List of South Shields people

• Richard Wallace Annand (1914–2004) First Victoria Cross recipient of the Second World War
• John Barbour (1849–1918) Clothier, inventor and manufacturer of the Barbour jacket
• Sam Bartram (1914–1981) Goalkeeper for Charlton Athletic 1934-1956
• Billy Blyton, Baron Blyton (1899–1987) of South Shields, Labour Party politician
• Elinor Brent-Dyer (1894–1969) Author of the Chalet School stories
• Phil Brown (born 1959) Former footballer, currently manager of Hull City AFC.
• Jack Brymer (1915–2003) Eminent classical clarinetist
• Albert Burdon (1900–1981) Actor, Comedian
• John Chambers Artist
• Robert Colls Professor of English history at the University of Leicester
• Chris Cook (born 1979) Olympic and Commonwealth swimmer
• Ron Cook (born 1948) British television and theatre actor
• Catherine Cookson (1906–1998) Best-selling novelist
• Craig Conway (1975) Actor starred in Our Friends in the North.
• Warney Cresswell England footballer who played for Sunderland and Everton
• Corbett Cresswell, Winner of the FA Amateur Cup three times with Bishop Auckland FC
• William Downey With his brother, pioneer photographer; royal photographers to Queen Victoria
• John Erickson (1929–2002) Professor of Politics at Edinburgh. NATO adviser
• Ernest Farrar (1885–1918) Organist, Composer
• Sir William Fox (1812–1893) four times Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Robert Glover (1815–1859) Anaesthetist
• Sheila Graber Animator, born South Shields, made an outstanding animation about the river Tyne
• John Gray (born 1948) Professor of European Thought at the LSE in London.
• Harold Heslop (1898–1983) Trade unionist and writer
• Phil Holmes (born 1972) UK Radio Presenter. Worked on over a dozen UK stations, including Metro Radio, Sun FM & Magic 1152.
• Eric Idle Part of the Monty Python team
• George Irving (born 1954) Actor in films and TV. (Anton Meyer in Holby City).
• Arnold Josephs (1890–1984) Cup Final and International soccer referee.
• Leo Kinlen - Professor of Epidemiology at Oxford.
• Alex Kapranos Singer in the group Franz Ferdinand (band)
• John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915) Hero of the Gallipoli campaign in WWI.
• James Kirkup (born 1918) Poet
• Barry MacSweeney (1948–2000) Poet
• Avro Manhattan (1914–1990) Writer
• Dale Meeks Actor from Emmerdale (Simon Meredith)
• James Mitchell (1926–2002) TV script writer - Callan, The Advengers, etc.
• Stanley Mortensen (1921–1991) International footballer
• Alan Myers (born 1933) Literary Translator.
• Robert Olley born South Shields, painter of the Westoe netty
• Charles Mark Palmer (1822–1907) Ship builder and Liberal Member of Parliament
• Nick Pickering (born 1963) former Sunderland F.C. player, won the FA Cup with Coventry City F.C. in 1987.
• Dame Flora Robson (1902–1984) Actress
• Henry Howey Robson (1894–1964) Recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Claire Rutter Operatic soprano
• Dorothy Samuelson-Sandvid, also know as 'Dorfy,' born South Shields, a Geordie dialect writer and author of 'A Basinful O' Geordie'
• Francis Scarfe (1911–1986) Poet and critic
• Sir Ridley Scott (born 1937) Film director and producer
• Ernest Thompson Seton (1860–1946) Naturalist, writer and Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America
• Eileen O'Shaughnessy Wife of George Orwell
• Steve Simonsen (born 1979) Footballer
• Alison Smithson - Co founder with husband Peter Smithson of New Brutalism movement in architecture
• Kathy Stobart (born 1936) Jazz saxophonist
• Andrew Stoddart (1864–1915) Captain of England at rugby and cricket
• George Stout (1860–1944) Philosopher
• Ginger (born David Walls, 1964) founding member of the The Wildhearts a hard rock and Punk rock band; had success in the mid 90’s
• Sir Frank Williams (born 1942) Formula One team owner
• John Matthias Wilson Philosopher and Head of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
• Edward Wilson Television actor (Billy Seaton in 'When the Boat Comes in') and director of the National Youth Theatre 1987-2004.
• John Woodvine (born 1929) RSC actor
• William Wouldhave (1751–1821) Inventor of the first functional lifeboat
• Lord Wright of Durley (1869–1964) Lord of Appeal

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