Bob Mortimer

Teesside Titan 12

Name: Bob Mortimer

Born: 1959 (In Middlesbrough)

Occupation: Comedian
Claim To Fame: Found fame with Vic Reeves in 1989 with the Channel 4 TV show 'Vic Reeves Big Night Out'. Continued his double act with Vic on such TV shows as  Shooting Stars, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and House of Fools.

Brian Clough

Teesside Titan 11

Name: Brian Clough

Born: 1935 (In Middlesbrough)

Died: 2004 age 69

Occupation: Footballer & football manager

Claim To Fame: Scored 204 goals in 222 appearances for Middlesbrough Football Club.

Won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest FC. Won the old First Divison Championship with Derby County & Nottingham Forest.

Captain Cook

Teesside Titan 10

Name: Captain James Cook

Born: 1728 (In Marton, Middlesbrough)

Died: 1779 age 50

Occupation: Explorer, navigator, cartographer

Claim To Fame: The first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand

Chris Rea

Teesside Titan 9

Name: Chris Rea

Born: 4 March 1951 (In Middlesbrough)

Age: 67 

Occupation: Singer-songwriter/guitarist 

Claim To Fame: Hits with "Fool (If You Think It's Over)", "Stainsby Girls", "Let's Dance", "Driving Home for Christmas", "The Road to Hell" plus many hit LP's