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MIDDLESBROUGH

Most Famous People Born in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Notable people
348
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1964
Most distinctive
Football 4.7×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Middlesbrough during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Middlesbrough Is Known For

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Football is Middlesbrough's biggest profession — 51% of all notables (178).

Middlesbrough over-indexes on football — 4.7× the global rate.

Middlesbrough under-produces politician — only 0.2× the global rate.

  1. Football178
  2. Actor17
  3. Player17
  4. Cricket17
  5. Politician9
  6. Singer8
  7. Sport5
  8. Athletic4
  1. Football1784.7×
  2. Cricket173.8×
  3. Player172.5×
  1. Politician90.2×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Middlesbrough's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0062 PAINTER

Fred Appleyard

1874 - 1963

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0081 PROFESSOR

Charlotte Hughes (supercentenarian)

1877 - 1993

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0111 FOOTBALL

John Bowman (footballer)

1879 - 1943

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0135 ACTOR

A. B. Imeson

1875 - 1944

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0191 FOOTBALL

Dick Jackson

Born 1873

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0274 FOOTBALL

Walter Tranter

1875 - 1945

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0294 FOOTBALL

Joseph Gettins

1874 - 1954

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0295 ILLUSTRATOR

Clive MacDonnell Dixon

1870 - 1914

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0336 FOOTBALL

Harry Allport

Born 1873

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0337 POLITICIAN

George Faulds Stirling

1877 - 1966

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