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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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0050 MILITAR

Charles Townshend (British Army officer)

1861 - 1924

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0075 WRITER

G. R. S. Mead

1863 - 1933

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0086 PRIEST

Francis Bourne

1861 - 1934

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0138 PROFESSOR

William Ashley (economic historian)

1860 - 1927

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0243 PAINTER

Maurice Greiffenhagen

1862 - 1931

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0255 CRICKET

Henry Terry

1868 - 1952

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0356 ILLUSTRATOR

Alice B. Woodward

1862 - 1951

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0363 PHYSICIST

William Cecil Dampier

1867 - 1952

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0428 PAINTER

Lily Delissa Joseph

1863 - 1940

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0453 COMEDIAN

Kate Carney

1869 - 1950

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0554 CRICKET

Charles Winter (cricketer, born 1866)

1866 - 1954

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0579 POLITICIAN

William Ryott Maughan

1863 - 1933

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