From sports stars to TV personalities and musicians to local heroes, the Black Cats have a number of famous fans – including some surprising and international names. Over the years, we have seen many celebrities come out and publicly announce their support of the Wearside club. Here, we take a look at the famous faces who support Sunderland:
![Niall Quinn once stated that Sunderland had gotten under his skin... the striker ended up fulfilling the roles of player, coach, manager and chairman at the club that he now holds close to his heart.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjBjZjMwZjg5LTRkNzctNDY1Zi1iNWQ3LTRmYjgzMDNkYzUyZDphYjc2ZWM0NS1mYzk0LTQyOTgtOTEzNC1hYzA3MGZhZDljYzc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
13. Niall Quinn
Niall Quinn once stated that Sunderland had gotten under his skin... the striker ended up fulfilling the roles of player, coach, manager and chairman at the club that he now holds close to his heart.Photo: Laurence Griffiths
![Known as the 'Jarrow Arrow', Cram is an avid Sunderland fan - and regularly supports the club's charity arm, the Foundation of Light.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjU0Y2FmZTBkLWMyZTctNDIwYy1iMzc0LTZlOGY1M2MwODVmYjo0MWI4ZDA5NC05OGU2LTRhMWMtOWI5Zi1lNmRmNDZiMjllZGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
14. Steve Cram
Known as the 'Jarrow Arrow', Cram is an avid Sunderland fan - and regularly supports the club's charity arm, the Foundation of Light.Photo: Ian Walton
![The current Sunderland AFC chairman and owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus has most certainly become a big fan of the club and is regularly at games as you'd expect.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjA2OGYyYTg2LThmNDEtNDIyNS1hYzhiLTM3MDk3N2IzNWQ5NjphZTE0ZDFmYS1hODBiLTRhYTktODY4YS1jYmZlZGU4MDA0OTg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
15. Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
The current Sunderland AFC chairman and owner Kyril Louis-Dreyfus has most certainly become a big fan of the club and is regularly at games as you'd expect.Photo: Stu Forster
![The football manager, who went onto take charge at the Stadium of Light later in his career, was a Sunderland fan growing up. He recently stated: "I was growing up as a kid, don’t know where it came from probably because Charlie Hurley played for them, I was a big Sunderland fanatic. So I went to Sunderland as a manager based on this romantic notion of where Sunderland were based, the crowds that they got at the old stadium, which was Roker Park. They’d not moved to the Stadium of Light when I was up there [as a fan]. This idea that ‘do you want Sunderland to be all the things when you were supporting them’ that they never were."](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjllODAwOGRjLTA1NmQtNGViYS1hZDAwLWExMWVjMWI5M2E0ZDo4Nzg1ODVhOC02MmNiLTQwODgtYTZhOS1lNmQ3YzBkZWFiOTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
16. Martin O'Neill
The football manager, who went onto take charge at the Stadium of Light later in his career, was a Sunderland fan growing up. He recently stated: "I was growing up as a kid, don’t know where it came from probably because Charlie Hurley played for them, I was a big Sunderland fanatic. So I went to Sunderland as a manager based on this romantic notion of where Sunderland were based, the crowds that they got at the old stadium, which was Roker Park. They’d not moved to the Stadium of Light when I was up there [as a fan]. This idea that ‘do you want Sunderland to be all the things when you were supporting them’ that they never were."Photo: Ross Kinnaird