John Brown

male, deceased (1766)
John Brown (November 5, 1715 - 1766), English divine and author, was born at Rothbury, Northumberland. His father, a descendant of the Browns of...
George Stephenson

George Stephenson

male, deceased (1848)
George Stephenson was an English mechanical engineer who designed the famous and historically important steam locomotive named "Rocket" and is...
Cedd

Cedd

male, deceased (664)
Saint Cedd was the evangelist of the Middle Angles and East Saxons in England.
Ross Noble

Ross Noble

male, 33 years old
Ross Markham Noble, born 5 June 1976 an English stand-up comedian, raised in Cramlington, Northumberland. He currently lives in Melbourne,...
Capability Brown

Capability Brown

male, deceased (1783)
Lancelot Brown, more commonly known as Capability Brown, was an English landscape gardener. He is remembered as "the last of the great English...
Thomas Bewick

Thomas Bewick

male, deceased (1828)
Thomas Bewick was an English wood engraver and ornithologist.
Jack Charlton

Jack Charlton

male, 74 years old
John 'Jack' Charlton OBE (born Ashington, Northumberland, May 8, 1935) was a footballer who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s,...
Josephine Butler

Josephine Butler

female, deceased (1906)
Josephine Elizabeth Butler was a Victorian era feminist who was especially concerned with the welfare of prostitutes. She led the long campaign for...
Nicholas Ridley

Nicholas Ridley

male, deceased (1555)
Nicholas Ridley (died October 16, 1555) was an English clergyman. He came from a prominent family in Tynedale, Northumberland, and was born early...
Kate Adie

Kate Adie

female, 64 years old
Kate Adie OBE (born September 19 1945) is a British journalist. Her most high-profile role was that of chief news reporter for BBC News during...