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CHELSEA
Most Famous People Born in Chelsea, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 303
- Peak decade
- 1890s
- Median birth year
- 1893
- Most distinctive
- Cricket 6.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Chelsea during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Chelsea Is Known For
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Politician is Chelsea's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (32).
Chelsea over-indexes on cricket — 6.2× the global rate.
Chelsea under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Chelsea's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Film & TV
- Art & Design
- Science
- Writing
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- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
Peter Finch
1916 - 1977
Jon Pertwee
1919 - 1996
John Amery
1912 - 1945
Airey Neave
1916 - 1979
Joyce Grenfell
1910 - 1979
Prunella Clough
1919 - 1999
Derek Allhusen
1914 - 2000
A. David Thackeray
1910 - 1978
Joan Henry
1914 - 2000
Diana Neave, Baroness Airey of Abingdon
1919 - 1992
Diana Gould (dancer)
1912 - 2003
Rachel Maxwell-Hyslop
1914 - 2011
Pen Tennyson
1912 - 1941
James Bowes-Lyon
1917 - 1977
Peter Bennett (actor)
1917 - 1989
Pamela Cooper
1910 - 2006
John Pinches
1916 - 2007
Charles Lyell, 2nd Baron Lyell
1913 - 1943
Victor FitzGeorge-Balfour
1913 - 1994
William Henry Rhodes-Moorhouse
1914 - 1940
Home Kidston
1910 - 1996
Francis Dawson-Paul
1917 - 1940
Jack Acquroff
1911 - 1987