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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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Showing 11 of 348 notable people

0016 FOOTBALL

Wilf Mannion

1918 - 2000

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0043 AIR FORCE

Adrian Warburton

1918 - 1944

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0150 MILITAR

Stanley Hollis

1912 - 1972

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0172 FOOTBALL

Bobby Stuart

1913 - 1987

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0203 PATHOLOGIST

John Anderson (pathologist)

1918 - 2011

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0223 FOOTBALL

Harold Shepherdson

1918 - 1995

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0259 FOOTBALL

Hugh Turner (footballer, born 1917)

1917 - 1992

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0308 FOOTBALL

Tommy Dawson (footballer, born 1915)

1915 - 1972

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0312 FOOTBALL

Bill Glasper

1910 - 1965

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0314 MOTORCYCLE

Frank Hodgson

Born 1911

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0326 SPORT

Nora Young (cyclist)

1917 - 2016

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