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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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Peter Shaffer
1926 - 2016
Anthony Shaffer (writer)
1926 - 2001
Colin Welland
1934 - 2015
Charles Brabin
1883 - 1957
Alexei Sayle
Born 1952
Charles Eric Maine
1921 - 1981
Alan Bleasdale
Born 1946
Jimmy McGovern
Born 1949
Carla Lane
1928 - 2016
Jonathan Harvey (playwright)
Born 1968
Chris Shepherd
Born 1966
Brian Cooke
Born 1937
Andy Briggs
Born 1972
Peter Atkins (scénariste)
Born 1955
Philip Martin (screenwriter)
Born 1938
Frank Fenton (writer)
1903 - 1971
Terence Feely
1928 - 2000
Wilfred Greatorex
1921 - 2002
Mike Jefferies
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Helen Blakeman
Born 1971
Sarah Deane
Born 1972
Marjorie Gaffney
1897 - 1963
Steve Johnson (director)
Born 1972