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CITY OF LONDON

Most Famous People Born in City of London, United Kingdom

Notable people
601
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1923
Most distinctive
Comedian 8.0×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in City of London during each.

What City of London Is Known For

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Football is City of London's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (70).

City of London over-indexes on comedian8.0× the global rate.

City of London under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Football70
  2. Actor43
  3. Writer35
  4. Singer27
  5. Painter22
  6. Politician20
  7. Author16
  8. Cricket15
  1. Comedian68.0×
  2. Boxer104.2×
  3. Author163.1×
  4. Screenwriter83.1×
  5. Novelist72.9×
  6. Physicist62.4×
  7. Singer272.2×
  8. Cricket152.0×
  1. Politician200.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of City of London's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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Showing 14 of 601 notable people

0001 POET

John Keats

1795 - 1821

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0037 ARCHITECT

Frederick Catherwood

1799 - 1854

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0049 PHYSICIAN

John Elliotson

1791 - 1868

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0117 POLITICIAN

Charles Pearson

1793 - 1862

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0160 ARCHITECT

William Tite

1798 - 1873

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0209 NOVELIST

Anna Eliza Bray

1790 - 1883

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0332 ARCHITECT

Robert Dennis Chantrell

1793 - 1872

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0339 ENGINEER

John Rennie the Younger

1794 - 1874

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0369 ARCHITECT

John Chessell Buckler

1793 - 1894

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0429 LIBRARIAN

Richard Thomson (antiquarian)

1794 - 1865

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0537 WRITER

James Davidson (antiquarian)

1793 - 1864

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0543 ENGINEER

Thomas Turner (Ingenieur)

1799 - 1866

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0570 PRIEST

William Higton

1792 - 1868

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0600 MERCHANT

William Leaf

1791 - 1874

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