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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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- Art & Design
- Music
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Tricky (musician)
Born 1968
Robert Del Naja
Born 1966
Roni Size
Born 1969
Will Gregory
Born 1959
Nick Warren
Born 1968
Ben Westbeech
Born 1981
Neil Davidge
Born 1962
Redlight (musician)
Born 1980
Linzi Drew
Born 1958
Eats Everything
Born 1980
Art Satherley
1889 - 1986
Duncan Wood
1925 - 1997
Basil Coleman
1916 - 2013
Dirk Maggs
Born 1955
Andy Parfitt
Born 1958