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
- Field: Film Clear ×
Henry W. Gerrard
1894 - 1934
Herbert Smith (producer)
1901 - 1986
Niven Howie
Born 1964
Paul Bush (filmmaker)
Born 1956
Coca Gómez
Born 1975
Charles Olivier
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Cyril Coke
1914 - 1993
Colas Ricard
Born 1971
Tony Dunham
Born 1956
Tony Lawson
Born 1944
Isidore Ostrer
1889 - 1975
Robert Levy (producer)
1888 - 1959
John Merritt
1920 - 1999
John Shirley (Filmeditor)
Born 1922
William Oldroyd
Born 1979
John Woolf
1913 - 1999
Danny Patrick
Born 1972
Alex Frayne
Born 1975
Thelma Connell
1912 - 1976
Dominic Hailstone
Born 1973
John Gillett
1925 - 1995
Daniel Jewel
-
Sue Bourne
-
Tanya Seghatchian
Born 1968
Marc Munden
-
Ashley Sidaway
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Maurice Ostrer
1896 - 1975
Sarah Branch
1938 - 2007
George Maynard
1909 - 1976
Peter Boita
1924 - 1997
Peter Seabourne
Died 2005
Teddy Baird
1901 - 1975
Rob Sorrenti
Born 1980
Dominic Lewis
Born 1985
Ayo Shonaiya
Born 1968
Lex Lutzus
Born 1980
Aqeel Ahmed (director)
Born 1987
James Woolf
1919 - 1966
Darius Fisher
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Samuel Hogarth
-
Simon Horrocks
Born 1965
David Blackburn (editor)
Born 1967
Frank Clarke (Filmeditor)
1915 - 2002
Germain Burger
1900 - 1985
Brian Skeet
Born 1965
Chanya Button
Born 1986
Lister Laurance
1912 - 1977
Jim Connock
1925 - 1991
Douglas Myers (editor)
1910 - 1962
Louis H. Jackson
1904 - 1960