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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×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football178
  2. Actor17
  3. Player17
  4. Cricket17
  5. Politician9
  6. Singer8
  7. Sport5
  8. Athletic4
  1. Football1784.7×
  2. Cricket173.8×
  3. Player172.5×
  1. Politician90.2×

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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348 notable people

0301 FOOTBALL

Joe Livingstone

1942 - 2009

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0302 FOOTBALL

Mike Hollifield

Born 1961

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0303 FOOTBALL

Garry MacDonald

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0304 FOOTBALL

Charlie Bell (footballer, born 1958)

Born 1958

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0305 FOOTBALL

Frank Piercy

1880 - 1931

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0306 FOOTBALL

Mark Forster (footballer)

Born 1964

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0307 FOOTBALL

Dave Gallant

1949 - 1997

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0308 FOOTBALL

Tommy Dawson (footballer, born 1915)

1915 - 1972

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0309 FOOTBALL

Tommy Forgan

1929 - 2019

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0310 FOOTBALL

Steve Osborne (footballer)

Born 1969

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0311 FOOTBALL

Stewart McPhee

Born 1965

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0312 FOOTBALL

Bill Glasper

1910 - 1965

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0313 PLAYER

Jimmy Walker (Tischtennisspieler)

Born 1954

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0314 MOTORCYCLE

Frank Hodgson

Born 1911

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0315 FOOTBALL

Nathan Wood (footballer)

Born 2002

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0316 FOOTBALL

Ian McGuckin

Born 1973

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0317 FOOTBALL

Ben Davies (footballer, born 1888)

1888 - 1970

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0318 RACER

Frank Auffret

Born 1950

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0319 FOOTBALL

Ken Solan

1948 - 1971

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0320 FOOTBALL

John Linacre

Born 1955

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0321 FOOTBALL

Tim Maloney (footballer)

1909 - 1982

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0322 FOOTBALL

Tony Isaacs

Born 1973

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0323 PLAYER

Will Kay

Born 1984

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0324 FOOTBALL

Andy Ripley (footballer)

Born 1975

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0325 FOOTBALL

Nicky Scaife

Born 1975

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0326 SPORT

Nora Young (cyclist)

1917 - 2016

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0327 FOOTBALL

Gary Whetter

Born 1963

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0328 FOOTBALL

Bernard Fleming

Born 1937

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0329 RACER

Harry Whitfield

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0330 FOOTBALL

Ken Rickards (footballer)

1929 - 2018

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0331 MILITAR

Albert Hodgkinson

1897 - 1975

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0332 FOOTBALL

Cliff Collinson

1920 - 1990

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0333 FOOTBALL

Willie O'Brien

Born 1929

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0334 FOOTBALL

Robert George Brown

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0335 FOOTBALL

John McMahon (footballer, born 1965)

Born 1965

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0336 FOOTBALL

Harry Allport

Born 1873

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0337 POLITICIAN

George Faulds Stirling

1877 - 1966

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0338 FOOTBALL

John Honeyman (footballer)

1893 - 1972

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0339 FOOTBALL

Ray Garbutt

1925 - 1994

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0340 PLAYER

Allan Towell

Born 1925

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0341 FOOTBALL

Maurice Short

Born 1949

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0342 HOCKEY

Steph Elliott

Born 1990

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0343 FOOTBALL

John Bollands

Born 1935

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0344 FOOTBALL

Joe Crozier (footballer, born 1889)

1889 - 1960

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0345 FOOTBALL

Len Weatherrall

Born 1936

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0346 FOOTBALL

Ernest Preston

1901 - 1966

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0347 FOOTBALL

Norman Robinson (footballer)

1921 - 1990

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0348 DRUMMER

Tony Hicks (Musiker, 1948)

1948 - 2006

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