Geordie

Geordie refers to a person originating from Tyneside and the adjacent former coal mining areas of northern County Durham or the dialect spoken by such people. There are a number of rival theories to explain how the term came about, though all accept that it derives from a familiar diminutive form of the name "George".

Famous Geordies

• Ant and Dec, television presenters
• Peter Beardsley, footballer
• Michael Bridges, footballer
• Catherine Cookson, author
• Steve Cram, athlete
• Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music, musician
• Robson Green, actor
• Tim Healey, actor
• Brian Johnson, AC/DC singer
• Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
• Jayne Middlemiss, television presenter
• Jimmy Nail, actor and singer
• Sir Bobby Robson, former footballer, club and England national team manager
• Ridley Scott and Tony Scott, film directors
• Sting, notably spoke in a Geordie accent in the 1988 film Stormy Monday
• Alan Shearer, footballer
• Andy Taylor, Duran Duran, musician
• Peter Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gosforth, late Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
• Neil Tennant, Pet Shop Boys, musician
• Chris Waddle, footballer
• Kevin Whateley, actor
• Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf, former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales