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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×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football122
  2. Player94
  3. Actor35
  4. Politician18
  5. Writer16
  6. Rugby16
  7. Painter11
  8. Journalist11
  1. Rugby1642.5×
  2. Explorer910.6×
  3. Player948.8×
  4. Chess54.5×
  5. Mathematician82.9×
  6. Botanist62.7×
  7. Engineer72.0×
  8. Football1222.0×
  1. Politician180.3×

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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0022 COMEDIAN

Reece Shearsmith

Born 1969

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0029 FOOTBALL

Dean Windass

Born 1969

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0065 EXPLORER

Karl Bushby

Born 1969

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0071 WRITER

Stan Cullimore

Born 1962

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0088 ACADEMIC

Ian McGuire

Born 1964

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0100 JUDO

Sharon Rendle

Born 1966

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0103 COMPOSER

Stuart Matthewman

Born 1960

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0107 SINGER

Dave Hemingway

Born 1960

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0117 JUDO

Karen Briggs (judoka)

Born 1963

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0134 DRUMMER

Hugh Whitaker

Born 1961

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0148 PLAYER

Nick Dyson

Born 1969

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0149 CRICKET

Mark Robinson (cricketer, born 1966)

Born 1966

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0151 PLAYER

Anthony Sullivan

Born 1968

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0154 ACTOR

Jon Campling

Born 1966

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0169 FOOTBALL

Richard Jobson (footballer)

Born 1963

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0180 JUDO

Ryan Birch

1969 - 2013

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0184 GUITAR

David Rotheray

Born 1963

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0185 CINEMA

Sean McAllister (filmmaker)

Born 1965

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0193 FOOTBALL

Pat Heard

Born 1960

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0195 COMEDIAN

Boothby Graffoe (comedian)

Born 1962

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0222 SWIMMER

Kevin Boyd

Born 1966

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0223 WRITER

Susanna Jones

Born 1967

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0250 PLAYER

Lee Crooks (rugby league)

Born 1963

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0263 ATHLETIC

David Smith (hammer thrower, born 1962)

Born 1962

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0281 GUITAR

Ted Key (musician)

Born 1960

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0286 PLAYER

Lee Jackson (rugby league)

Born 1969

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0306 FOOTBALL

Paul Olsson

Born 1965

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0318 PLAYER

Paul Eastwood

Born 1965

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0330 PLAYER

David Plange

Born 1965

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0355 FOOTBALL

Phil Stubbins

Born 1962

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0358 FOOTBALL

Andy Saville

Born 1964

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0361 FOOTBALL

Glenn Humphries

Born 1964

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0368 PLAYER

Andy Dannatt

Born 1965

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0373 BALLET

Kevin O'Hare

Born 1965

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0379 PLAYER

Richard Gay (rugby league)

Born 1969

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0405 FOOTBALL

Stuart McKenzie (footballer, born 1967)

Born 1967

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0406 FOOTBALL

Linton Brown

Born 1968

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0434 FOOTBALL

Ian Bennyworth

Born 1962

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0449 FOOTBALL

Neil Buckley

Born 1968

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0452 FOOTBALL

Andy O'Dell

Born 1963

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0459 FOOTBALL

Garreth Roberts

Born 1960

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0481 DEPUTY

Maggie Carver

Born 1964

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0492 MUSIC

Gary Miller (music producer)

Born 1960

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0531 FOOTBALL

Steve Humphries

Born 1961

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0542 RUGBY

Julia Lee (rugby league)

Born 1968

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