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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 13 of 365 notable people

0118 MILITAR

Martin Hotine

1898 - 1968

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0158 MILITAR

Edward Dwyer

1895 - 1916

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0167 MILITAR

Henry Lukin

1860 - 1925

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0204 MILITAR

Joseph Baillon

1895 - 1951

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0233 MILITAR

Jack Foreman Mantle

1917 - 1940

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0236 MILITAR

George Grimson

1915 - 1944

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0238 MILITAR

Henry Cave-Browne-Cave

1887 - 1965

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0260 MILITAR

John Thornton Down

1842 - 1866

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0271 MILITAR

Harry Becker (politician)

1892 - 1980

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0284 MILITAR

Coleridge Grove

1839 - 1920

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0292 MILITAR

Malcolm Ashworth

1925 - 1978

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0293 MILITAR

Reginald Leonard Haine

1896 - 1982

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0308 MILITAR

Charles Spackman

1891 - 1969

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