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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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John Lilburne
1614 - 1657
Hilary Armstrong
Born 1945
Henry Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton
1830 - 1911
Stephen Hughes (politician)
Born 1952
David Anderson (British politician)
Born 1953
Madeleine Moon
Born 1950
Derek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland
1937 - 2019
Julie Elliott
Born 1963
Frank Wilson (politician)
1859 - 1918
Marcus Lipton
1900 - 1978
Janet Ryder
Born 1955
Bill Etherington
Born 1941
Edward Temperley Gourley
1826 - 1902
Theodore Doxford
1841 - 1916
Frank Goldstone
1870 - 1955
George Henry Swan
1833 - 1913
Anthony Forster (Australian politician)
1813 - 1897