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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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Showing 35 of 426 notable people

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John Sell Cotman

1782 - 1842

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Frederick Sandys

1829 - 1904

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John Crome

1768 - 1821

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Richard Westall

1765 - 1836

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Michael Andrews (artist)

1928 - 1995

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George Henry Boughton

1833 - 1905

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Eloise Harriet Stannard

1829 - 1915

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James Stark (painter)

1794 - 1859

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Joseph Stannard

1797 - 1830

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John Berney Crome

1794 - 1842

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Emma Sandys

1843 - 1877

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Eileen Mayo

1906 - 1994

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Emily Coppin Stannard

1802 - 1885

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William Capon (artist)

1757 - 1827

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Edward Seago

1910 - 1974

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George Vincent (painter)

1796 - 1832

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Philip R. Goodwin

1881 - 1935

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Robert Ladbrooke

1768 - 1842

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Colin Self

Born 1941

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John Middleton (Norfolk artist)

1827 - 1856

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John Thirtle

1777 - 1839

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Miles Edmund Cotman

1810 - 1858

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Charles Catton

1728 - 1798

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James Sillett

1764 - 1840

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Henry Ninham

1793 - 1874

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Obadiah Short

1803 - 1886

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William Say (engraver)

1768 - 1834

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Thomas Lound

1802 - 1861

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Alfred Stannard

1806 - 1889

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Samuel David Colkett

1806 - 1863

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Alfred Priest

1810 - 1850

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Horace Beevor Love

1800 - 1838

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Frederick Ladbrooke

1812 - 1865

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Bill Hudson (artist)

Born 1942

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Cyril Parfitt

1914 - 2011

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