Born here
170
notable people
Best known
Janick Gers
in 42 Wikipedia languages
First
1833
Frederic Shields
Most common field
Sports
118 people
What stands out about Hartlepool’s famous people ★ What stands out · Through the years When Hartlepool’s famous people were born Births peak in the 1980s, with 19 people born in that decade.
Victorian The 20th century Today 1850 1900 1950 2000 Lionel Tertis Janick Gers David Murphy
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known Born in Hartlepool Two of the three are musicians.
#1 Music Janick Gers born 1957 English guitarist (born 1957)
#2 Music Michael Rice born 1997 British singer
#3 Writing & Arts Compton Mackenzie 1883–1972 Scottish writer, cultural commentator, raconteur and nationalist (1883-1972)
Known for What Hartlepool is known for No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.4 times.
Sports 118 people 69%1.4× usual Writing & Arts 16 people 9%about usual Music 9 people 5%about usual Politics & Law 8 people 5%below usual Film, TV & Stage 6 people 4%below usual Military 6 people 4%about usual Science & Medicine 3 people 2%below usual Notable 2 people 1% Faith 1 person 1%below usual Business 1 person 1%below usual
Everyone Everyone else born in Hartlepool Another 167, the earliest born in 1833.
All · 167 Politics & Law · 8 Military · 6 Sports · 118 Music · 7 Film, TV & Stage · 6 Writing & Arts · 15 Science & Medicine · 3 Business · 1 Faith · 1 Notable · 2
Any time Georgian · 1 Victorian · 34 The 20th century · 84 Today · 47
David Murphy born 1984 British footballer (born 1984)
Lionel Tertis 1876–1975 British musician (1876–1975)
Michael Brown born 1977 English footballer, born 1977
CM Colin McGinn born 1950 British philosopher (born 1950)
Jeremy Spencer born 1948 British musician
Andrew Taylor born 1986 English association football player (born 1986)
RH Reginald Hill 1936–2012 British crime writer (1936–2012)
JL Jemma Lowe born 1990 British swimmer
AL Andy Linighan born 1962 English footballer (born 1962)
KB Kieran Bew born 1980 British actor
PM Peter Murphy 1922–1975 English footballer (1922–1975)
Edward Mellanby 1884–1955 Medical scientist, discoverer of vitamin C (1884–1955)
Lindsay Johnson born 1980 English footballer (born 1980)
Savannah Marshall born 1991 British boxer (born 1991)
AS Agnes Stevenson 1873–1935 British chess player
Graeme Storm born 1978 English professional golfer
Harry Chapman born 1997 English association football player
JP Jim Parker 1934–2023 British composer (1934-2023)
Adam Reed born 1991 Association football player, born 1991
Brian London 1934–2021 English boxer (1934–2021)
JB John Bone 1930–2002 English association football player (1930-2002)
MG Michael Gough born 1979 English cricketer (born 1979)
Steve Fletcher born 1972 English footballer (born 1972)
Amanda Coulson born 1982 British boxer and trainer
PM Patrick Leo McCartie 1925–2020 Catholic bishop
Peter Hartley born 1988 English footballer (born 1988)
Reg Smythe 1917–1998 British cartoonist (1917-1998)
Ryan Brobbel born 1993 Association football player (born 1993)
AW Alan Walsh born 1956 English footballer (born 1956)
BB Berry Brown 1927–2001 English footballer (1927-2001)
BB Bobby Booth 1890–1974 Professional footballer (1890-?)
Carl Aarvold 1907–1991 English barrister who became Recorder of London, and rugby union footballer (1907-1991)
CD Craig Dove born 1983 English footballer (born 1983)
JH Jack Howe 1915–1987 English footballer and manager (1915-1987)
JM Jonathan Mitchell born 1994 English association football player (born 1994)
PD Paul Dobson 1962–2026 English footballer (1962-2026)
PC Peter Creamer born 1953 Professional footballer (born 1953)
RG Ralph Guthrie 1932–1996 English footballer (1932-1996)
Ryan Clark born 1992 English snooker player
AB Adam Boyd born 1982 Footballer (born 1982)
AN Alf Newbold 1921–2002 English footballer (1921-2002)
AD Ashley Day born 1969 English cricketer (born 1969)
BM Bryn Morris born 1996 English footballer
DM Darren Morfitt born 1973 British actor
DB David Bailey born 1944 British cricketer (born 1944)
FC Frank Cook 1935–2012 Politician (1935-2012)
Frederic Shields 1833–1911 British artist, illustrator and designer (1833-1911)
IW Iain Wright born 1972 British politician (born 1972)
JC Jeff Cook born 1953 English footballer (born 1953)
JB John Borthwick born 1964 Professional footballer (born 1964)
Joseph Isherwood 1870–1937 British naval architect (1870–1937)
LT Lee Todd born 1972 English footballer (born 1972)
MT Mark Taylor born 1964 English footballer (born 1964)
MD Matthew Dolan born 1993 English footballer
NG Nora Gordon 1893–1970 British actress (1893-1970)
PA Paul Arnison born 1977 English footballer
TW Thomas Stanley Westoll 1912–1995 English geologist (1912–1995)
TB Tommy Burdett 1915–2001 Footballer (1915-2001)
AP Alan Parkes 1929–2013 English footballer (1929-2013)
AK Alissa Kallinikou born 1985 Cypriot sprinter
BF Billy Fenton 1926–1973 Footballer (1926-1973)
Christopher Furness, 1st Baron Furness 1852–1912 British politician (1852-1912)
DE Danny Evans born 1987 English cricketer (born 1987)
DL David Linighan born 1965 English footballer (born 1965)
DW Dennis White 1948–2019 English professional footballer (1948-2019)
IG Ian Gallagher born 1978 Former English association football player
JB John Brackstone born 1985 English footballer (born 1985)
MV Mark Venus born 1967 English footballer (born 1967)
MH Marty Hewitt born 1965 British association football player (born 1965)
NH Nigel Heslop born 1963 English rugby union and rugby league footballer
PE Peter Evans 1929–2018 English musicologist
PH Philip Hope 1889–1962 English cricketer (1889-1962)
RC Robert Coverdale 1892–1959 Association football player (1892-1959)
SW Simon Webster born 1981 Scottish rugby union player
SB Stephen Brackstone born 1982 British footballer (born 1982)
ST Stephen Thomas born 1979 Welsh footballer (born 1979)
SF Steve Fenton born 1951 British association football player (born 1951)
ZB Zak Boagey born 1994 Footballer (born 1994)
AH Albert Heywood 1913–1989 Association football player (1913-1989)
AM Alfred Morris 1876–1961 English cricketer (1876-1961)
AS Arthur Swift 1892–1954 British association football player (1892-1954)
BB Basil Beattie born 1935 British artist (born 1935)
Beresford Horsley 1880–1923 Cricketer (1880-1923)
BH Bill Hastings born 1888 English footballer (1888-?)
BS Bill Spence 1929–1993 (1929–1993)
Brian Dobson 1931–2012 British archaeologist (1931-2012)
BL Brian Linighan born 1973 English footballer (born 1973)
EW Edward 'Tug' Wilson 1921–2009 British Army officer (1921-2009)
Ellis Taylor born 2003 Footballer
FD Francis William Doyle-Jones 1873–1938 English sculptor (1873-1938)
FM Frank Henry Algernon Mason 1875–1965 British artist (1875-1965)
FM Fred Middleton 1930–2016 Footballer (1930-2016)
GM George Mallaby 1939–2004 British-Australian actor
GS George Sharp born 1950 English cricketer (born 1950)
GC Graeme Crallan 1958–2008 British drummer (1958–2008)
HD Harry Douglas Association football player
IK Ian Knight born 1966 English footballer (born 1966)
JS Jack Smith 1936–2008 English footballer (1936-2008)
JK Jim Kennedy 1932–2007 English cricketer (1932-2007)
John Hugill 1881–1971 Attorney General of Alberta, 1935–1937
JW Josh Wright born 1988 Association football player (born 1988)
KJ Ken Johnson 1931–2011 British footballer (1931-2011)
KM Ken McPherson 1927–2018 English footballer (1927-2018)
MB Matt Bell 1897–1962 English footballer (born 1897)
MT Michael Trotter born 1969 English professional footballer (born 1969)
Micky Young born 1988 English rugby union footballer
PJ Paul Johnston born 1988 English cricketer (born 1988)
PY Paul Youll born 1965 British artist
PW Phil Walsh born 1984 Footballer
RG Ray Gooding born 1959 English footballer (born 1959)
RC Roy Cutler born 1945 English cricketer
SY Stephen Youll born 1965 British cover artist (1965-)
SH Steven Hetherington born 1993 English footballer
TM Tony Morrell born 1962 English middle-distance runner
ET Eric Thomas 1953–2023 Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol
FS Frank Stamper 1926–1999 English footballer (1926-1999)
FL Frederick Lohden 1871–1954 English rugby union player
GF George Feeney born 1957 British boxer
GS Graeme Scarratt born 1945 English cricketer (born 1945)
GG Gwenllian Gill 1915–2004 British actress (1915–2004)
HH Henry Hird born 1874 English footballer (1874-?)
JC James Clark 1858–1943 English painter, born 1858 (1858–1943)
Jessie Douglas Kerruish 1884–1949 British writer (1884–1949)
JM Joe McPartlin 1938–2013 Scottish international rugby union player
JR Joe Rayment 1905–1969 British association football player (1905-1969)
JR Joe Rayment 1934–2019 English footballer (1934-2019)
JW John Tyson Wigan 1877–1952 British First World War general (1877-1952)
JS Judith Sirs born 1954 British swimmer
JM Julia McMordie 1860–1942 Northern Irish politician (1860-1942)
MA Margaret Auton born 1951 British swimmer
MG Margaret Green 1925–2003 British painter (1925–2003)
MP Maria Pearson born 1956 UK's longest-serving female prisoner
MF Marmaduke Furness, 1st Viscount Furness 1883–1940 British businessman (1883-1940)
MH Michael Hunter born 1978 British boxer
MG Mike Gilmore 1913–1966 English football player (1913-1966)
Mollie Lambert born 1998 English association football player
Niel Bushnell born 1970 English novelist
PJ Paul Jennings born 1976 English darts player
PM Philip Middlemiss born 1963 British actor and presenter
SR Simon Robinson born 1981 Professional golfer
SC Steven Conway born 1977 English boxer
TG Teddy Gardner 1922–1977 English boxer
WM Watty Moore 1925–1967 English professional footballer (1925-1967)
AL Albert Lindsay 1881–1961 Association football player (1881-1961)
AL Andrew Lauder 1947–2025 Hartlepool, County Durham, England
BO Bernard Oughtred 1880–1949 English rugby union footballer
BO Bob Oakes 1872–1952 English rugby union player
CK Christine Kindon born 1949 English swimmer
FB Frank Boylen 1878–1938 English rugby union and rugby league footballer
FO Fred Oakes born 1880 Association football player
GP George Palliser 1919–2011 British flying ace
GW George Weatherill 1936–2021 Politician in South Australia (1936–2021)
HR Harry Robinson 1898–1926 British flying ace (1898-1926)
JA James Auton 1879–1924 English rugby union and rugby league footballer
JR Joe Readman 1901–1973 Association football player (1901-1973)
JF John Feeney born 1958 Boxer
JT MH Mal Hughes 1932–2008 British lawn bowler
MC Maurice Cockrill 1936–2013 British artist (1936-2013)
RP Robert Poole 1874–1969 English rugby league footballer (1874–1969)
Rupert Horsley 1905–1988 English cricketer and educator (1905-1988)
SL Stewart Lithgo born 1957 English boxer
TH Thomas Hogarth 1878–1960 Rugby union player (1878-1960)
WT Warren Tute 1914–1989 English sailor, author and television executive
WB WM William Marsey born 1989 British composer
William Towers 1861–1904 English rugby union player
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Show all 167 Next door Famous people from the towns next door Of the towns nearby, Redcar lists the most people: 33.
Questions about famous people from Hartlepool Who is the most famous person from Hartlepool? Janick Gers (English guitarist (born 1957)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 42 languages. Next come Michael Rice and Compton Mackenzie.
How many famous people were born in Hartlepool? 170 people born in Hartlepool have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 179 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Hartlepool known for? Among its famous people, athletes: 118 of the 170. That is 69% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Hartlepool? Frederic Shields, born in 1833. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.
Who counts as from Hartlepool? People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Hartlepool’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing? Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (37) Janick Gers: Scott Penner, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Michael Rice: Martin Fjellanger, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Compton Mackenzie: Alvin Langdon Coburn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons David Murphy: Will Viles / Will bcfc at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Lionel Tertis: Bain News Service, restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Michael Brown: Timmy96, CC0 , Wikimedia Commons Jeremy Spencer: W.W.Thaler - H. Weber, Hildesheim, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Andrew Taylor: https://www.flickr.com/photos/joncandy/, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Edward Mellanby: J. Russell & Sons, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Lindsay Johnson: xtranews.de, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Savannah Marshall: Biser Todorov, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Graeme Storm: Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Harry Chapman: Bradford City AFC, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Adam Reed: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Brian London: PA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Steve Fletcher: Adiebrown, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Amanda Coulson: Marcus Cyron, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Peter Hartley: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Reg Smythe: Holmcroft at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Ryan Brobbel: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Carl Aarvold: El Gráfico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Ryan Clark: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Frederic Shields: Photograph by Clarence Edmund Fry & Son; printed by Emory Walker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Joseph Isherwood: Bain News Service (publisher), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Christopher Furness, 1st Baron Furness: Herbert Arnould Olivier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Beresford Horsley: Woodag, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Brian Dobson: Zakhx150, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Ellis Taylor: Poolie22, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons John Hugill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Micky Young: Graham Wilson from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jessie Douglas Kerruish: unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Mollie Lambert: James Boyes, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Niel Bushnell: DaVale, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Rupert Horsley: Woodag, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons William Towers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Chris Norman: Elke Wetzig Elya, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jamie Bell: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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