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PLYMOUTH

Most Famous People Born in Plymouth, United Kingdom

Notable people
456
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1926
Most distinctive
Diver 26.6×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 50 notable births.

What Plymouth Is Known For

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Football is Plymouth's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (82).

Plymouth over-indexes on diver — 26.6× the global rate.

Plymouth under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Football82
  2. Politician23
  3. Actor22
  4. Cricket21
  5. Painter18
  6. Player17
  7. Militar16
  8. Sport13
  1. Diver526.6×
  2. Navy1123.8×
  3. Explorer912.7×
  4. Cricket213.6×
  5. Engineer103.5×
  6. Militar162.9×
  7. Swimmer62.7×
  8. Officer62.0×
  1. Politician230.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0013 BIOLOGIST

William Elford Leach

1790 - 1836

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0023 PAINTER

Charles Lock Eastlake

1793 - 1865

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0068 PHYSICIST

William Snow Harris

1791 - 1867

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0141 POLITICIAN

Edward Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans

1798 - 1877

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0182 ACTOR

Maria Foote

1797 - 1867

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0211 OFFICER

Richard Zachariah Mudge

1790 - 1854

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0229 NAVY

James Hosken

1798 - 1885

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0299 PAINTER

Philip Hutchins Rogers

1794 - 1853

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