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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×
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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Winton Dean
1916 - 2013
Megs Jenkins
1917 - 1998
Christopher Foxley-Norris
1917 - 2003
Harry Angelman
1915 - 1996
Margaret Ursula Jones
1916 - 2001
Godfrey Grayson
1913 - 1998
Annie Llewelyn-Davies, Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe
1915 - 1997
Rona Randall
Born 1911
Bunny Bell
1911 - 1988
Allan Scott (footballer)
Born 1910
Johnny Mapson
1917 - 1999
William Warwick
1912 - 1999
George Saunders (footballer, born 1918)
1918 - 1982
Stan Thomas (association footballer)
1919 - 1985
Willie Lyon
1912 - 1932
Lawrie Hodgson
1917 - 1980