Newcastle Upon Tyne has produced a number of well-known actors, football players, murderers, directors and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Newcastle Upon Tyne includes Charlie Hunnam, Alan Shearer, Mary Bell, Paul W. S. Anderson, Greg Wise, and many others.

Famous People Born In Newcastle Upon Tyne

Charlie HunnamCharlie Hunnam
10 April 1980, British
Actor
Janet McTeerJanet McTeer
05 August 1961, British
Actress

Alan ShearerAlan Shearer
13 August 1970, British
Football Player

Paul W. S. AndersonPaul W. S. Anderson
04 March 1965, British
Director, Producer

Greg WiseGreg Wise
15 May 1966, British
Actor, Emma Thompson’s Husband

Sophie GradonSophie Gradon
25 October 1985, British
Model
Anthony McPartlinAnthony McPartlin
18 November 1975, British
Television Presenter, Actor

Declan DonnellyDeclan Donnelly
25 September 1975, British
Television Presenter

Vicky PattisonVicky Pattison
16 November 1987, British
Reality TV star, Writer, TV Presenter
Chloe FerryChloe Ferry
31 August 1995, British
Reality TV Star

Scotty TScotty T
26 April 1988, British
Reality TV Star
Anna Howard ShawAnna Howard Shaw
14 February 1847, American
Leader of the women's suffrage movement in the

Cheryl Fernandez-VersiniCheryl Fernandez-Versini
30 June 1983, British
Singer

Jimmy NailJimmy Nail
16 March 1954, British
Actor, Singer-songwriter, Autobiographer, Singer,

Peter HiggsPeter Higgs
29 May 1929, British
Physicist

Neil MarshallNeil Marshall
25 May 1970, British
Screenwriter, Film director
Ross NobleRoss Noble
05 June 1976, British
Comedian

Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron CollingwoodCuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood
26 September 1748, British
Politician, Officer

Angus MaddisonAngus Maddison
06 December 1926, British
Economist, University teacher

Abhisit VejjajivaAbhisit Vejjajiva
03 August 1964, Thai, British
Economist, Politician, University teacher
Lewis Fry RichardsonLewis Fry Richardson
11 October 1881, British
Paramedic, Cartographer, Mathematician,

Mary AstellMary Astell
12 November 1666, British
Writer, Philosopher, Feminist
Ulorin VexUlorin Vex
1982 AD, British
model

Lee HallLee Hall
20 September 1966, British
screenwriter, writer,playwright