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BIRKENHEAD

Most Famous People Born in Birkenhead, United Kingdom

Notable people
307
Peak decade
1920s
Median birth year
1936
Most distinctive
Football 3.9×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Birkenhead Is Known For

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Football is Birkenhead's biggest profession — 43% of all notables (131).

Birkenhead over-indexes on football3.9× the global rate.

Birkenhead under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Football131
  2. Actor20
  3. Politician14
  4. Cricket11
  5. Painter8
  6. Writer7
  7. Player7
  8. Militar5
  1. Football1313.9×
  2. Cricket112.8×
  1. Politician140.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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  • Art & Design
  • Politics & Law
  • Other
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Showing 8 of 307 notable people

0049 PAINTER

Henry Meynell Rheam

1859 - 1920

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0071 CHEMIST

Edward John Bevan

1856 - 1921

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0073 COMPOSER

Mary Grant Carmichael

1851 - 1935

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0088 BIOLOGIST

Algernon Phillips Withiel Thomas

1857 - 1937

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0093 ARCHITECT

Charles Harrison Townsend

1851 - 1928

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0141 PRIEST

Hugh Singleton

1851 - 1934

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0193 CRICKET

Sandford Schultz

1857 - 1937

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0216 PLAYER

Charles Touzel

1855 - 1899

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