51.5071° N, 0.1297° W
LONDON
Most Famous People Born in London, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 15,663
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1919
- Most distinctive
- Novelist 2.6×
Nine centuries of the British public eye. London's notables fan out across a longer continuous span than almost any other anglophone city, from medieval peers and antiquarians through Georgian solicitors and impresarios to a postwar wave of actors, footballers, and singers. The court and the stage have always been within walking distance of each other here, and the dataset shows it.
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
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What London Is Known For
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Actor is London's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (2,038).
London over-indexes on novelist — 2.6× the global rate.
London under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of London's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Writing
- Art & Design
- Politics & Law
- Music
- Sports
- Other
- Filtered to 1600s Clear ×
Roger Williams
1603 - 1684
Thomas Browne
1605 - 1682
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
1609 - 1674
John Suckling (poet)
1609 - 1642
Martin Droeshout
1601 - 1650
Samuel Cooper
1609 - 1672
Bulstrode Whitelocke
1605 - 1675
Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde
1604 - 1657
Thomas Goodwin
1600 - 1680
Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans
1605 - 1684
Alexander Cooper
1609 - 1660
Edmund Calamy the Elder
1600 - 1666
Joan Carlile
1606 - 1679
John Bulwer
1606 - 1656
Richard Brandon
1600 - 1649
Palamedes Palamedesz
1607 - 1638
Henry Arundell, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour
1607 - 1694
Samuel Bolton
1606 - 1654
John Pordage
1607 - 1681
Joseph Caryl
1602 - 1673
John Okey
1606 - 1662
Sir John Marsham, 1st Baronet
1602 - 1685
James Chaloner
1602 - 1660
Petrus Serrarius
1600 - 1669
John Payne (engraver)
1607 - 1647
John Savage, 2nd Earl Rivers
1603 - 1654
Richard Ingle
1609 - 1653
John Price (classical scholar)
1602 - 1676
Thomas de Critz
1607 - 1653
John Neile
1609 - 1675