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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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Zahra Ahmadi
Born 1981
Thomas White (pirate)
Died 1708
Richard Burnard Munday
1896 - 1932
William Robert Mends
1812 - 1897
Martyn Clarke
Born 1980
Jordan Bentley
Born 1999
Robert Healey (cricketer)
Born 1934
Joan Rendell
1921 - 2010
Ian Brooke
Born 1943
Bertram Steele
1870 - 1934
Alex Gibson (footballer, born 1982)
Born 1982
George Passmore
Born 1942
Wallace Moyle
1867 - 1920
Dave Atkins (actor)
1940 - 2008
Nigel Greenwood (art dealer)
1941 - 2004
Charles Atkinson-Grimshaw
1877 - 1933
Ada Wallas
1859 - 1934
Zbigniew Nitecki
Born 1946
Stefan Gatt
Born 1989
Mark Hosking
Born 1971
Frederick Courtney
1837 - 1918
Vicki Blight
Born 1981
Danny Sullivan (footballer)
Born 1994
John Barton (engineer)
1771 - 1834
Louis Emanuel
1819 - 1889
George Radford
1851 - 1917
Frank Pike (soccer)
1930 - 2010
Bobby Hopkinson
Born 1990
Roger Booth (actor)
1933 - 2014
Isaac Burney Yeo
1835 - 1914
Kevin Parker (footballer)
Born 1979
Hugh McAuley (footballer, born 1976)
Born 1976
Alfred Sandover
1866 - 1958
Duncan Scott-Ford
1921 - 1942
Steve Davey
Born 1948
Sidney Cottle
1892 - 1967
Ben Rich (weather forecaster)
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William Curgenven
1841 - 1910
Clive Toye
Born 1932
Roy Jordan
Born 1978
Jonathan Fox (swimmer)
Born 1991
Scott Dann (boxer)
Born 1974
Eric Davis (footballer)
1932 - 2007
Harry Raymond (footballer)
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Marcus Crocker
Born 1974
William John Tregillus
1858 - 1914
Sue Walker
Born 1951
Hercules Crosse Jarvis
1803 - 1889
Richard Stevens (Falkland Islands politician)
Born 1955
Bob Sloman
1898 - 1970
Fred Binney
Born 1946
Tom Arscott
Born 1987
Natalie Medlock
Born 1986
Sidney Parsons
1893 - 1955
Gille de Vlieg
Born 1940
Alfred Woodley Croft
1841 - 1925
Arnold Waters
1886 - 1981
Mrs. Henry Clarke
1853 - 1908
Alan Rogers (footballer, born 1954)
Born 1954
Jon Nichols
Born 1981
Tommy Bell (rugby union)
Born 1992
Russell Winnicott
1898 - 1917
Violet M. Digby
1900 - 1960
Belinda Earl
Born 1961
Simon Stevenson
Born 1972
Bill Smith (footballer, born 1926)
1926 - 2014
Sarah Tisdall
Born 1960
James Ruth
Born 1985
Charles Kemp (Australian cricketer)
1864 - 1940
David King (athlete)
Born 1994
Ian Roberts (cricketer)
Born 1948
Bradley McStravick
Born 1956
Jon Ashton (footballer, born 1979)
Born 1979
Chris Axworthy
Born 1947
Luke Arscott
Born 1984
Bob Evens
Born 1947
Cyril King (footballer)
1915 - 1981
James Fulton (English cricketer)
Born 1977
Arthur Fleming Morrell
1788 - 1880
William Douglas Smith
1865 - 1939
John Conn
1764 - 1810
Chris Bell (rugby union)
Born 1983
Mark Clode
Born 1973
Ed Kalman
Born 1982
Arthur Lavis
1924 - 1999
WillGriff John
Born 1992
Samantha Giles (golfer)
Born 1994
David Felwick
Born 1944
Reg Wyatt
1932 - 2007
Lee Tucker (footballer, born 1978)
Born 1978
Dan Wakeham
Born 1981
William Yabsley
1812 - 1880
Oliver Bailey
Born 1982
Pat Jones (footballer)
1920 - 1990
Leonard W. Seymour
Born 1958
James Hayter (rugby union)
Born 1978
Jack Hodge
1906 - 1996
Richard Hamilton (rower)
Born 1973
Robert Calder Allen
1812 - 1903
Horace Lyddon
1912 - 1968
Thomas Luke
1891 - 1935
Helen Yate
1921 - 2020
Gavin Love
Born 1978
Mike Bickle (footballer)
Born 1944
Jack Arnott
Born 1993
Dave Holby
Born 1980
William Thomas Rickard
1828 - 1905
Derek Rickard
Born 1947
Henry Charles Goffin
1885 - 1973
Robert Chudley
Born 1985
Frank Charters
1884 - 1953
Des Sowden
Born 1974
Edward Crofton (cricketer)
1854 - 1882
George Lewis (Royal Marines officer)
1774 - 1854
William Wood (athlete)
1881 - 1940
John Uzzell
Born 1959
Kieron Lewitt
Born 1985
Ian Gillespie (footballer)
1913 - 1988
Henry Cooper (VC)
1825 - 1893
Edwin Henry Mason Smith
1886 - 1971
Henry Lamshed
1836 - 1918
Gerald Kellett
1905 - 1973
Roger Frude
1946 - 1996
David Pook
Born 1955
Brooke Graddon
Born 1987
Maria O'Brien
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John Harris Soper
1846 - 1944
Tom Pook
1869 - 1948
Charles Cotton (footballer)
1880 - 1910
Archer Moresby
Born 1867
William Mills (surveyor)
1844 - 1916
Joe Hisbent
1881 - 1949
Paul Warren (cricketer)
Born 1978
Jack Gilding
Born 1988
James Rich Steers
1808 - 1896
Nigel Berlyn
Born 1934
William Horne (footballer)
1881 - 1930
Phil Sandercock
Born 1953
Douglas Wellesley Morrell
1917 - 1996
Jharay Russell
Born 1974
Jayson Lilley
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Joseph Cookworthy
1828 - 1909
Alan Harris (Ingenieur)
1916 - 2000
Sam Davis (footballer)
Born 1890
Freddie Burch
Born 1886
Frank Lark
1887 - 1946
Alex Battle
Born 1999
Robert F. Fisher
1879 - 1969
George Wright (footballer, born 1919)
Born 1919
Courtenay Bennett
1855 - 1937
Charles James Norcock
1847 - 1933
Donald Coles
1879 - 1906
Pearce Wright
1933 - 2005
Frederick Bardens
1859 - 1930
Elsie P. Leach
1888 - 1968
Myles Pillage
Born 1998