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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1920s with 31 notable births.

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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  • Sports
  • Film & TV
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Art & Design
  • Politics & Law
  • Other
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Showing 11 of 307 notable people

0136 CRICKET

Donald Boumphrey

1892 - 1971

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0144 CRICKET

Geoffrey Jackson (cricketer)

1894 - 1917

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0149 CRICKET

Sarah Collyer

Born 1980

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0166 CRICKET

Henry Grayson

1865 - 1951

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0190 CRICKET

Mary Spry

1922 - 2002

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0191 CRICKET

James Carpenter (cricketer)

Born 1975

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0193 CRICKET

Sandford Schultz

1857 - 1937

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0202 CRICKET

Simon Marshall (cricketer)

Born 1982

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0209 CRICKET

Richard Wilkinson (cricketer, born 1982)

Born 1982

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0227 CRICKET

Anthony Shillinglaw

Born 1937

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0303 CRICKET

Joseph Wilson (English cricketer)

Born 1965

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