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SUNDERLAND

Most Famous People Born in Sunderland, United Kingdom

Notable people
464
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1937
Most distinctive
Cricket 4.9×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Sunderland during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Sunderland Is Known For

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Football is Sunderland's biggest profession — 49% of all notables (226).

Sunderland over-indexes on cricket — 4.9× the global rate.

Sunderland under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Football226
  2. Cricket29
  3. Actor18
  4. Politician17
  5. Writer9
  6. Painter7
  7. Boxer7
  8. Singer6
  1. Cricket294.9×
  2. Football2264.5×
  3. Boxer73.8×
  4. Swimmer52.2×
  1. Politician170.3×
  2. Writer90.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Sunderland's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0005 ACTOR

Callum Keith Rennie

Born 1960

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0022 FOOTBALL

Nigel Clough

Born 1966

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0028 ACTOR

Melanie Hill

Born 1962

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0035 ACADEMIC

Nicola Spaldin

Born 1969

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0038 MUSIC

Paul Turner (bassist)

Born 1968

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0052 COMPOSER

Mark Brydon

Born 1960

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0056 GUITAR

Baz Warne

Born 1964

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0062 WRITER

Cliff McNish

Born 1962

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0075 BUSINESS

John Cryan

Born 1960

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0081 FOOTBALL

Clive Mendonca

Born 1968

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0083 FILM

James Gay-Rees

Born 1967

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0087 SEIYŪ

Rob Rackstraw

Born 1965

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0091 FOOTBALL

Micky Hazard

Born 1960

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0123 POLITICIAN

Julie Elliott

Born 1963

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0125 FOOTBALL

Grant Brown

Born 1969

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0129 FOOTBALL

Tony Philliskirk

Born 1965

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0139 INDUSTRIAL

Michael Young (industrial designer)

Born 1966

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0146 CANOE

Stephen Train

Born 1962

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0163 BOXER

Billy Hardy

Born 1964

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0167 FOOTBALL

David Corner (footballer)

Born 1966

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0190 RESEARCH

Nigel Glover

Born 1961

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0197 BANK

Adam Applegarth

Born 1962

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0199 CRICKET

Ian Conn

Born 1962

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0202 FOOTBALL

Ronnie Robinson (footballer)

Born 1966

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0207 FOOTBALL

Wes Saunders

Born 1963

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0212 FOOTBALL

Lee Howey

Born 1969

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0213 FOOTBALL

Gary Porter (footballer)

Born 1966

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0215 BROADCAST

Dianne Oxberry

1967 - 2019

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0228 FOOTBALL

Kevin Young (footballer)

Born 1961

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0250 GOLF

David Whelan (golfer)

Born 1961

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0263 FOOTBALL

Neil Richardson (footballer)

Born 1968

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0318 FOOTBALL

Ian Chandler (footballer)

Born 1968

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0320 SWIMMER

Samantha Purvis

Born 1967

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0327 BOXER

Danny McFarlane (boxing referee)

Born 1967

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0332 FOOTBALL

Paul Nixon (footballer)

Born 1963

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0355 FOOTBALL

Gary Coatsworth

Born 1968

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0367 FOOTBALL

Bruce Halliday (footballer)

Born 1961

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0375 FOOTBALL

Kevin Jobling

Born 1968

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0378 SWIMMER

Lynne Wilson

Born 1969

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0384 FOOTBALL

Malcolm Briggs

Born 1961

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0408 FOOTBALL

Nigel Saddington

1965 - 2019

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0412 FOOTBALL

Graham Bassett

Born 1964

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0431 FOOTBALL

Mike Robinson (footballer, born 1968)

Born 1968

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0435 FOOTBALL

Dale White

Born 1968

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0459 FOOTBALL

Ian Hughes (footballer, born 1961)

Born 1961

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0461 FOOTBALL

Mick Whitfield

Born 1962

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