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HAMMERSMITH

Most Famous People Born in Hammersmith, United Kingdom

Notable people
512
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1959
Most distinctive
Guitar 9.5×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Hammersmith during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Hammersmith Is Known For

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Football is Hammersmith's biggest profession — 23% of all notables (119).

Hammersmith over-indexes on guitar — 9.5× the global rate.

Hammersmith under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Football119
  2. Actor81
  3. Cricket45
  4. Politician20
  5. Singer12
  6. Writer11
  7. Music11
  8. Player11
  1. Guitar79.5×
  2. Comedian57.8×
  3. Cricket456.9×
  4. Presenter65.2×
  5. Rower63.2×
  6. Actor813.0×
  7. Football1192.1×
  8. Music111.5×
  1. Politician200.3×
  2. Writer110.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Hammersmith's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0010 NEUROLOGIST

Oliver Sacks

1933 - 2015

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0013 ACTOR

Dudley Moore

1935 - 2002

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0046 WRITER

B. S. Johnson

1933 - 1973

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0052 SINGER

Johnny Kidd (singer)

1935 - 1966

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0054 WRITER

Michael Edwards (literary scholar)

Born 1938

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0055 ENTREPRENEUR

Alan Bond

1938 - 2015

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0056 PAINTER

Gillian Ayres

1930 - 2018

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0059 CRIMINAL

Bruce Reynolds

1931 - 2013

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0076 TEACHER

John Carey (critic)

Born 1934

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0081 ACTOR

Bob Grant (actor)

1932 - 2003

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0111 PALAEONTOLOGIST

Colin Patterson (biologist)

1933 - 1998

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0124 ATHLETIC

June Foulds

1934 - 2020

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0128 CINEMA

Douglas Milsome

Born 1939

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0134 CINEMA

Brian Tufano

Born 1939

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0170 POLITICIAN

David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale

Born 1935

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0195 TRUMPET

Maurice Murphy (musician)

1935 - 2010

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0199 ECONOMIST

Michael Ward (economist)

1939 - 2008

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0220 ART DIRECTOR

Alan Tomkins

1939 - 2020

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0229 CRICKET

John Murray (cricketer)

1935 - 2018

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0235 AUTHOR

Michael Cole (writer)

1933 - 2001

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0244 POLITICIAN

Nigel Spearing

1930 - 2017

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0251 COMPOSER

Betty Roe

Born 1930

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0264 MUSIC

Michael Oliver (writer, broadcaster)

1937 - 2002

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0271 ACTOR

Anthony Wager

1932 - 1990

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0272 RADIO

Montague Haltrecht

1932 - 2010

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0286 ATHLETIC

Sheila Hoskin

Born 1936

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0292 WRITER

Leslie Dunkling

Born 1935

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0300 SINGER

Valerie Murtagh

Born 1936

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0387 CRICKET

Ronald Lowe

1932 - 1985

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0388 FOOTBALL

Jim Towers

1933 - 2010

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0451 BUSINESS

Frederick Barclay

Born 1934

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0453 CRICKET

John Shepperd (cricketer, born 1937)

Born 1937

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0462 BUSINESS

David Barclay (Unternehmer)

Born 1934

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0474 STAGE

Ruxton Hayward

1930 - 2011

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0475 FOOTBALL

Ron Peplow

1935 - 2019

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0492 FOOTBALL

Jeff Darey

1934 - 2014

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0496 FOOTBALL

Leonard Geard

Born 1934

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0497 FOOTBALL

Gordon Quinn (footballer)

Born 1932

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0506 PRODUCER

John Jack

1933 - 2017

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0508 FOOTBALL

Mike Dixon (footballer, born 1937)

Born 1937

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0509 ATHLETIC

Bob Setti

Born 1938

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