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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 10 of 601 notable people

0090 CHEMIST

William Odling

1829 - 1921

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0125 PAINTER

Thomas Seddon

1821 - 1856

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0161 COMPOSER

William Henry Monk

1823 - 1889

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0233 WRITER

Alexander Gilchrist

1828 - 1861

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0323 JUDGE

James Hannen, Baron Hannen

1821 - 1894

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0374 CLERIC

Edward Steere

1828 - 1882

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0424 HISTORIAN

Homersham Cox

1821 - 1897

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0456 MINISTER

James Baldwin Brown

1820 - 1884

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0594 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Frederick Spurrell

1824 - 1902

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0597 EPISCOPAL

Richard Oldham (priest)

1823 - 1914

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