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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Glenda Jackson
Born 1936
Barbara Steele
Born 1937
Adrian Henri
1932 - 2000
Ron Saunders
1932 - 2019
Peter Brown (music industry)
Born 1937
John Gorman (entertainer)
Born 1936
Valerie Masterson
Born 1937
David Colquhoun
Born 1936
John McGrath (playwright)
1935 - 2002
Guy Arnold
1932 - 2020
Emily Blatch, Baroness Blatch
1937 - 2005
Pat McAteer
1932 - 2009
Alan Smith (footballer, born 1939)
1939 - 2016
Jimmy Harris (footballer, born 1933)
Born 1933
Ken Birch
1933 - 2015
Joe Wilson (British politician)
Born 1937
Jimmy Wallace
1937 - 2007
Anthony Shillinglaw
Born 1937
Keith Davies (footballer)
Born 1934
Corbett Cresswell
1932 - 2017
Graham Edwards (footballer)
Born 1936
Charlie McDonnell (footballer)
1936 - 2010
John Tomlinson (footballer)
1934 - 2014
Richard Imison
1936 - 1993
John Kidd (footballer)
Born 1936
Pat Finlay
Born 1938
Frank Parnell
Born 1935
Len Gibbons
Born 1930
John Fage (rower)
Born 1935