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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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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Paul Rodgers
Born 1949
Wendy Richard
1943 - 2009
Paul C. Doherty
Born 1946
Pete York
Born 1942
Roland Carl Backhouse
Born 1948
Chris Old
Born 1948
Liam Donaldson
Born 1949
Mick McNeil
Born 1940
Sid Barras
Born 1948
James Maxlow
Born 1949
David Payne (politician)
Born 1944
Denis Neale
Born 1944
Geoff Butler
Born 1947
Jimmy Lawson
Born 1947
Tony Lee (footballer, born 1947)
Born 1947
John Potter (cricketer)
Born 1949
Anna Raeburn
Born 1944
Don Hutchins
Born 1948
Ron Aspery
1943 - 2003
Alan Old
Born 1945
Terry Melling
Born 1940
Jimmy Lawton
Born 1942
Stan Webb (footballer, born 1947)
Born 1947
Joe Livingstone
1942 - 2009
Dave Gallant
1949 - 1997
Ken Solan
1948 - 1971
Maurice Short
Born 1949
Tony Hicks (Musiker, 1948)
1948 - 2006