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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×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Plymouth during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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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.
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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- Military
- Film & TV
- Science
- Politics & Law
- Other
- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
Michael Foot
1913 - 2010
Richard Greene
1918 - 1985
Victor Canning
1911 - 1986
Stanley Bate
1911 - 1959
Charles Thurstan Shaw
1914 - 2013
David Henry Lewis
1917 - 2002
Donald Stokes, Baron Stokes
1914 - 2008
Frith Banbury
1912 - 2008
P. D. Orton
1916 - 2005
Rowena Mary Bruce
1915 - 1999
Jack Plumley
1910 - 1999
Mary Fergusson
1914 - 1997
John Hill (police officer)
1914 - 2004
Herschel Austin
1911 - 1974
Cyril King (footballer)
1915 - 1981
Horace Lyddon
1912 - 1968
Ian Gillespie (footballer)
1913 - 1988
Douglas Wellesley Morrell
1917 - 1996
Alan Harris (Ingenieur)
1916 - 2000
George Wright (footballer, born 1919)
Born 1919