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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×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in City of London during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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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 comedian — 8.0× the global rate.
City of London under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
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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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Nicky Hopkins
1944 - 1994
Robert Winston
Born 1940
Paul Cartledge
Born 1947
John Waters (actor)
Born 1948
John Ellis (physicist)
Born 1946
David Levy (chess player)
Born 1945
Terry Oldfield
Born 1949
Jill Murphy
Born 1949
Colin Towns
Born 1948
Andrew Ranicki
1948 - 2018
Imogen Cooper
Born 1949
Carol Drinkwater
Born 1948
Charles Platt (author)
Born 1945
Julie Rogers
Born 1943
Colin Tudge
Born 1943
Anne Evans
Born 1941
John Barton (theologian)
Born 1948
Graham Bonney
Born 1943
Alan Posener
Born 1949
Ben Pimlott
1945 - 2004
Sam Cutler
Born 1943
Nicolas Bratza
Born 1945
Chris Laurence
Born 1949
Royston Maldoom
Born 1943
David King (graphic designer)
1943 - 2016
Ranulph Glanville
1946 - 2014
Anthony Frewin
Born 1947
Geoffrey Ozin
Born 1943
Geoffrey Archer (writer)
Born 1944
Jeffrey Caine
Born 1944
Michael L. Klein
Born 1940
Mike Wilks (author)
Born 1947
Geoffrey Till
Born 1945
Paul Lytton
Born 1947
Michael Toch
Born 1946
Dennis Burnett
Born 1944
Tony Kendall (poker player)
Born 1947
Felix de Mendelssohn
1944 - 2016
John Bunzl
Born 1945
Graham Peacock
Born 1945
Gareth Moore (theologian)
1948 - 2002
John Defferary
Born 1941
John Holsgrove
Born 1945
William Mason (Sänger)
Born 1947
Christopher Hudson
Born 1946
DJ Froggy
1949 - 2008
Derek Possee
Born 1946
Chubby Oates
1942 - 2006
Cliff Myers
1946 - 2019
Alan Dorney
Born 1947