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 1690s Clear ×
William Hogarth
1697 - 1764
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
1693 - 1768
James Oglethorpe
1696 - 1785
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
1694 - 1773
Mary Read
1695 - 1721
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
1690 - 1763
Maurice Greene (composer)
1696 - 1755
Henry Baker (naturalist)
1698 - 1774
Joseph Highmore
1692 - 1780
Richard Savage (poet)
1697 - 1743
George Lillo
1691 - 1739
Francis Scott, 2nd Duke of Buccleuch
1695 - 1751
John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey
1696 - 1743
Martin Folkes
1690 - 1754
Alexander Monro (primus)
1697 - 1767
John Rich (producer)
1692 - 1761
William Babell
1690 - 1723
John Vanderbank
1694 - 1739
John Martyn (botanist)
1699 - 1768
George Dance the Elder
1695 - 1768
Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere
1699 - 1781
Arthur Onslow
1691 - 1768
Dorothy Boyle, Countess of Burlington
1699 - 1758
Richard Rawlinson
1690 - 1755
Roger Morris (1695–1749)
1695 - 1749
Robert Paltock
1697 - 1767
Henry Pemberton
1694 - 1771
Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton
1691 - 1759
George Knapton
1698 - 1778
Walter Kennedy (pirate)
1695 - 1721
Peter Pelham
1697 - 1751
William Oldys
1696 - 1761
Edward Low
1690 - 1724
John Pine
1690 - 1756
Gerard Vandergucht
1696 - 1776
James Quin
1693 - 1766
James Cecil, 5th Earl of Salisbury
1691 - 1728
William Bowyer (printer)
1699 - 1777
Sally Salisbury
1690 - 1724
John Jortin
1698 - 1770
Thomas Winnington (1696–1746)
1696 - 1746
John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
1696 - 1782
Willoughby Bertie, 3rd Earl of Abingdon
1692 - 1760
Abigail Franks
1696 - 1756
Isaac Maddox
1697 - 1759
Stephen Slaughter
1697 - 1765
Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone
1694 - 1761
Jeremiah Davison
1695 - 1745
Bartholomew Dandridge (artist)
1691 - 1754
Elizabeth Adkins
1696 - 1747
John Ellis (scrivener)
1698 - 1790
Daniel Scott (lexicographer)
1694 - 1759
Stamp Brooksbank
1694 - 1756
Thomas Fonnereau
1699 - 1779
John Wigan (physician)
1696 - 1739
William Elliot of Wells
1696 - 1764
Carlo Lucy
1692 - 1760
Edward Heylyn
1695 - 1765
Alexander Duroure
1692 - 1765
Maximilian von Schütz
1692 - 1773