little Busby, near Carlton-in-Cleveland
• Dael Fry, footballer

G

• Vin Garbutt, folk musician
• Ben Gibson, footballer
• Steve Gibson, entrepreneur and owner of Middlesbrough F.C. born in the Park End area
• Gary Gill, footballer
• Neil Grainger, actor
• Alistair Griffin, musician
• Peter Gilchrist, billiards athlete player

H

• Marion Coates Hansen, was an active member of the local Independent Labour Party (ILP). She was a feminist and women's suffrage campaigner, an early member of the militant Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and a founder member of the Women's Freedom League (WFL)
• David Harper, antiques expert^[18]
• Jack Hatfield, Olympic swimmer
• Emily Hesse, visual artist^[19]
• Jack Hatfield, (1893–1965) swimmer, known as one of the greatest British swimmers of all time after winning 2 Silvers and 1 Bronze at Stockholm 1912^[20]
• Jonathan Hogg, (born 1988) footballer^[21]
• Stanley Hollis, (1912–1972), Second World War Victoria Cross recipient^[22]
• E. W. Hornung, the creator of the gentleman-crook Raffles
• Keith Houchen, footballer
• Jordan Hugill, footballer

J

• Naomi Jacob, novelist
• Matt Jarvis, footballer
• Ann Jellicoe, writer Ishy Din
• Alyson Jones, Commonwealth Games swimmer
• Jade Jones, paralympic athlete

K

• Chris Kamara, (born 1957) ex-footballer, manager, presenter and analyst on Sky Sports^[23]
• Lila Kaye, actress
• Anna Kennedy, disability campaigner
• Richard Kilty, Olympic Athlete (1989–Present)

L

• Graeme Lee, footballer

M

• Wilf Mannion, (1918–2000) footballer
• Faye Marsay, actress
• Herbert McCabe, Roman Catholic and Dominican priest, theologian and philosopher^[24]
• Steph McGovern, (born 1982) presenter and journalist^[25]
• Richard Milward, writer, Ishy Din
• Jade McSorley, model
• Nicky Mohan, footballer
• Glenn Moody, darts player
• Micky Moody, musician
• Dave Morris, comedian
• Bob Mortimer (born 1959), comedian from Acklam
• Peter Murray, founding director of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

N

• Sir Martin Narey, (1955–present), former Director General of Her Majesty's Prison Service and the chief executive of Barnardo's
• Chris Newton, Olympic cyclist
• Robert Nixon (artist), (1939–2002) artist, who worked on several British comics^[26]

O

• Kirsten O'Brien, TV presenter^[27]
• Alan Old, rugby union player
• Chris Old, cricketer
• Richard Old, (1856–1932) model maker resided for most of his life at 6 Ruby Street
• Colin Osborne, darts player

P

• Jamie Parker, actor
• Alan Peacock, footballer
• Dave Pennington world powerlifting champion
• Liam Plunkett, cricketer
• Mark Proctor, footballer

Q

• Bertha Quinn, (1873 -1951) suffragette, Labour Councillor and recipient of Papal Bene Merenti Medal^[28]
• Christopher Quinten, actor

R

• Richard Piers Rayner, visual artist
• Chris Rea, musician^[29]
• Matt Renshaw, cricketer
• Don Revie, (1927–1989) footballer and manager, managed Leeds United and England in the 1970s
• Wendy Richard, (1943–2009) actress, starred in Are You Being Served?, Dad’s Army & EastEnders.^[30]
• Stuart Ripley, (born 1967) footballer, played for Middlesbrough F.C, Blackburn Rovers + Southampton^[31]
• Paul Rodgers, (born 17 December 1949) singer with Free and Bad Company
• Mike Russell, billiards player
• Marion Ryan, singer
• Jack Rees, professional cyclist and manager^[32]
• Anna Raeburn, broadcaster, author and journalist

S

• David Shayler, the ex-spy, journalist and conspiracy theorist, was born in Middlesbrough^[33]
• Harold Shepherdson, footballer, played for Middlesbrough.
• Rob Smedley, head of vehicle performance WilliamsF1^[34]
• Cyril Smith, (1909–1974) concert pianist.^[35]
• Graham Smith, photographer^[36]
• Paul Smith (rock vocalist), musician
• James Smurthwaite, (1916–1989) cricketer, played 7 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1938 and 1939^[37]
• Phil Stamp (born 1975), footballer, played for Middlesbrough F.C from 1993 to 2002, retired at Darlington F.C in 2007^[38]

T

• John Telfer, actor
• Bruce Thomas, musician
• William Tillyer, visual artist
• Chris Tomlinson, three times Olympian and former British long jump record holding athlete
• Mackenzie Thorpe, painter
• Pete Trewavas, musician
• Paul Truscott, boxer

U

• Rory Underwood, rugby union player

V

• Simon Vallily, Commonwealth gold medal champion boxer
• John Vaughan, industrialist

W

• Adrian Warburton, air photographer, was played by Alec Guinness in Malta Story
• Frank and Edgar Watts, opened the English Hotel in the Cumberland Gap which gave their hometown's name to Middlesboro, Kentucky, in the United States
• Ellen Wilkinson, was an Member of parliament for Middlesbrough East, and was the first female Minister of Education. She also wrote a novel Clash (1929) which paints a positive picture of "Shireport" (Middlesbrough)^[39]
• Tim Williamson, (1894–1943) footballer, made 602 appearances as a goalkeeper for Middlesbrough F.C. and 7 appearances for England
• Aimee Willmott, Olympic swimmer
• Dean John-Wilson, theatre actor
• Jeff Winter, (born 1955) football referee, he took charge of the F.A Cup Final of 2004^[40]
• Jonathan Woodgate, (born 1980) footballer + manager^[41]
• Charlie Wyke, Footballer born South Bank

References

Sources

• Book: Hugman . Barry J. . The PFA Premier & Football League players' records 1946-2015 . 2015 . G2 Entertainment . 9781782811671.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Artists – Aby Altson. NGV. 10 May 2022.
2. News: Hall . Lee . 22 February 2005 . Hodgson lines up Appleby . infoweb.newsbank.com . subscription . 22 May 2020.
3. Web site: Fred Appleyard 1874–1963 . 5 June 2020 . tate.org.uk.
4. News: Holden . Steve . 26 October 2019 . James Arthur: I'm a pesky X Factor type . BBC News . 5 June 2020.
5. News: Pratt . Steve . 20 February 2014 . And for my next trick... . The Northern Echo . 5 June 2020.
6. News: Fordham . John . 3 January 2004 . Obituary: Ron Aspery . The Guardian . 5 June 2020.
7. News: Tallentire . Philip . 29 April 2018 . The Boro star who bowled them over for Yorkshire . Gazette Live . 6 June 2020.
8. News: 27 April 2001 . Thelma Barlow . Gazette Live . 22 May 2020.
9. News: 8 September 2012 . On the trail of Clough and Revie . BBC News . 22 May 2020.
10. News: Brown . Mike . 22 January 2018 . Tributes paid to Billy Day - Boro's flying winger & former bookie . Gazette Live . 22 May 2020.
11. News: Love . Laura . 8 October 2016 . 11 famous people you might not know hail from Teesside . Gazette Live . 22 May 2020.
12. News: Robson . Don . 8 October 2011 . Teesside Trivia . infoweb.newsbank.com . limited . 22 May 2020.
13. Web site: Passant . Andy . 13 January 2012 . Middlesbrough-born author Dr Paul Doherty honoured . 13 July 2019 . gazettelive.
14. News: 13 January 2013 . The full countdown of Teesside's 50 greatest . Gazette Live . 22 May 2020.
15. Web site: September 2008 . The Birmingham Magazine . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090316041927/http://www.alumni.bham.ac.uk/documents/Birmingham_Magazine__2008.pdf . 16 March 2009 . 10 June 2009 . . Edgbaston.
16. Book: Massey, Christopher . Class, Culture and Community : New Perspectives in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century British Labour History. . 2012 . Cambridge Scholars Publishing . 978-1-4438-4064-4 . Baldwin . Anne . Newcastle . 138 . 7; Steel Nationalisation and the Labour Governments of 1945-1951 . Ellis . Chris . Etheridge . Steven . Laybourn . Keith . Keith Laybourn . Pye . Neil.
17. News: 27 June 2011 . Craig Farrell is latest AFC Telford signing . The Shropshire Star . 22 May 2020.
18. Web site: Whetstone . David . 29 April 2018 . Bargain Hunt expert David Harper to host a charity antiques event in Northumberland . 12 July 2019 . nechronicle.
19. News: Youngs . Ian . 2019-05-24 . From a town of industry to a city of culture? . en-GB . BBC News . 2020-02-26.
20. News: 26 September 2012 . Memorial stone for Olympic hero . BBC News . 22 May 2020.
21. News: Booth . Mel . 25 December 2019 . Town ace Jonathan Hogg disciplinary nightmare at Middlesbrough . Huddersfield Examiner . 22 May 2020.
22. Book: Whitworth, Alan . Yorkshire VCs . Pen & Sword . 2012 . 978-1-84884-778-1 . Barnsley . 131.
23. News: 23 December 2017 . Weekend Interview: '˜Unbelievable, Jeff' - How Chris Kamara went from playing star to TV personality . The Yorkshire Post . 22 May 2020.
24. News: 20 August 2001 . Herbert McCabe . . London .
25. News: 20 January 2012 . Stephanie McGovern . BBC News . 22 May 2020.
26. News: Gravett . Paul . 7 November 2002 . Obituary: Robert Nixon . The Guardian . 22 May 2020.
27. News: Ford . Coreena . 8 October 2011 . Baby joy for Middlesbrough star Kirsten O'Brien . . .
28. Web site: Libraries . Leeds . 2017-02-10 . Who Led Leeds? Public Service between the Wars . 2020-09-20 . The Secret Library Leeds Libraries Heritage Blog . en.
29. Web site: Smiles . Mieka . 5 November 2014 . Chris Rea opens up about his cancer battle and growing up in his native Middlesbrough . gazettelive.co.uk.
30. Anthony. Hayward . Richard, Wendy [real name Wendy Emerton]. 102173. 10 January 2013.
31. News: Jones . Stuart . 25 February 1989 . Bull's International Call . 49 . The Times . 63,327 . 0140-0460.
32. Web site: Jack Rees . 2020-12-24 . www.procyclingstats.com.
33. News: David Shayler . The Gazette . Trinity Mirror . 25 January 2015.
34. Web site: Smedley finally makes Williams switch as Head of Vehicle Performance . James Allen on F1 – The official James Allen website on F1.
35. Anne. Pimlott Baker. Smith, Cyril. 67661. 6 January 2011.
36. Web site: Graham Smith (photographer) . 2020-02-26 . Europeana Collections . en.
37. Baker . R. . Unlucky Jim . The Cricket Statistician . 69 . 22–26 . 5 June 2020.
38. News: 21 February 2017 . Phil Stamp: Derby winner for Hearts best moment of my career . The Scotsman . 22 May 2020.
39. Book: WILKINSON, ELLEN . CLASH. . 2018 . GREEN PRINT . 978-1-85425-119-0 . Place of publication not identified . English . 1019591758.
40. News: 12 September 2012 . Ex-ref probed over website posts . BBC News . 23 May 2020.
41. News: 14 June 2019 . Middlesbrough name Jonathan Woodgate as manager . The Guardian . 22 May 2020.