Meet 9 Wearside people whose amazing achievements got them the Echo spotlight.
But we want to know: Can you tell us more about them.
There's the man who set world records for the most body piercings. The hero who pulled a car for 20 hours and the kids who grabbed an early dose of fame on TV shows.
Let's not forget the fire eater who climbed to the top of Scafell to breathe flames, or the Bollywood star who settled in Sunderland.
Question is - what happened to them after they hit the headlines? Tell us more by emailing [email protected]
5. On the chart trail
This lot aimed for a chart hit with their song about Niall Quinn's disco pants in 1999. | se
6. A star in his Sunderland shop
Bollywood star Chain Singh Gill of Farrringdon starred in more than 200 film and TV roles before settling down to run his Sunderland shop, pictured here in 1999. | se
7. Kath's world record bid
Kath O'Leary was bidding to break the world record for the most faces painted. Here she is in 2003 at the McDonald's branch in Roker with 3-year-old Mollie Wilson. | se
8. A star at five years old
Michael Ritchie was 5 when he appeared as Trevor Eve's son in a Tv programme called Lawless in 2004. Here he is on his way to Hill View Primary School. | se