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.
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Politics & Law
- Music
- Sports
- Other
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Cyrano de Bergerac
1619 - 1655
Mary Dyer
1611 - 1660
John Michael Wright
1617 - 1694
William Dobson
1610 - 1646
Richard Crashaw
1612 - 1649
William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford
1616 - 1700
Thomas Killigrew
1612 - 1683
William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford
1614 - 1680
John Hutchinson (Roundhead)
1615 - 1664
George Stewart, 9th Seigneur d'Aubigny
1618 - 1642
Simon Luttichuys
1610 - 1661
Christopher Gibbons
1615 - 1676
Isaack Luttichuys
1616 - 1673
Charles Scarborough
1615 - 1694
William Kiffin
1616 - 1701
Susanna van Steenwijk
1610 - 1664
Thomas Henshaw (alchemist)
1618 - 1700
David des Granges
1611 - 1675
Henry Stone (painter)
1616 - 1653
Charles Cecil, Viscount Cranborne
1619 - 1660
Paul Neile
1613 - 1686
Robert Leighton (bishop)
1611 - 1684
William Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison
1614 - 1643
Thomas Clarges
1618 - 1695
Allen Apsley (Royalist)
1616 - 1683
Abraham Simon
1617 - 1692
Ezekiel Cheever
1614 - 1708
Jane Whorwood
1612 - 1684
Thomas Jordan (poet)
1614 - 1685
Thomas Bladen (priest)
1615 - 1695
James Neale
1615 - 1684
Henry Whitfield (lawyer)
1619 - 1688