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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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0094 PRIEST

Ambrose Reeves

1899 - 1980

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0207 POLITICIAN

Geoffrey Shakespeare

1893 - 1980

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0230 ART DIRECTOR

Walter Murton

1893 - 1968

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0278 GOLF

Arthur Havers

1898 - 1980

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0279 AIRMAN

Donald Cunnell

1893 - 1917

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0317 MILITAR

Ernest Seaman

1893 - 1918

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0323 PRIEST

Joseph Rudderham

1899 - 1979

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0337 MILITAR

William Cushion

1891 - 1978

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0338 MILITAR

Wilfred Edwards

1893 - 1972

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0343 MILITAR

Sidney James Day

1891 - 1959

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0377 CRICKET

Harold Theobald

1896 - 1982

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0384 FLYING ACE

Harold Stackard

1895 - 1949

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0389 FOOTBALL

Harry Howell (footballer)

1895 - 1935

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0410 FOOTBALL

Reg Wilkinson

1899 - 1946

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0419 CRICKET

Geoffrey Colman

1892 - 1935

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