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 1820s Clear ×
Oswald Curtis
1821 - 1902
Stephen Clissold
1825 - 1898
Frederick Willis (British Army officer)
1823 - 1899
John P. Erickson
1826 - 1907
Mark Scholefield
1828 - 1858
Archibald Berdmore Buchanan
1823 - 1883
Walter Bateman
1826 - 1882
Alfred Christopher Picard
1824 - 1855
Charles Francis Smithers
1822 - 1887
Solomon Meyer
1823 - 1902
William Poole (Australian politician)
1828 - 1902
John Volts
1825 - 1904
Adam Walker (Australian politician)
1829 - 1902
Frederick Whymper (cricketer)
1827 - 1893