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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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Tom Courtenay
Born 1937
Dorothy Mackaill
1903 - 1990
Ian Carmichael
1920 - 2010
Maureen Lipman
Born 1946
Poppy Morgan
Born 1983
Patricia Bredin
Born 1934
Marc Pickering
Born 1985
Liam Garrigan
Born 1981
Jordan Metcalfe
Born 1986
Edward de Souza
Born 1932
Robert Aramayo
Born 1992
Liam Mower
Born 1992
Marjorie Rhodes
1897 - 1979
Michael Jibson
Born 1980
Gareth Hale
Born 1953
Sheila Mercier
1919 - 2019
Debra Stephenson
Born 1972
John Brown (actor)
1904 - 1957
Jon Campling
Born 1966
Ronald Magill
1920 - 2007
Malcolm Storry
Born 1948
Fewlass Llewellyn
1886 - 1941
Geoffrey Hibbert
1922 - 1969
Cameron Hall (actor)
1897 - 1983
Frances Eleanor Jarman
1800 - 1873
Jean Lodge
Born 1927
Derren Litten
Born 1970
Daniel Smales
Born 1990
Margot Bryant
1897 - 1988
Gemma Oaten
Born 1984
Oliver Stokes
Born 1998
Martin Barrass
Born 1956
Viola Lyel
1900 - 1972
Douglas Wakefield
1899 - 1951
Paul Jibson
Born 1982