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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×
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.
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.
- Sports
- Art & Design
- Science
- Writing
- Music
- Film & TV
- Other
Robert Lambert (speedway rider)
Born 1998
Adrian Hayes
1978 - 2014
Robert Eagle (filmmaker)
Born 1948
Danny Gay (footballer)
Born 1982
Philip Armes
1836 - 1908
William Richard Bexfield
1824 - 1853
John Linford
Born 1957
Zak Zodiac
Born 1990
John Gunn (geologist)
1801 - 1890
Susannah Taylor
1755 - 1823
Steve Buttle
1953 - 2012
Jaik Mickleburgh
Born 1990
Shaun Bailey (cricketer)
Born 1990
Matthew Halliday (footballer)
Born 1987
Andrew Corran
Born 1936
John F. Keeble
1855 - 1939
Ernest Seaman
1893 - 1918
Eric Edward Boketon Holt-Wilson
1875 - 1950
Ralph Cupper
Born 1954
William Dalrymple (surgeon)
1772 - 1847
Lewis Trimmer
Born 1989
Ernst Edler von der Planitz
1857 - 1935
Joseph Rudderham
1899 - 1979
Jon Haward
Born 1965
Augustine Warner Sr.
1610 - 1674
Tim Martin (businessman)
Born 1955
Catherine Tishem
Died 1595
Peter Free
Born 1971
Neil Fox (cricketer)
Born 1962
Simon Cook (actor)
-
Oliver Allen (speedway rider)
Born 1982
Elizabeth Scott (hymnwriter)
1708 - 1776
Frederick Ladbrooke
1812 - 1865
George Walker (cricketer, born 1984)
Born 1984
Marian Arkwright
1863 - 1922
Phil Chapple
Born 1966
William Cushion
1891 - 1978
Wilfred Edwards
1893 - 1972
David Fisher (I)
1760 - 1832
John Throckmorton (settler)
1601 - 1684
Richard Lubbock (Chemiker)
1759 - 1808
Kevin Piper
Born 1959
Sidney James Day
1891 - 1959
Will Evans (rugby union)
Born 1997
John Barrett (cricketer)
Born 1946
Alfred Klein
1861 - 1904
Adrian Ramsay
Born 1982
Matthew Newbury
Born 1981
Sam Beckett (skateboarder)
Born 1992
Mike Sutton (footballer)
Born 1944
Alice Walpole
Born 1963
Hubert Adair
1917 - 1940
Calum Green
Born 1990
Humphrey Boardman
1904 - 1998
Paul Mardle
Born 1962
David Fisher (II)
1788 - 1858
Lydia Webb
1730 - 1793
Crawford Matthews
Born 1991
Sylvia Haymon
1917 - 1995
Mark Thomas (cricketer)
Born 1977
Maria Rubia
Born 1977
Ed Nell
Born 1978
William Hugh Gower
1835 - 1894
George H. Widdows
1871 - 1946
Charlie Clare
Born 1991
Nigel Moore (cricketer)
1930 - 2004
Robert Aagaard
1932 - 2001
Doug Mattocks
1944 - 1999
Bob Goodson
Born 1980
Stephen Lee (TV presenter)
Born 1972
David Court (bishop)
Born 1958
Lewis White (swimmer)
Born 2000
David Briggs (headmaster)
1917 - 2020
David Sears (motorsport)
-
Andrew Digby
Born 1975
Colin McManus (cricketer)
Born 1943
Harold Theobald
1896 - 1982
Bill Hudson (artist)
Born 1942
Charles Wilson Hursthouse
1841 - 1911
George Catchpole
Born 1994
James Walker (cricketer, born 1981)
Born 1981
Susan Smith (rower)
Born 1965
Clive Woods
Born 1947
Harold Stackard
1895 - 1949
Katie Flynn
Died 2019
Matthew Metcalf
Born 1969
Trevor Painter
1949 - 2012
Mark Robinson (darts player)
Born 1963
Harry Howell (footballer)
1895 - 1935
Jo Budd
-
Hugh Morren
1921 - 1995
Norm Sebastian
1956 - 2000
Cyril Parfitt
1914 - 2011
Aaron Steele (footballer, born 1983)
Born 1983
Jack Ranson
1909 - 1992
David Callender
Born 1930
William Gurdon (cricketer)
1804 - 1884
Robert Lindsay (Australian politician)
1905 - 2000
Louisa Sewell Abbs
1811 - 1872
Grant Pointer
Born 1987
Kate Pollitt
Born 1967
David Tyrie
Born 1985
Billy Bales
Born 1929
Steve Grapes
Born 1953
Melissa Bradshaw
-
Stan Cutting
1914 - 2004
Harry Brünjes
Born 1954
Clive Scott (linguist)
-
Tommy Allen (speedway rider)
Born 1984
Reg Wilkinson
1899 - 1946
Desmond Muirhead
1923 - 2002
Stanley Fuller
1907 - 1988
Harry Simmons (rugby union)
Born 1997
Ray Bales
Born 1951
Joe Beardshaw
Born 1976
Ron Hansell
1930 - 2013
Samuel Gunton
1883 - 1959
John Wilson (footballer, born 1934)
Born 1934
Geoffrey Colman
1892 - 1935
Toby Salmon
Born 1993
Tony Woolmer
Born 1946
Jason Lovett
Born 1975
Arthur Perowne (golfer)
1930 - 2018
Mark Fuller (squash player)
Born 1985
Freddie Gavita
Born 1985
Anthony Rogers (motorcyclist)
Born 1990