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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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William Kay Blacklock
1872 - 1924
Howard Marshall (rugby union)
1870 - 1929
Ned Liddell
1878 - 1969
Muriel Foster
1877 - 1937
Frank Goldstone
1870 - 1955
Robbie Robinson (footballer)
1879 - 1951
Edgar Elliot
1878 - 1931
Ernie Lotinga
1876 - 1951
Smart Arridge
1872 - 1947
Robert Young (soldier)
1877 - 1953
Billy Simpson (footballer, born 1878)
1878 - 1962
Tommy Morren
1871 - 1929
Ted Birnie
1878 - 1935
Kenneth Cave
1874 - 1944
Frank Bedingfield
1877 - 1904
Tom Cain (footballer)
1874 - 1952
Frederick Mearns
1879 - 1931
Tom Naisby
1878 - 1927
Joe Knowles (footballer, born 1872)
1871 - 1955
George Hartness
1872 - 1943