51.4686° N, 0.2068° W
WANDSWORTH
Most Famous People Born in Wandsworth, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 365
- Peak decade
- 1900s
- Median birth year
- 1920
- Most distinctive
- Rower 7.4×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Wandsworth during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Wandsworth Is Known For
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Football is Wandsworth's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (66).
Wandsworth over-indexes on rower — 7.4× the global rate.
Wandsworth under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Wandsworth's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Carol Reed
1906 - 1976
Christopher Caudwell
1907 - 1937
Dan Maskell
1908 - 1992
A. L. Lloyd
1908 - 1982
Neal Arden
1909 - 2014
Frank Southall
1904 - 1964
Alvar Lidell
1908 - 1981
Claude Hulbert
1900 - 1964
Harold Harding
1900 - 1986
George Southall
1907 - 1993
Josh Cooper (cryptographer)
1901 - 1981
Francis Searle
1909 - 2002
Anthony Holles (actor)
1901 - 1950
Clifford Hall (painter)
1904 - 1973
Leslie Arthur Wilcox
1904 - 1982
James Davies (cyclist, born 1906)
1906 - 1999
Vera Bogetti
1908 - 1953
Alice Garnett
1903 - 1989
Phil Vincent
1908 - 1979
Bryan Langley
1909 - 2008
Winifred Copperwheat
1905 - 1976
Norah Howard
1900 - 1968
Agnes Lauchlan
1905 - 1993
Ronald Rowe
1902 - 1977
Walter Dicketts
1900 - 1957
Fred Cheesmur
1908 - 1987
Len Oliver (footballer)
1905 - 1967
Leonard Summers
1904 - 1977
Zoe Palmer
1903 - 1983
Reginald Bare
1900 - 1984
Reginald Keeling
1904 - 1991
Frank Broadbent
1909 - 1983
Albert Pelling
1903 - 1977
Leslie Fox (GC)
1904 - 1982
Tom Garnish
1900 - 1991
Mabel Hamblen
1904 - 1955
Alfred Pycock
1901 - 1964
Mark Nye
1909 - 1993
Lance Percival (athlete)
1906 - 1964
Jim Swinden
1905 - 1971
Jack Carruthers
1901 - 1947