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MIDDLESBROUGH
Most Famous People Born in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 348
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1964
- Most distinctive
- Football 4.7×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Middlesbrough during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Middlesbrough Is Known For
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Football is Middlesbrough's biggest profession — 51% of all notables (178).
Middlesbrough over-indexes on football — 4.7× the global rate.
Middlesbrough under-produces politician — only 0.2× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Middlesbrough's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Don Revie
1927 - 1989
Lila Kaye
1929 - 2012
Peter Townsend (sociologist)
1928 - 2009
Jack Heslop-Harrison
1920 - 1998
Herbert McCabe
1926 - 2001
Thelma Barlow
Born 1929
Raphael Sealey
1927 - 2013
Kathleen Hughes (historian)
1926 - 1977
Samuel Epstein
1926 - 2018
Harold Stephenson
1920 - 2008
Paul Todd (footballer)
1920 - 2000
Keith Schellenberg
1929 - 2019
Jack Saunders (footballer)
1924 - 2013
Dave Miller (footballer, born 1921)
1921 - 1989
Jimmy Wilson (footballer, born 1924)
1924 - 1987
Ernie Butler (footballer, born 1924)
Born 1924
Tommy Forgan
1929 - 2019
Ken Rickards (footballer)
1929 - 2018
Cliff Collinson
1920 - 1990
Willie O'Brien
Born 1929
Ray Garbutt
1925 - 1994
Allan Towell
Born 1925
Norman Robinson (footballer)
1921 - 1990