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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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0011 ARCHITECT

Ebenezer Howard

1850 - 1928

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0079 ENTREPRENEUR

Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted

1853 - 1927

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0315 BOTANIST

Marcus Hartog

1851 - 1924

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0337 JOURNALIST

Douglas Blackburn

1857 - 1929

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0372 POLITICIAN

George Scott Robertson

1852 - 1916

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0413 VÍCTIM

Joseph Barnett

1858 - 1926

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0451 TRANSLATOR

Thomas Okey

1852 - 1935

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0474 ZOOLOGIST

George Bond Howes

1853 - 1905

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0494 POET

Dorothy Gurney

1858 - 1932

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0498 LAWYER

George Ash (Australian politician)

1859 - 1897

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0500 ACTOR

Nelson Wheatcroft

1852 - 1897

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0548 COMPOSER

Arthur Herbert Jackson

1851 - 1881

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0556 POLITICIAN

Adolphus Lehnert Wex

1859 - 1918

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0587 CRICKET

Joseph Lynn

1856 - 1927

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