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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.
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- Field: Player Clear ×
Robert Milkins
Born 1976
Jo Durie
Born 1960
Katie Swan
Born 1999
Emily Webley-Smith
Born 1984
Kevin Maggs
Born 1974
Edith Hannam
1878 - 1951
Mark Regan
Born 1972
Dave Attwood
Born 1987
Richard Harding (rugby player)
Born 1953
Jake Polledri
Born 1995
Frank Riseley
1877 - 1959
Paul Hutchins
1945 - 2019
Sean Thornley
Born 1989
Dan Tuohy
Born 1985
Ben Morgan
Born 1989
Andrew Norman
Born 1980
Alex Brown (rugby union)
Born 1979
Ellis Genge
Born 1995
Gareth Chilcott
Born 1956
Dave Hilton (rugby union)
Born 1970
Mark Johnston-Allen
Born 1968
Martyn Jordan
1865 - 1902
Sam Tucker
1895 - 1973
Jack Cuthbert
Born 1987
Mike Rafter
Born 1952
Gary Ponting
Born 1975
Karenza Mathews
Born 1951
Nick Gould
Born 1972
Barney McCall
1913 - 1991
Nathan Catt
Born 1988
Tom Smith (rugby union, born 1985)
Born 1985
Olly Woodburn
Born 1991
James Phillips (rugby union)
Born 1987
Richard Wallace (rugby league)
Born 1944
Amber Reed
Born 1991
Peter Browne (rugby union)
Born 1987
Charles Lacy Sweet
1861 - 1892
Jamal Ford-Robinson
Born 1993
George Butterworth (tennis)
1858 - 1941
Chevvy Pennycook
Born 1987
Yann Thomas
Born 1990
Olly Robinson
Born 1991
Guy Mercer
Born 1989
Ralph Knibbs
Born 1964
James Thompson (table tennis)
1889 - 1967
Callum Braley
Born 1994
Sophie Hemming
Born 1980
Olly Kohn
Born 1981
Luke Eves
Born 1989
Kevin Davis
Born 1986
Ryan Davis (rugby union)
Born 1985
Chris Brooker
Born 1986
Peter Dalton Young
1927 - 2002
Darren Barry
Born 1990
Arthur Budd
1853 - 1899
Edward Innes Pocock
1855 - 1905
Michael Coady (rugby)
Born 1987
Sam Betty
Born 1986
Percy Down
1883 - 1954
Wayne Thompson (rugby union)
Born 1984
Jon Vickers (rugby union)
Born 1988
Jack Spoors
1886 - 1963
Richard Bryan (rugby union)
Born 1977
Richard Skuse
Born 1980
Miles Normandale
Born 1991
Dan Watchurst
Born 1990
Barry Girling
1858 - 1948
Barney Nightingale
Born 1996
Alex Woodburn
Born 1992