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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×
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.
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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Jerry Desmonde
1908 - 1967
Cyril Smith (pianist)
1909 - 1974
Horace King, Baron Maybray-King
1901 - 1986
Richard Ripley
1901 - 1996
Harry Douglass
1902 - 1978
Charles Lodge Adamson
1906 - 1979
Sam Spencer
1902 - 1987
Eddie Lloyd
Born 1902
John Stewart Turner
1908 - 1991
Ernest Muttitt
1908 - 1996
Charles E. Johnson (FBI Most Wanted fugitive)
Born 1907
Walter Creasor
1902 - 1975
Tim Maloney (footballer)
1909 - 1982
Ernest Preston
1901 - 1966