Northumberland is one of the most popular counties across the whole of the country, but did you know many celebrities, sports stars and TV personalities were born here too? Below is a list of five of them, how many did you know were born in our region?
1) Alexander Armstrong You probably know him from co-hosting TV quiz show Pointless alongside Richard Osman, but did you know Alexander Armstrong is originally from Rothbury? The 51-year-old also went to school in our region at Mowden Hall School in Stocksfield before going on to attend St Mary s Music School in Edinburgh before going to Cambridge to study English at University.