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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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- Field: Cricket Clear ×
Liam Plunkett
Born 1985
Bill Athey
Born 1957
Matt Renshaw
Born 1996
Chris Old
Born 1948
Geoff Cook
Born 1951
Chris Liddle
Born 1984
William Victor Fox
1898 - 1949
James Weighell
Born 1994
Charles Lodge Adamson
1906 - 1979
Lee Hodgson
Born 1986
Harold Stephenson
1920 - 2008
John Potter (cricketer)
Born 1949
Gillian Smith
Born 1965
David Ellis (English cricketer)
Born 1934
Alan Old
Born 1945
Andrew Poole
Born 1967
George Johnson (cricketer, born 1894)
1894 - 1965