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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×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football226
  2. Cricket29
  3. Actor18
  4. Politician17
  5. Writer9
  6. Painter7
  7. Boxer7
  8. Singer6
  1. Cricket294.9×
  2. Football2264.5×
  3. Boxer73.8×
  4. Swimmer52.2×
  1. Politician170.3×
  2. Writer90.6×

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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0051 FOOTBALL

Alf Common

1880 - 1946

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0061 PLAYER

Helen Aitchison

1881 - 1947

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0067 ACTOR

Gibb McLaughlin

1884 - 1960

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0097 ENGINEER

William Halcrow

1883 - 1958

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0120 FOOTBALL

Jack Mew

1889 - 1963

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0132 CIVIL SERVICE

Myra Curtis

1886 - 1971

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0148 FOOTBALL

George Elliott (footballer, born 1889)

1889 - 1948

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0149 PLAYER

James MacKenzie (rugby union)

1886 - 1963

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0156 FOOTBALL

Charlie Wallace

1885 - 1970

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0211 FOOTBALL

George Scott (footballer, born 1885)

1885 - 1916

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0222 FOOTBALL

Bob Jefferson

1882 - 1966

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0231 FOOTBALL

Bill Berry (footballer, born 1882)

1884 - 1943

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0266 FOOTBALL

Robert Carter (footballer)

1880 - 1928

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0269 NURSE

Louisa Wilkinson

1889 - 1968

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0277 FOOTBALL

Harry Armstrong (footballer)

1885 - 1911

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0284 FOOTBALL

Harry Leonard (footballer)

1886 - 1951

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0296 FOOTBALL

Tommy Stewart (footballer)

1881 - 1955

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0306 FOOTBALL

William Hunter (footballer, born 1888)

1888 - 1940

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0319 FOOTBALL

Tony Carter (footballer)

1881 - 1970

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0323 FOOTBALL

Edward Brown (footballer)

1881 - 1904

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0326 FOOTBALL

George Anderson (footballer, born 1879)

1881 - 1962

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0342 PHYSICIAN

George Allan Maling

1888 - 1929

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0359 CRICKET

William Parrington

1889 - 1980

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0368 CRICKET

Norman Vincent

1883 - 1958

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0370 CHILD

Sybil Tawse

1886 - 1971

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0377 FOOTBALL

Jack Hogg

1881 - 1944

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0386 FOOTBALL

Arthur Metcalf

1889 - 1936

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0387 FOOTBALL

William Dodds

Born 1885

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0404 FOOTBALL

Stephen Stonley

1889 - 1967

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0411 FOOTBALL

Frank Cornan

1880 - 1971

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0413 FOOTBALL

Arthur Hurdman

1882 - 1953

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0414 FOOTBALL

James Dow (footballer)

1889 - 1972

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0415 FOOTBALL

Charles Reed (footballer)

1885 - 1910

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0442 FOOTBALL

William Beadling

1885 - 1944

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0449 SPORT

John Shaw (footballer, born 1886)

1886 - 1916

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0456 FOOTBALL

Harry Wardle

1881 - 1918

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