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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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0133 MISSIONARY

Margaret Dryburgh

1890 - 1945

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0171 FOOTBALL

Randolph Galloway

1896 - 1964

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0198 PLAYER

Carston Catcheside

1899 - 1987

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0235 FOOTBALL

Ernie Young (footballer, born 1892)

1892 - 1962

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0261 FOOTBALL

Arthur Andrews (footballer, born 1891)

1891 - 1964

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0274 MILITAR

Andrew Common

1899 - 1953

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0299 FOOTBALL

Leslie Scott (footballer)

1895 - 1973

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0308 FOOTBALL

Peter Quinn (footballer)

1892 - 1976

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0314 FOOTBALL

James Wood (footballer)

Born 1893

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0343 FOOTBALL

Thomas Jackson (footballer)

1896 - 1921

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0344 BUSINESS

Thomas Young (entrepreneur)

1895 - 1971

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0349 FOOTBALL

Stan Ripley

1893 - 1916

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0354 MILITAR

Robert Appleby Bartram (British Army officer)

1894 - 1981

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0357 FOOTBALL

Richard Field (footballer)

1891 - 1965

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0366 MISSING

George Samuel Sewell

1897 - 1969

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0369 AUTHOR

Ruth Clark

1899 - 1964

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0401 FLYING ACE

John Warner (RAF officer)

1899 - 1918

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0407 MILITAR

Claude Alward Ridley

1897 - 1942

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0417 FOOTBALL

Ralph Rodgerson

Born 1893

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0419 FOOTBALL

Fred Robson (footballer)

1892 - 1960

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0420 FOOTBALL

William Kearney (footballer)

1895 - 1986

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0422 FOOTBALL

John Hardy (footballer)

1899 - 1932

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0423 FOOTBALL

Danny Bew

1896 - 1951

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0432 FOOTBALL

Ted Rodgerson

1891 - 1922

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0433 FOOTBALL

Charlie Hafekost

1890 - 1967

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0437 FOOTBALL

Tancey Wharton

1890 - 1980

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0439 FOOTBALL

Bill Ellerington Sr.

1892 - 1948

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0444 FOOTBALL

Barney Travers

1894 - 1949

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0447 FOOTBALL

Geoff Power

1899 - 1963

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0448 FOOTBALL

Harold Reay

1896 - 1959

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0457 FOOTBALL

Jack Page (footballer)

1893 - 1964

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