This is a list of people from Middlesbrough, a town in North Yorkshire, England. They include actors, comedians, artists, television presenters, footballers and rugby players. This list is arranged alphabetically by surname: A Abbey Altson, artist Matty Appleby, (born 1972) footballer, played for Newcastle United, Oldham Athletic, and Darlington F.C. Fred Appleyard, visual artist James Arthur, musician John Archer, magician/comedian Ron Aspery, musician Bill Athey, cricketer B Andrew Baggett, rugby union player Ian Bailey, retired football player John Baines, Olympic bobsledder Pat Barker's debut novel Union Street was set on the thoroughfare of the same name in the town Thelma Barlow, (born 1929) actress, starred in Coronation Street as Mavis Wilton from 1971 to 1997 Peter Beagrie, footballer Florence Bell, (1851–1930) writer of the classic study, At The Works (1907), gives a picture of the area at the turn of the 20th century. She also edited the letters of her stepdaughter Gertrude Bell (1868–1926), which has been continuously in print since 1927 Stephen Bell, footballer Adrian Bevington, The Football Association's former Director of Communications Sean Blowers, actor Henry Bolckow, industrialist Roy Chubby Brown, comedian Ali Brownlee, (1959–2016) radio presenter C Elizabeth Carling, actress Jacky Carr, footballer Maud Chadburn was one of the earliest women in the United Kingdom to pursue a career as a surgeon. She also co-founded the South London Hospital for Women and Children in 1912 with fellow surgeon Eleanor Davies-Colley Alethea Charlton, actress Brian Clough, (1935–2004) footballer and manager, Played for Middlesbrough F.C. from 1955 to 1961 and managed Derby County, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest Kevin Connelly, comedian Geoff Cook, cricketer Captain James Cook (1728–79) the world-famous explorer, navigator, and cartographer was born in Marton, now a suburb of Middlesbrough Chris Corner, musician Mark Clemmit BBC Sport reporter D Caroline Dale, classical and pop cellist Wally K Daly, writer, Ishy Din David Daniell, former junior World and European track cycling champion Martin Daniels, magician Paul Daniels, born Newton Edward Daniels (1938–2016) magician, presenter and entertainer Billy Day, (1936–2018) footballer, played for Middlesbrough F.C during the 1950s and 60s Preeti Desai, actress and model, former Miss Great Britain (2007) Jerry Desmonde, (1908–1967) actor, who starred in The Early Bird with Norman Wisdom Paul C. Doherty, author, educator, historian and lecturer Monica Dolan, actress Liam Donaldson, (b 1949) Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Dooks, visual artist Stewart Downing, footballer Tom Dresser, (1892–1992), Middlesbrough's first Victoria Cross recipient