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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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0011 ACTOR

William Russell (actor)

Born 1924

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0018 DRAMA

Hyam Maccoby

1924 - 2004

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0064 MEDIEVALIST

Ursula Dronke

1920 - 2012

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0070 ACTOR

Alan Browning

1926 - 1979

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0082 WRITER

David Holden

1924 - 1977

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0085 PHILOSOPHER

Renford Bambrough

1926 - 1999

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0092 SCREENWRITER

Don Nicholl

1925 - 1980

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0095 SINGER

Marjorie Thomas

1923 - 2008

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0103 ACTOR

Christine Norden

1924 - 1988

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0110 FOOTBALL

Ernie Taylor (footballer, born 1925)

1925 - 1985

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0115 FOOTBALL

Tommy Cummings

1928 - 2009

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0140 SONGWRITER

Eric Boswell (songwriter)

1921 - 2009

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0170 BUSINESS

Tom Cowie

1922 - 2012

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0176 SOCIOLOGIST

Norman Dennis

1929 - 2010

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0282 FOOTBALL

Harry Oliver (footballer)

1921 - 1994

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0283 FOOTBALL

Ken Thompson (footballer, born 1926)

1926 - 2008

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0287 FOOTBALL

Bert Wilkinson

1922 - 2011

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0300 FOOTBALL

George Gray (footballer, born 1925)

1925 - 1995

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0361 CRICKET

Godfrey Pell

Born 1928

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0381 FOOTBALL

Augie Scott

1921 - 1998

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0382 ENGINEER

Peter Hearne

1927 - 2014

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0392 FOOTBALL

Frank Latimer

1923 - 1994

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0400 FOOTBALL

John Eves

1922 - 2007

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0403 FOOTBALL

Denis Maffey

1922 - 1995

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0410 FOOTBALL

Harry Wilkinson (footballer, born 1926)

Born 1926

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