54.9014° N, 1.3811° W
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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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Don Airey
Born 1948
Terry Deary
Born 1946
Bernard Comrie
Born 1947
Bob Willis
1949 - 2019
Edward Gregson
Born 1945
Hilary Armstrong
Born 1945
George Bellamy (musician)
Born 1941
Pop Robson
Born 1945
Maurice Casey
1942 - 2014
David Macey
1949 - 2011
Mike Thorne
Born 1948
Jimmy Montgomery
Born 1943
Mick Jones (footballer, born 1947)
Born 1947
Mike Elliott (comedian)
1946 - 2014
Malcolm Terris
1941 - 2020
Berwick Kaler
Born 1946
Linda Mason
Born 1946
Mick Grabham
Born 1948
David Wheatley (director)
1949 - 2009
Bill Etherington
Born 1941
Gordon Ferry
Born 1943
Bernie Fagan
Born 1949
Peter Birtwisle
Born 1946
John Cocking
Born 1944
John Glassford (cricketer)
Born 1946
Alan Harding
Born 1948
Monica Rutherford
Born 1944
Ken Ellis (footballer, born 1948)
1948 - 1992
David W. Atkinson
Born 1948
Dickie Rooks
Born 1940
Ernie Johnson (jockey)
Born 1948
Ronnie Brown (footballer)
Born 1944
Bill Atkinson (footballer, born 1944)
1944 - 2013
Dick Mulvaney
Born 1942
Peter Simpson (footballer, born 1940)
Born 1940
Tommy Mitchinson
1943 - 2006
Jimmy Davison
1942 - 1987
Dick Huntley
Born 1949