54.9014° N, 1.3811° W
SUNDERLAND
Most Famous People Born in Sunderland, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 464
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1937
- Most distinctive
- Cricket 4.9×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Sunderland during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Sunderland Is Known For
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Football is Sunderland's biggest profession — 49% of all notables (226).
Sunderland over-indexes on cricket — 4.9× the global rate.
Sunderland under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Sunderland's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Film & TV
- Writing
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1840s Clear ×
0019 ANTHROPOLOGIST
William Gowland
1842 - 1922
0032 FOOTBALL
Charles W. Alcock
1842 - 1907
0162 HISTORIAN
Joseph Foster (genealogist)
1844 - 1905
0200 POLITICIAN
Theodore Doxford
1841 - 1916
0243 SHIPBUILDER
George Burton Hunter
1845 - 1937
0251 FOOTBALL
John Forster Alcock
1841 - 1910
0351 CRICKET
Ted Scanlan (cricketer)
1847 - 1916