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LIVERPOOL
Most Famous People Born in Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 2,322
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1946
- Most distinctive
- Comedian 7.9×
A port city that exports footballers and music in roughly equal measure. Roughly a third of Liverpool's notable births play professional football, and most of the rest are guitarists, bassists, drummers, comedians, or boxers — the four export industries of a working-class English coastal town. There's almost no aristocracy here and almost no academy; the city's fame comes out of clubs and pubs and the docks.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Liverpool during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Liverpool Is Known For
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Football is Liverpool's biggest profession — 32% of all notables (738).
Liverpool over-indexes on comedian — 7.9× the global rate.
Liverpool under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Liverpool's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Field: Comedian Clear ×
Peter Serafinowicz
Born 1972
Magda Szubanski
Born 1961
Henny Youngman
1906 - 1998
Crissy Rock
Born 1958
Tommy Handley
1892 - 1949
John Bishop
Born 1966
Jimmy Mulville
Born 1955
Les Bubb
Born 1969
Mitch Benn
Born 1970
Mick Miller (comedian)
Born 1950
Nigel Rees
Born 1944
Jimmy Tarbuck
Born 1940
Robb Wilton
1881 - 1957
George Roper
1934 - 2003
Stan Boardman
Born 1937
Norman Vaughan (comedian)
1923 - 2002
John E. Owens
1824 - 1886
Harry Weldon (comedian)
1881 - 1930
Albert Modley
1901 - 1979
Chris McCausland
Born 1977
Tim Clark (comedian)
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Jackie Hamilton
1937 - 2003
Keith Carter (comedian)
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