The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography includes the life stories of 57,000 people from the Romans to the 21st century.
- search for people by town, village or even at street.
This resource is freely available online, in your library or at home, at anytime using your library card. You’ll find:
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Over 800 natives of Newcastle and Gateshead
- 34 residents of Hexham • 174 burials in Northumberland
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24 sons/daughters of Whitby • 12 Durham baptists
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21 musicians in Newcastle • 11 Morpeth politicians
In library use:
Access the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography from any Gateshead Library by clicking on the link to the right.
Remote access
You can access DNB from home or from any other computer by clicking on the link to the right, or going to www.oxforddnb.com/subscribed . You will then be asked to input your library ticket details.
