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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.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Science
- Music
- Art & Design
- Other
Martin Barrass
Born 1956
Jack William Stocks
1871 - 1933
Neil Allison
Born 1973
Steve Burton (footballer, born 1982)
Born 1982
John Dunn (violinist)
1866 - 1940
Paul Olsson
Born 1965
Chris Green (rugby league)
Born 1990
Mike Smith (rugby league)
-
Michael Bore
1947 - 2017
John Eyre (footballer)
Born 1974
Jean Rook
1931 - 1991
Jansin Turgut
Born 1996
Thomas Brooks (Maler)
1818 - 1892
John Kirk (archaeologist)
1869 - 1940
Scott Wheeldon
Born 1986
Andrew Bromfield
-
Ann Jago
Born 1939
Paul Eastwood
Born 1965
Matty Marsh
Born 1995
William Dent Priestman
1847 - 1936
Liam Salter
Born 1993
Chris Bolder
Born 1982
Ben Morley
Born 1980
Dean Hadley
Born 1992
William Umpleby Kirk
1843 - 1928
Isobel Heath
1908 - 1989
Mike Barry (footballer)
Born 1953
Nathan Cruz
Born 1990
Viola Lyel
1900 - 1972
David Plange
Born 1965
Geoff Hunter (footballer)
Born 1959
Jeff Barmby
Born 1943
Mark Simmons (author)
-
Laurence Delasaux
Born 1985
Christopher Young (rugby league)
1945 - 2016
Paul O'Berg
Born 1958
Jack Hale (swimmer)
1922 - 2008
Robert Motherby
1736 - 1801
Paul King (rugby league)
Born 1979
Julius Leigh Jacobsen
1862 - 1916
Grant Normington
Born 1990
Dean Busby
Born 1973
Lillian Bilocca
1929 - 1988
William Mackinder
1880 - 1930
John Millington (rugby league)
Born 1949
Jack Logan (rugby league)
Born 1995
Geoffrey Langlands
1917 - 2019
Patrick Rylands
Born 1943
Brad Fash
Born 1996
Roy Holdstock
Born 1955
Emma Scarr Booth
1835 - 1927
Joe Wardill
Born 1997
Geoff Barker
Born 1949
Bill Barraclough
1909 - 1969
Phil Stubbins
Born 1962
Charles Kenningham
1860 - 1925
Herbert Cutner
1881 - 1969
Andy Saville
Born 1964
Zara Holland
Born 1995
Jack Feetham
-
Glenn Humphries
Born 1964
Tommy Lee (rugby league)
Born 1988
Louis Sheriff
Born 1992
Gordon Staniforth
Born 1957
Peter Carmichael
1923 - 1997
Chaz I'Anson
Born 1986
Jason Netherton
Born 1982
Andy Dannatt
Born 1965
Sam Smith (rugby league)
-
Billy May (footballer)
1865 - 1936
John Sheppard (VC)
1817 - 1884
Ellen Davitt
1812 - 1879
Kevin O'Hare
Born 1965
Steve Snitch
Born 1983
Bob Coverdale
Born 1928
Carol Thomas
Born 1955
Paul Denman
Born 1957
Nancy Birtwhistle
-
Richard Gay (rugby league)
Born 1969
Don Charles
1933 - 2005
Matty Dale
Born 1986
John Simpson (footballer, born 1918)
1918 - 2000
Tracy Lazenby
Born 1959
Ray Iggleden
1925 - 2003
Matt Myers (wrestler)
Born 1991
Richard Fletcher (rugby league)
Born 1981
Joe Cator
Born 1998
Jordan Abdull
Born 1996
Teddy May
1865 - 1941
Jordan Olowofela
Born 1998
Charles Joel Duveen
1871 - 1940
Douglas Wakefield
1899 - 1951
John Barker (RAF officer)
1910 - 2004
Billy Linward
1877 - 1940
Paul Jibson
Born 1982
Jordan Cox (rugby league)
1992 - 2020
Henry Copeland (politician)
1839 - 1904
Ted Tattersfield
-
Brian Rafferty
1919 - 1945
Adam Duggleby
Born 1984
Eddie Healey
Born 1938
Danny Nicklas
Born 1991
Tyler Hamilton (footballer)
Born 1999
Vikram Atri
Born 1983
Stuart McKenzie (footballer, born 1967)
Born 1967
Linton Brown
Born 1968
David Stewart (RAF officer)
1890 - 1924
Johnny Gibson (footballer)
Born 1950
Kieran Moran
Born 1996
Ellis Barkworth
Born 1997
Brian Tyson
Born 1930
Noel Parkinson
Born 1959
Tony Collins (historian)
-
Anthony Thackeray
Born 1986
Brian Garvey (footballer)
Born 1937
James Oldham
1801 - 1890
Jeff Hemmerman
Born 1955
Philip Mawer
Born 1947
Ryan Olowofela
Born 1998
Dave King (footballer, born 1940)
1940 - 2010
Brandon Fleming (footballer)
Born 1999
James Cunningham (rugby league)
Born 1994
Ernest Blake (water polo)
1912 - 2002
Kirk Netherton
Born 1985
Dan Noble (footballer)
Born 1970
John Ducker
1932 - 2005
Robert Greenwood Tarran
1892 - 1955
David Baker (cricketer, born 1935)
Born 1935
Michael Dixon (rugby league)
Born 1971
Richard Alfred Tills
1860 - 1937
Ian Robinson (rugby league)
-
Alec Dockar
1920 - 1994
William Traynor
1870 - 1956
Ian Bennyworth
Born 1962
Simon Hammersley
Born 1993
Percy Addinall
1888 - 1932
George Saddington
Born 1905
Sonny Esslemont
Born 1993
John Crosse (antiquary)
1786 - 1833
David Sibree
Died 1945
Macauley Hallett
Born 1995
Hamer Russell
1876 - 1941
Margaret Kissling
1808 - 1891
Kevin Lewis (footballer, born 1952)
Born 1952
Ryan Esders
Born 1986
Scott Spaven
Born 1990
Trevor Porteous
1933 - 1997
George Lawler
Born 1995
Neil Buckley
Born 1968
Peter Donnelly (footballer, born 1936)
Born 1936
Thomas Tomlinson Cussons
1838 - 1905
Andy O'Dell
Born 1963
Jack Downs
Born 1995
Jacqueline Brown
Born 1953
William Kirby (cricketer)
Born 1981
Stephen Lee (Eishockeyspieler)
Born 1990
F. H. Jackson
1870 - 1960
Henry Mabb
1872 - 1961
Garreth Roberts
Born 1960
Peter Skipper
1958 - 2019
Dave Cheeseman
Born 1978
Jim Duncan (footballer)
Born 1938
Paddy Greenwood
Born 1946
Arthur Plugge
1877 - 1934
Edgar Ainsworth (footballer)
1910 - 1952
Keith Sanderson (footballer)
Born 1940
Harry Tyson-Wilson
Born 1996
Ian Dobson (footballer)
Born 1957
Alan Burwell
Born 1943
Archie Roe
1893 - 1947
Albert Holness
1892 - 1924
Ben Hinchliffe (footballer, born 1997)
Born 1997
Chris Simpkin
Born 1944
Jonathan Fallon
Born 1987
Harold Ellerington
1912 - 1986
Jez Litten
-
Donald Hall (RAF officer)
1930 - 1999
Mike Burnett
Born 1988
Charlie Atkinson
1932 - 2010
John Bell (1788–1855)
1788 - 1855
Maggie Carver
Born 1964
Jordan Lane
Born 1997
Billy Jacques
Born 1876
Mike Milner
Born 1939
Frederick Brindle
Born 1909
Harry Havelock
1901 - 1973
Samuel Morfitt
1869 - 1954
Danny Hill (rugby league)
Born 1984
Richard Beaumont (rugby league)
Born 1988
Christian Sansam
Born 1975
Clive Colbridge
Born 1934
Gary Miller (music producer)
Born 1960
Iain R. Smith
Born 1939
Jimmy Whitfield
1919 - 1984
John Ronald Lidster
1916 - 2008
Frank Taylor (Wellington cricketer)
1859 - 1937
Dave Wilson (rugby league)
Born 1984
Dan White (rugby union)
Born 1989
Cyril Lemprière
1870 - 1939
Dave Hawker
Born 1958
Les Collinson
Born 1935
Peter Cook (English footballer)
1927 - 1960
William Catlyn
1628 - 1709
Elliot Wallis
Born 2000
Liam Harris
Born 1997
Dave Peterson
Born 1992
Arthur Bullock
1909 - 1997
Laurie Thacker
1947 - 1952
Sam Latus
Born 1989
Billy Teall
-
Paul Feasey
1933 - 2012
Keith Hague
Born 1946
Eric Holah
Born 1937
Nick Johnson (rugby league)
Born 1990
Jennifer Shay
1930 - 2018
Colin McLocklan
Born 1952
Ray Smith (English footballer, born 1934)
Born 1934
Arthur Wigglesworth
1891 - 1974
George Wilson (footballer, born 1912)
Born 1912
Sam Ranby
1897 - 1958
Henry Ernest Boyes
1844 - 1919
Brian Cripsey
Born 1931
Brad Clavering
Born 1998
George Maddison (footballer, born 1930)
1930 - 1987
Liam Kent
Born 1991
Thomas Lewis Morton
1846 - 1914
Alf Larard
1870 - 1936
Flo Bilton
1921 - 2004
Tom Abbey
1868 - 1923
Arthur Cockcroft
1892 - 1916
Steve Humphries
Born 1961
Rob Smith (footballer, born 1950)
Born 1950
Geoff Tulloch
Born 1929
Luther Whitehead
1869 - 1931
Billy Green (footballer, born 1927)
1927 - 1996
Louis Armitage
1921 - 2000
David Mercer (footballer, born 1918)
1918 - 1986
Federigo Wilson
1828 - 1908
Ken Green (footballer, born 1929)
1929 - 2012
George Dent (footballer)
1899 - 1983
Percy Bradley
1887 - 1967
Julia Lee (rugby league)
Born 1968
T. E. Jessop
1896 - 1980
H. B. Samuels
1860 - 1933
Paula Kilvington
Born 1956
Cornelis O'Kelly
1907 - 1968