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
- Filtered to 1640s Clear ×
William Penn
1644 - 1718
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
1640 - 1709
Nicholas Barbon
1640 - 1698
Robert Knox (sailor)
1641 - 1720
Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham
1647 - 1730
Edward Kynaston
1640 - 1706
Dudley North (economist)
1641 - 1691
Henry Aldrich
1648 - 1710
Pelham Humfrey
1647 - 1674
Moll Davis
1648 - 1708
John Riley (painter)
1646 - 1691
Robert White (engraver)
1645 - 1703
George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth
1647 - 1691
William Blathwayt
1649 - 1717
James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
1648 - 1683
John Crowne
1640 - 1712
John Strype
1643 - 1737
Benjamin Fletcher
1640 - 1703
John Gavan
1640 - 1679
Robert Bolling
1646 - 1709
Elizabeth Freke
1642 - 1714
Amalia von Degenfeld
1647 - 1683
Charles Godfrey (courtier)
1648 - 1715
George Bradbury (judge)
1643 - 1696
Sir Henry Colt, 1st Baronet
1646 - 1731
Richard Haka
1645 - 1705