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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 11 of 601 notable people

0108 POET

Martin Farquhar Tupper

1810 - 1889

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0143 BIBLE

Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

1813 - 1891

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0299 ARCHITECT

Edmund Blacket

1817 - 1883

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0376 ILLUSTRATOR

Joseph Austin Benwell

1816 - 1886

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0406 PUBLISHER

John Francis (publisher)

1811 - 1882

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0410 WRITER

Camilla Dufour Crosland

1812 - 1895

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0411 POLITICIAN

Thomas Forsaith

1814 - 1898

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0442 THEOLOGIAN

Albany James Christie

1817 - 1891

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0445 SCIENTIST

Henry Watts (chemist)

1815 - 1884

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0499 LINGUIST

Alexander Allen (writer)

1814 - 1842

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0563 MISSIONARY

Alfred Sturge

1816 - 1901

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