CITY

Official Website:
http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/

Population:
189,863 (2001 census)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Northumbria University	1969
University of Newcastle upon Tyne	1963

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mark Akenside	Poet	9-Nov-1721	23-Jun-1770	The Pleasures of the Imagination
Paul W.S. Anderson	Film Director	4-Mar-1965		Alien vs. Predator
Ove Arup	Engineer	16-Apr-1895	5-Feb-1988	Danish civil engineer
Rowan Atkinson	Actor	6-Jan-1955		Mr. Bean
Eric Burdon	Musician	11-May-1941		Lead singer, The Animals
Cheryl Cole	Singer	30-Jun-1983		Member, Girls Aloud
John Forster	Author	2-Apr-1812	2-Feb-1876	Life of Charles Dickens
Basil Cardinal Hume	Religion	2-Mar-1923	17-Jun-1999	Archbishop of Westminster, 1976-99
John Irvin	Film Director	7-May-1940		Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Angus Maddison	Economist	6-Dec-1926	24-Apr-2010	Contours of the World Economy, 1-2030 AD
Janet McTeer	Actor	8-May-1961		Tumbleweeds
James Scott	Actor	14-Jan-1979		Days of our Lives
Alan Shearer	Soccer	13-Aug-1970		Newcastle United forward
Edward Short	Politician	17-Dec-1912	4-May-2012	Leader, House of Commons, 1974-76
Imogen Stubbs	Actor	20-Feb-1961		Twelfth Night
Bill Travers	Actor	3-Jan-1922	29-Mar-1994	Born Free
Kevin Whately	Actor	6-Feb-1951		Inspector Lewis

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