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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 26 of 365 notable people

0094 CRICKET

Dawid Malan

Born 1987

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Billy Griffith

1914 - 1993

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0182 CRICKET

Tony Pigott

Born 1958

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Norman Bennett

1922 - 2005

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Betty Birch

1923 - 2016

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Charl Malan

Born 1989

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Giles Baring

1910 - 1986

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Alex Wyatt

Born 1990

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William Frith (English cricketer)

1871 - 1956

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Michael Matthews (cricketer)

1914 - 1940

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Ian Lomax

1931 - 1996

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0255 CRICKET

Edward Argent

1898 - 1968

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David Thompson (cricketer)

Born 1976

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Arthur Chapman (cricketer)

1834 - 1867

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Geoffrey Lowndes

1898 - 1982

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Frank Rist

1914 - 2001

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0280 CRICKET

Douglas Young (cricketer)

1917 - 1995

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Leonard Summers

1904 - 1977

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Simon Watkins

Born 1989

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Michael Bellhouse

Born 1976

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0311 CRICKET

Jack White (cricketer, born 1893)

1893 - 1968

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0314 CRICKET

Dennis Copps

1929 - 2020

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George King (New Zealand cricketer)

1845 - 1894

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Meyrick Payne

1885 - 1963

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Bob White (cricketer)

Born 1936

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William Potter (cricketer, born 1799)

1799 - 1853

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