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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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0003 POLITICIAN

Thomas Cromwell

1485 - 1540

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0020 POLITICIAN

Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton

1911 - 1994

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0027 POLITICIAN

Hugh Clifford

1866 - 1941

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0041 POLITICIAN

Gwyneth Dunwoody

1930 - 2008

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0047 POLITICIAN

Christopher Chope

Born 1947

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0056 POLITICIAN

Seb Dance

Born 1981

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0059 POLITICIAN

Teresa Gorman

1931 - 2015

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0189 POLITICIAN

Edward Percy Smith

1891 - 1968

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0190 POLITICIAN

Anne Kerr (politician)

1925 - 1973

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0224 POLITICIAN

Eric Hambro

1872 - 1947

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0231 POLITICIAN

Frank Haynes

1926 - 1998

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0303 POLITICIAN

Reginald Keeling

1904 - 1991

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0345 POLITICIAN

Norman B. James

1872 - 1963

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