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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

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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.

  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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0025 SINGER

Jamie Lawson (musician)

Born 1975

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0059 ARTIST

Tom Middleton

Born 1971

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0087 PLAYER

Julian White

Born 1973

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0096 PLAYER

Trevor Woodman

Born 1976

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0115 FOOTBALL

Paul Wotton

Born 1977

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0143 POLITICIAN

Kevin Foster (politician)

Born 1978

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0151 FOOTBALL

Mickey Evans (footballer, born 1973)

Born 1973

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0152 DRIVER

Martin Rowe

Born 1971

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0158 FOOTBALL

Darren Way

Born 1979

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0159 ACTOR

Harvey (MC)

Born 1979

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0162 EXPLORER

Ben Saunders (explorer)

Born 1977

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0164 PLAYER

Will James (rugby union, born 1976)

Born 1976

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0169 SINGER

Matthew Jay

1978 - 2003

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0171 CRICKET

Ian Ward (cricketer)

Born 1972

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0174 FOOTBALL

Steve Walters (footballer)

Born 1972

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0195 TELEVISION

Debra Searle

Born 1975

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0201 SONGWRITER

Shaun Bartlett (singer)

Born 1976

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0226 ARTIST

Anna Barriball

Born 1972

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0251 PRESENTER

Ant Anstead

Born 1979

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0268 FOOTBALL

Craig Taylor (footballer)

Born 1974

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0278 FOOTBALL

Michael Preston (footballer)

Born 1977

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0293 FOOTBALL

Darren Garner

Born 1971

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0320 ARTIST

Mark Hosking

Born 1971

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0331 FOOTBALL

Kevin Parker (footballer)

Born 1979

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0332 FOOTBALL

Hugh McAuley (footballer, born 1976)

Born 1976

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0340 FOOTBALL

Roy Jordan

Born 1978

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0342 BOXER

Scott Dann (boxer)

Born 1974

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0345 FOOTBALL

Marcus Crocker

Born 1974

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0365 DARTS PLAYER

Simon Stevenson

Born 1972

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0373 FOOTBALL

Jon Ashton (footballer, born 1979)

Born 1979

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0378 CRICKET

James Fulton (English cricketer)

Born 1977

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0383 FOOTBALL

Mark Clode

Born 1973

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0390 FOOTBALL

Lee Tucker (footballer, born 1978)

Born 1978

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0396 PLAYER

James Hayter (rugby union)

Born 1978

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0398 ROWER

Richard Hamilton (rower)

Born 1973

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0403 BASKET

Gavin Love

Born 1978

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0412 BOXER

Des Sowden

Born 1974

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0433 CRICKET

Paul Warren (cricketer)

Born 1978

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0440 PLAYER

Jharay Russell

Born 1974

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