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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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0013 POLITICIAN

Ed Balls

Born 1967

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0091 POLITICIAN

Keith Simpson (politician)

Born 1949

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0102 POLITICIAN

Heather Wheeler

Born 1959

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0103 POLITICIAN

Stuart Agnew

Born 1949

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0130 POLITICIAN

Charles Porter (Lord Chancellor of Ireland)

1631 - 1696

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0135 POLITICIAN

Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn

1855 - 1924

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0186 POLITICIAN

George Lathan

1875 - 1942

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0207 POLITICIAN

Geoffrey Shakespeare

1893 - 1980

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0213 POLITICIAN

Charles Latham, 1st Baron Latham

1888 - 1970

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0215 POLITICIAN

Hudson Gurney

1775 - 1864

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0224 POLITICIAN

Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet

1593 - 1647

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0246 POLITICIAN

Alison Halford

Born 1940

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0269 POLITICIAN

Dorothy Jewson

1884 - 1964

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0293 POLITICIAN

John Patteson (1755–1833)

1755 - 1833

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0325 POLITICIAN

Augustine Warner Sr.

1610 - 1674

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0379 POLITICIAN

Charles Wilson Hursthouse

1841 - 1911

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0398 POLITICIAN

Robert Lindsay (Australian politician)

1905 - 2000

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