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Notable residents (past and present) of
Gateshead
, Tyne and Wear, England,
United Kingdom
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Eliezer Adler
– Founder of Jewish Community
Marcus Bentley
– Narrator of
Big Brother
Thomas Bewick
– Engraver
William Booth
– Founder of the Salvation Army
Catherine Booth
– William's Wife. Known as 'La Marechale' she founded the Salvation Army in continental Europe
Mary Bowes
– 'The Unhappy Countess' Author and celebrity
Ian Branfoot
– Football manager
Richard Brodie
- Former footballer and current
manager
of
Skelmersdale United
Frank Clark
– Footballer and Manager
Harry Clasper
– Oarsman
David Clelland
– Labour politician and MP
Joseph Cowen
– Radical politician
Steve Cram
– Athlete
Middle distance runner
Shanice Davidson
– Trampoline gymnast
Emily Davies
– Educational reformer and feminist. Founder of Girton College Cambridge
Daniel Defoe
– Writer and government agent
Madeleine Hope Dodds
– Historian, co-founder of Progressive Players - Little Theatre Gateshead
Jonathan Edwards
– Athlete and television presenter
Sir George Elliot
– Industrialist and MP
Pesach Eliyahu Falk
– rabbi
[
1
]
Paul Gascoigne
– Footballer
Robert Gilchrist (Poet)
– Poet/Songwriter
Alex Glasgow
– Singer/Songwriter
Avrohom Gurwicz
– Rabbi, Dean of
Gateshead Yeshiva
Leib Gurwicz
– Rabbi, former Dean of
Gateshead Yeshiva
Jill Halfpenny
– Actress
Michelle Heaton
– Member of
Liberty X
David Hodgson
– Football manager
Sharon Hodgson
–
Member of Parliament
Norman Hunter
– Footballer, member of 1966 World Cup winning England squad
Don Hutchison
– Footballer
Brian Johnson
– Current lead singer with
rock
band
AC/DC
Tommy Johnson
– Footballer, ex Celtic
Howard Kendall
– Footballer and football manager
Frances King (philanthropist)
(1757
–
1821) buried in
Saint Mary's Churchyard
[
2
]
Gibson Kyle
- 19th century architect
John Thomas Looney
– Shakespeare scholar
Justin McDonald
– Actor
Lawrie McMenemy
– Soccer manager and pundit
Robert Stirling Newall
– Industrialist
Albert Oxley
– footballer
Sebastian Payne
– Political journalist
Lord Plender
– Chartered accountant and public servant
Bezalel Rakow
– Communal rabbi
James Renforth
– Oarsman
Geordie Ridley
– Composer of 'Blaydon Races'
Chris Ryan
– SAS Soldier, holder of the longest escape and evasion record in British military history
William Shield
– Composer, and Master of the King's Musick
Githa Sowerby
– English playwright
Christina Stead
– Australian novelist
John Steel
– Drummer, The Animals
Steve Stone
– Footballer
Joseph Swan
– Inventor of the electric light bulb
Chris Waddle
– Footballer
William Wailes
– Stained glass maker
Taylor Wane
– Porn star
Robert Spence Watson
– Public benefactor
Sylvia Waugh
– Author of the 'Mennyms' series for children
John Wilson
– Conductor, and founder of the
John Wilson Orchestra
Thomas Wilson
– Poet, school founder
(William) Robert Wood
– Activist and
Senator
(migrated to Australia 1963)
References
↑
Silber, Chaya (2020-01-22).
"A Tribute: With Modesty and Majesty // Remembering Rav Pesach Eliyahu Falk, zt"l"
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Ami Magazine
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2025-02-12
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Martin, Mary Clare. "King [née Bernard], Frances Elizabeth [Fanny]".
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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ed.). Oxford University Press.
doi
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10.1093/ref:odnb/15561
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