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Just some of those born or raised in the region who ’ ve made their mark on the world …
Brian Clough ( right ) talks to former Middlesbrough and
England captain George Hardwick .
Captain James Cook
Born in Marton ( now part of Middlesbrough ), Cook ’ s three epic journeys between 1768 and 1779 were the last great
Captain James Cook . voyages of discovery . He discovered more of the Earth ' s surface than anyone in history . When he embarked on his first journey , roughly a third of the world ’ s map remained blank or filled with imaginary continents . Cook sailed into the void in a small wooden ship and returned with charts so accurate that some of them stayed in use until the 1990s . By the time he was killed in Hawaii , he had sailed more than 200,000 miles – roughly the equivalent to circling the equator eight times or travelling to the moon .
Brian Clough OBE
Charismatic , outspoken and often controversial , Clough is considered one of the greatest managers in English football history . His achievements with Derby County and Nottingham Forest , two struggling provincial clubs with little prior record of success , are rated among the greatest in football history . He led Derby to the league title in 1972 before repeating the feat with Forest six years later , along with back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980 . But Middlesbrough-born Clough first made his name as a footballer with his hometown club , scoring 204 goals in just 222 games .
Gertrude Bell
A writer , traveller , political officer , administrator and archaeologist , Bell explored , mapped and influenced British imperial policymaking during extensive travels through Syria , Mesopotamia , Asia Minor and Arabia during the early years of the 20th century . The first woman to graduate from Oxford with a first class degree in Modern History , she is credited as helping to draw up the modern state of Iraq and is often described as the female Lawrence of Arabia . Although born in County Durham , she spent much of her early life in Redcar on Teesside , the daughter of an industrialist and politician .
John Walker .
Gertrude Bell .
Edward Pease
A wool manufacturer from Darlington , Pease was the main promoter of the Stockton and Darlington Railway , opened in 1825 . That day after opening to carry freight , 550 passengers were hauled along the line by Robert Stephenson ’ s Locomotion No 1 , making this the world ’ s first steam-powered passenger railway . Along with Stephenson , Pease is often referred to as the Father of the Railways .
John Walker
Edward Pease .
Born in Stockton-on-Tees , Walker was an English inventor who created the friction match . He refused to patent his idea , making it freely available for anyone to make . He received neither fame nor fortune as a result of his invention .
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