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WANDSWORTH

Most Famous People Born in Wandsworth, United Kingdom

Notable people
365
Peak decade
1900s
Median birth year
1920
Most distinctive
Rower 7.4×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football66
  2. Actor42
  3. Cricket26
  4. Politician13
  5. Militar13
  6. Sport12
  7. Rower10
  8. Player9
  1. Rower107.4×
  2. Cricket265.6×
  3. Militar132.9×
  4. Engineer52.2×
  5. Actor422.2×
  6. Sport122.0×
  7. Football661.6×
  8. Film71.6×
  1. Politician130.3×

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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Showing 41 of 365 notable people

0006 FILM

Carol Reed

1906 - 1976

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0026 POET

Christopher Caudwell

1907 - 1937

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0044 PLAYER

Dan Maskell

1908 - 1992

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0049 SINGER

A. L. Lloyd

1908 - 1982

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0069 ACTOR

Neal Arden

1909 - 2014

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0071 SPORT

Frank Southall

1904 - 1964

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0089 NEWS PRESENTER

Alvar Lidell

1908 - 1981

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0097 ACTOR

Claude Hulbert

1900 - 1964

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0104 ENGINEER

Harold Harding

1900 - 1986

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0109 SPORT

George Southall

1907 - 1993

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0110 CRYPTOGRAPHER

Josh Cooper (cryptographer)

1901 - 1981

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0120 FILM

Francis Searle

1909 - 2002

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0143 ACTOR

Anthony Holles (actor)

1901 - 1950

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0152 PAINTER

Clifford Hall (painter)

1904 - 1973

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0154 PAINTER

Leslie Arthur Wilcox

1904 - 1982

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0166 SPORT

James Davies (cyclist, born 1906)

1906 - 1999

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0193 ACTOR

Vera Bogetti

1908 - 1953

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0194 GEOGRAPHER

Alice Garnett

1903 - 1989

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0210 ENGINEER

Phil Vincent

1908 - 1979

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0213 CINEMA

Bryan Langley

1909 - 2008

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0239 MUSIC

Winifred Copperwheat

1905 - 1976

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0242 ACTOR

Norah Howard

1900 - 1968

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0254 ACTOR

Agnes Lauchlan

1905 - 1993

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0267 FOOTBALL

Ronald Rowe

1902 - 1977

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0272 DOUBLE AGENT

Walter Dicketts

1900 - 1957

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0274 FOOTBALL

Fred Cheesmur

1908 - 1987

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0277 FOOTBALL

Len Oliver (footballer)

1905 - 1967

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0283 CRICKET

Leonard Summers

1904 - 1977

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0285 ACTOR

Zoe Palmer

1903 - 1983

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0299 ROWER

Reginald Bare

1900 - 1984

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0303 POLITICIAN

Reginald Keeling

1904 - 1991

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0310 ARCHITECT

Frank Broadbent

1909 - 1983

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0319 FENCER

Albert Pelling

1903 - 1977

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0321 MISSING

Leslie Fox (GC)

1904 - 1982

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0325 FOOTBALL

Tom Garnish

1900 - 1991

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0328 SWIMMER

Mabel Hamblen

1904 - 1955

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0331 SWIMMER

Alfred Pycock

1901 - 1964

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0339 DEAN

Mark Nye

1909 - 1993

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0343 ATHLETIC

Lance Percival (athlete)

1906 - 1964

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0351 FOOTBALL

Jim Swinden

1905 - 1971

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0364 FOOTBALL

Jack Carruthers

1901 - 1947

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