53.3841° N, 3.0166° W
BIRKENHEAD
Most Famous People Born in Birkenhead, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 307
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- Median birth year
- 1936
- Most distinctive
- Football 3.9×
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 football — 3.9× the global rate.
Birkenhead under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.
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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Malcolm Lowry
1909 - 1957
Dixie Dean
1907 - 1980
Andrew Irvine (mountaineer)
1902 - 1924
A. H. M. Jones
1904 - 1970
Henry Cohen, 1st Baron Cohen of Birkenhead
1900 - 1977
Leonard Williams (politician)
1904 - 1972
Richard Austin (conductor)
1903 - 1989
A. S. J. Tessimond
1902 - 1962
Lockwood West
1905 - 1989
A. Powell Davies
1902 - 1957
John Murphy (bishop)
1905 - 1995
Eleanor Smith (writer)
1902 - 1945
Eric Fernihough
1905 - 1938
Eric Sweeney
1905 - 1968
Ellis Rimmer
1907 - 1965
Gerard Tickle
1909 - 1994
Peggy Novak
Born 1907
Ronald Mitchell
Born 1902
Norman Tunna
1908 - 1970
Fred Valentine (footballer, born 1909)
1909 - 1981
Joe Roberts (footballer)
1900 - 1984
Billy Fogg
1903 - 1966
Norman Sutton
1908 - 1999
Henry Maughan Liardet
1906 - 1996
Gwen Alston
1907 - 1993