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BRISTOL
Most Famous People Born in Bristol, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 1,347
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1935
- Most distinctive
- Cricket 8.6×
A West Country port whose modern bench is thick with cricketers at nearly nine times the global rate, music producers, botanists, and rugby players (grouped as 'player') — the footprint of a city that gave the world Cary Grant, Banksy, Massive Attack, and the trip-hop scene of the early 1990s. The 18th-century tail runs through the slave-trading merchant class that built Clifton, and the peak decade of births is the 1980s.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Bristol during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Bristol Is Known For
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Football is Bristol's biggest profession — 19% of all notables (255).
Bristol over-indexes on cricket — 8.6× the global rate.
Bristol under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Bristol's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Science
- Art & Design
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1780s Clear ×
Richard Bright (physician)
1789 - 1858
John Hobhouse, 1st Baron Broughton
1786 - 1869
Tom Cribb
1781 - 1848
Edward Hodges Baily
1788 - 1867
William Tierney Clark
1783 - 1852
William George Horner
1786 - 1837
James Belcher
1781 - 1811
Sarah Belzoni
1783 - 1870
William Broderip
1789 - 1859
John Scandrett Harford
1785 - 1866
Isaac Pocock
1782 - 1835
Joseph Walter
1783 - 1856
John Bishop Estlin
1785 - 1855
Robert Hallowell Gardiner
1782 - 1864
George William Paty
1788 - 1868