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BETHNAL GREEN

Most Famous People Born in Bethnal Green, United Kingdom

Notable people
317
Peak decade
1930s
Median birth year
1932
Most distinctive
Comedian 12.6×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Bethnal Green during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Bethnal Green Is Known For

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Football is Bethnal Green's biggest profession — 30% of all notables (95).

Bethnal Green over-indexes on comedian12.6× the global rate.

Bethnal Green under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Football95
  2. Actor29
  3. Politician17
  4. Cricket16
  5. Singer13
  6. Boxer11
  7. Writer10
  8. Comedian5
  1. Comedian512.6×
  2. Boxer118.8×
  3. Cricket164.0×
  4. Football952.7×
  5. Singer132.0×
  6. Actor291.7×
  1. Politician170.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Bethnal Green's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 9 of 317 notable people

0075 WRITER

Charles Garvice

1850 - 1920

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0091 COMEDIAN

Charles Coborn

1852 - 1945

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0117 POLITICIAN

McKinnon Wood

1855 - 1927

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0155 CRICKET

A. J. Webbe

1855 - 1941

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0196 FOOTBALL

Albemarle Swepstone

1859 - 1907

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0228 JOURNALIST

J. S. Wood

1853 - 1920

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0279 SINGER

John Fuller (singer)

1850 - 1923

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0293 CRICKET

George Kitt

1853 - 1940

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0312 LEGISLATIVE

Henry John Daniels

1850 - 1934

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