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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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James Herriot
1916 - 1995
Mary Stewart (novelist)
1916 - 2014
Raich Carter
1913 - 1994
David Daiches
1912 - 2005
Dorothy Auchterlonie Green
1915 - 1991
Oscar Hold
1918 - 2005
Joseph Gillis
1911 - 1993
Eta Cohen
1916 - 2012
Joseph Kayll
1914 - 2000
Alan Parnaby
1916 - 1974
Ernie Forrest
1919 - 1987
Billy Burnikell
1910 - 1980
Sidney Elliott
Born 1910
Ernie Warren
Born 1910
Gordon Clayton (footballer, born 1910)
1910 - 1976
Walter Bruce (English footballer)
Born 1915
Sam Baum
1914 - 2002
Gilbert Glidden
1915 - 1988
Herbert Reed (British Army soldier)
1911 - 1940
Walter Summers (Radsportler)
1914 - 2007
George Hannah (footballer, born 1914)
1914 - 1977
Percy Jameson
1917 - 1981
Frank Lumsden
1913 - 1965
Pat Curran (footballer, born 1917)
1917 - 2003
Edward Rimer
1910 - 1987
Arthur Housam
1917 - 1975
Ralph Rodgerson (footballer, born 1913)
1913 - 1972