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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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  • Science
  • Art & Design
  • Politics & Law
  • Other
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Showing 14 of 307 notable people

0018 PAINTER

Philip Wilson Steer

1860 - 1942

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0021 BOTANIST

John Christopher Willis

1868 - 1958

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0026 PAINTER

Leonard Leslie Brooke

1862 - 1940

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0047 JOURNALIST

James Louis Garvin

1868 - 1947

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0069 PAINTER

Robert Talbot Kelly

1861 - 1934

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0075 PHILOLOGIST

Richard H. Geoghegan

1866 - 1943

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0099 ACTOR

Francis Neilson

1867 - 1961

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0105 WRITER

Bertram Keightley

1860 - 1944

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0126 SAILOR

Bertram Fox Hayes

1864 - 1941

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0143 ARCHITECT

Walter Aubrey Thomas

1864 - 1934

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0166 CRICKET

Henry Grayson

1865 - 1951

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0174 ILLUSTRATOR

Harry B. Neilson

1861 - 1941

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0186 POLITICIAN

Archibald Salvidge

1863 - 1928

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0257 BUSINESS

Amy Maria Hellaby

1864 - 1955

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