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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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0007 POLITICIAN

Samuel Pepys

1633 - 1703

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0038 POLITICIAN

Algernon Sidney

1623 - 1683

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0060 POLITICIAN

Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby

1775 - 1851

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0100 POLITICIAN

Keir Starmer

Born 1962

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0104 POLITICIAN

James Purnell

Born 1970

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0117 POLITICIAN

Charles Pearson

1793 - 1862

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0177 POLITICIAN

Henry Thrale

1724 - 1781

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0179 POLITICIAN

Sir Charles Trevelyan, 3rd Baronet

1870 - 1958

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0220 POLITICIAN

Shenton Thomas

1879 - 1962

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0251 POLITICIAN

Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester

1619 - 1698

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0310 POLITICIAN

John Elwes (politician)

1714 - 1789

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0372 POLITICIAN

George Scott Robertson

1852 - 1916

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0411 POLITICIAN

Thomas Forsaith

1814 - 1898

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0486 POLITICIAN

Edgar Daniel Roß

1807 - 1885

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0555 POLITICIAN

Samuel Israel

1802 - 1870

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0556 POLITICIAN

Adolphus Lehnert Wex

1859 - 1918

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0559 POLITICIAN

Darius J. Pearce

Born 1972

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0569 POLITICIAN

Miriam Moses

1884 - 1965

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0579 POLITICIAN

William Ryott Maughan

1863 - 1933

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0595 POLITICIAN

Thomas Spurgeon Page

1879 - 1958

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