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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×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Chelsea during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1890s with 31 notable births.

What Chelsea Is Known For

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Politician is Chelsea's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (32).

Chelsea over-indexes on cricket6.2× the global rate.

Chelsea under-produces football — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician32
  2. Actor27
  3. Cricket24
  4. Painter20
  5. Militar18
  6. Football15
  7. Writer14
  8. Botanist5
  1. Cricket246.2×
  2. Militar184.9×
  3. Botanist54.1×
  4. Engineer52.6×
  5. Painter202.5×
  6. Actor271.7×
  1. Football150.5×

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
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Showing 32 of 303 notable people

0002 POLITICIAN

Harold Macmillan

1894 - 1986

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0012 POLITICIAN

Jeremy Thorpe

1929 - 2014

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0020 POLITICIAN

Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning

1812 - 1862

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0022 POLITICIAN

Airey Neave

1916 - 1979

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0030 POLITICIAN

Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso

1890 - 1970

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0034 POLITICIAN

William Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle

1909 - 1991

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0035 POLITICIAN

Alexander Tilloch Galt

1817 - 1893

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0038 POLITICIAN

Henry Seymour Conway

1721 - 1795

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0042 POLITICIAN

John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven

1874 - 1941

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0046 POLITICIAN

George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle

1843 - 1911

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0047 POLITICIAN

Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy

1885 - 1955

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0049 POLITICIAN

Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington

1846 - 1900

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0063 POLITICIAN

John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst

1895 - 1970

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0065 POLITICIAN

Douglas Hogg

Born 1945

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0067 POLITICIAN

John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland

1778 - 1857

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0083 POLITICIAN

Francis Newdegate

1862 - 1936

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0093 POLITICIAN

Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke

1853 - 1913

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0094 POLITICIAN

George Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry

1838 - 1930

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0097 POLITICIAN

Arnold Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle

1858 - 1942

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0100 POLITICIAN

Brownlow Bertie, 5th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven

1729 - 1809

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0123 POLITICIAN

Henry Bathurst, 4th Earl Bathurst

1790 - 1866

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0125 POLITICIAN

Thomas Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden

1844 - 1930

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0136 POLITICIAN

Diana Neave, Baroness Airey of Abingdon

1919 - 1992

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0137 POLITICIAN

Stephen Hastings

1921 - 2005

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0140 POLITICIAN

George William Coventry, 11th Earl of Coventry

1934 - 2002

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0188 POLITICIAN

Gobnait Ní Bhruadair

1861 - 1955

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0191 POLITICIAN

Jasper More

1907 - 1987

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0200 POLITICIAN

Pat Jordan

1928 - 2001

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0233 POLITICIAN

Remi Fani-Kayode

1921 - 1995

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0255 POLITICIAN

Gwladys, Lady Delamere

1897 - 1943

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0280 POLITICIAN

Thomas Lawrence (Governor of Maryland)

1645 - 1714

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0286 POLITICIAN

Robert Yerburgh, 2. Baron Alvingham

Born 1926

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