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HULL
Most Famous People Born in Hull, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 546
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1943
- Most distinctive
- Rugby 42.5×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Hull during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 62 notable births.
What Hull Is Known For
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Football is Hull's biggest profession — 22% of all notables (122).
Hull over-indexes on rugby — 42.5× the global rate.
Hull under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Hull's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Film & TV
- Writing
- Science
- Music
- Art & Design
- Other
- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
Francis Durbridge
1912 - 1998
Ralph Thomas
1915 - 2001
Arthur Geoffrey Dickens
1910 - 2001
Sheila Mercier
1919 - 2019
Alan Hardaker
1912 - 1980
Frank Caplan
1911 - 1988
Edith Whetnall
1910 - 1965
Richard Best (film editor)
1916 - 2004
Eva Crackles
1918 - 2007
Eric Batten
1914 - 1993
Harold Andrew Mason
1911 - 1993
Geoffrey Langlands
1917 - 2019
John Simpson (footballer, born 1918)
1918 - 2000
John Barker (RAF officer)
1910 - 2004
Brian Rafferty
1919 - 1945
Ernest Blake (water polo)
1912 - 2002
Edgar Ainsworth (footballer)
1910 - 1952
Harold Ellerington
1912 - 1986
Jimmy Whitfield
1919 - 1984
John Ronald Lidster
1916 - 2008
George Wilson (footballer, born 1912)
Born 1912
David Mercer (footballer, born 1918)
1918 - 1986