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NORWICH

Most Famous People Born in Norwich, United Kingdom

Notable people
426
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1918
Most distinctive
Organist 16.2×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Norwich Is Known For

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Football is Norwich's biggest profession — 9% of all notables (39).

Norwich over-indexes on organist — 16.2× the global rate.

Norwich under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Football39
  2. Painter35
  3. Cricket20
  4. Writer18
  5. Actor17
  6. Politician17
  7. Player16
  8. Composer12
  1. Organist516.2×
  2. Novelist74.2×
  3. Botanist74.1×
  4. Driver53.8×
  5. Cricket203.7×
  6. Painter353.1×
  7. Architect102.6×
  8. Composer122.1×
  1. Politician170.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0099 ORGANIST

Arthur Henry Mann

1850 - 1929

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0131 ZOOLOGIST

Adam Sedgwick (zoologist)

1854 - 1913

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0135 POLITICIAN

Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn

1855 - 1924

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0155 MUSIC

A. H. Fox Strangways

1859 - 1948

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0174 SURGEON

Alfred Pearce Gould

1852 - 1922

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0179 ARCHITECT

John Coates Carter

1859 - 1927

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0187 MUSIC

Herman Klein

1856 - 1934

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0253 PHARMACIST

Frank Styant Browne

1854 - 1938

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0254 CONDUCTOR

Joseph J. Daynes

1851 - 1920

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0294 PRODUCER

Bland Holt

1851 - 1942

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0316 SCACCHI

John F. Keeble

1855 - 1939

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0322 WRITER

Ernst Edler von der Planitz

1857 - 1935

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