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Born in London

London is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom. The city on the River Thames is one of the world's global cities and is the biggest urban economy in Europe. Try to name these famous people, who are born in Greater London.
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Poet, author and civil servant best known for "The Canterbury Tales", he has been called the "father of English poetry"
1340
Geoffrey Chaucer
King of England from 1509 until his death in 1547, known for initiating the English Reformation and his six marriages
1491
Henry VIII
Queen of England and Ireland, best known for her attempt to reverse the English Reformation
1516
Mary I
Queen of England and Ireland and last monarch of the House of Tudor, "Virgin Queen"
1533
Elizabeth I
Philosopher and statesman, known for his contributions to the scientific method, "Father of empiricism"
1561
Francis Bacon
Founder of Rhode Island and puritan minister
1603
Roger Williams
Religious writer and thinker belonging to the Quakers and founder of Pennsylvania
1644
William Penn
Writer, "Robinson Crusoe"
1660
Daniel Defoe
Queen from 1702 until her death in 1714, England and Scotland united as Great Britain during her reign
1665
Anne
Philosopher and founder of modern utilitarianism
1748
Jeremy Bentham
Physician, known for identifying Parkinson's disease
1755
James Parkinson
One of the most influential of the classical economists
1772
David Ricardo
He is considered by some to be "father of the computer"
1791
Charles Babbage
Writer, "Frankenstein"
1797
Mary Shelley
Philosopher and one of the most influential thinkers of classical liberalism
1806
John Stuart Mill
Queen from 1837 until her death in 1901 and the second longest reigning British monarch
1819
Victoria
Writer, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit"
1866
Beatrix Potter
Writer, known for creating King Kong
1875
Edgar Wallace
Writer, "To the Lighthouse" "Mrs Dalloway" "Orlando"
1882
Virginia Woolf
Writer, "Winnie-the-Pooh"
1882
A. A. Milne
Prime Minister of the UK from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955
1883
Clement Attlee
Actor and filmmaker during the era of silent film, "City Lights" "The Great Dictator" "Modern Times"
1889
Charlie Chaplin
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963
1894
Harold Macmillan
Writer of children's books, "The Famous Five" "Malory Towers"
1897
Enid Blyton
Director, "Psycho" "Vertigo" "Rear Window"
1899
Alfred Hitchcock
Writer, "Rebecca" "Jamaica Inn"
1907
Daphne du Maurier
Director, "Lawrence of Arabia" "The Bridge on the River Kwai" "Doctor Zhivago"
1908
David Lean
Writer and naval intelligence officer, known for his "James Bond" series
1908
Ian Fleming
Actor, "Separate Tables" "Casino Royale" "The Pink Panther"
1910
David Niven
He is widely considered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence, he was prosecuted for his homosexuality
1912
Alan Turing
Actor, "Dracula" "Frankenstein" "Star Wars"
1913
Peter Cushing
Actor, "The Bridge on the River Kwai" "Star Wars" "Lawrence of Arabia"
1914
Alec Guinness
Founder of Amnesty International
1921
Peter Benenson
Actor, "Spartacus" "Quo Vadis" "Robin Hood"
1921
Peter Ustinov
Actor, "Dracula" "Lord of the Rings" "Star Wars" prequels
1922
Christopher Lee
Actress, known for her role as Jessica Fletcher in "Murder, She Wrote"
1925
Angela Lansbury
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 until her death in 2022
1926
Elizabeth II
Broadcaster, biologist and natural historian, known as writer and presenter of BBC documentaries
1926
David Attenborough
Actor, he appeared in seven films as James Bond
1927
Roger Moore
former Formula One Driver, "The greatest never to win the World Championship"
1929
Stirling Moss
former Racing Driver and two times Formula One World Champion
1929
Graham Hill
British-American actress, "Cleopatra" "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
1932
Elizabeth Taylor
Actor, "The Cider House Rules" "The Dark Knight" "Interstellar"
1933
Michael Caine
Actress, "Harry Potter" "Downtown Abbey"
1934
Maggie Smith
Writer, "Howl's Moving Castle" "Dalemark Quartet"
1934
Diana Wynne Jones
Majority owner of Tottenham Hotspur
1937
Joe Lewis
Drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021
1941
Charlie Watts
British-American actor, known for portraying Chewbacca in the "Star Wars" films
1944
Peter Mayhew
Lead singer and co-founder of "The Who"
1944
Roger Daltrey
Singer and one of the best-sellng musicians of all time, "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" "Sailing" "I Don't Want To Talk About It"
1945
Rod Stewart
Lead singer of "Deep Purple"
1945
Ian Gillan
Actress, "The Queen" "Gosford Park"
1945
Helen Mirren
Actor, "Harry Potter" "Die Hard" "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"
1946
Alan Rickman
Lead guitarist and co-founder of Queen
1947
Brian May
Singer, actor and one of the best-selling musicians of all time, "Heroes" "Under Pressure" "Starman"
1947
David Bowie
Singer and one of the best-selling artists of all time, "Rocket Man" "Candle in the Wind" "Your Song"
1947
Elton John
Queen consort of the United Kingdom and wife of King Charles III since 2005
1947
Camilla
King of the United Kingdom since September 2022 and longest serving heir apparant in British history
1948
Charles III
Composer of musical theatre, "Cats" "The Phantom of the Opera" "Jesus Christ Superstar"
1948
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Author of children's books, "The Gruffalo" "Room on the Broom"
1948
Julia Donaldson
Princess Royal, 17th in the line of succesion to the British throne and only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
1950
Anne
Singer and drummer of Genesis and succesful solo artist, "In the Air Tonight" "You'll Be in My Heart"
1951
Phil Collins
Actor, "Spider-Man 2" "Frida" "Chocolat"
1953
Alfred Molina
Inventor of the World Wide Web
1955
Tim Berners-Lee
Singer, "Rebel Yell" "White Wedding" "
1955
Billy Idol
Director, "The Bourne Supremacy" "Captain Phillips" "United 93"
1955
Paul Greengrass
American Secretary of the Interior from 2013 to 2017
1956
Sally Jewell
President of World Athletics since 2015 and former Olympic medals winning middle-distance runner
1956
Sebastian Coe
Actress,"Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix" "The Crown"
1956
Imelda Staunton
Former darts player and five-time World Champion, nicknamed "The Crafty Cockney"
1957
Eric Bristow
Actor and only actor to have three Best Actor Academy Awards wins, "There Will Be Blood" "Gangs of New York" "Lincoln"
1957
Daniel Day-Lewis
Actor and one half of a double act with Hugh Laurie, "Blackadder" "The Hobbit"
1957
Stephen Fry
Actor, he played Peter Pettigrew in the "Harry Potter" films
1957
Timothy Spall
Actor, "Léon: The Professional" "Harry Potter" "Darkest Hour" "The Dark Knight"
1958
Gary Oldman
Singer, "Wuthering Heights" "Running Up That Hill"
1958
Kate Bush
British-Iranian journalist and Chief International Anchor for CNN
1958
Christiane Amanpour
Actress, "Howards End" "Sense and Sensibility" "Harry Potter"
1959
Emma Thompson
Former racing driver and 1996 Formula One World Champion
1960
Damon Hill
Duke of York, eighth in the line of succession to the British throne and controversial member of the royal family
1960
Andrew
Actor, "Notting Hill" "Four Weddings and a Funeral" "Love Actually"
1960
Hugh Grant
Actress, "Doctor Strange" "The Chronicles of Narnia" "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
1960
Tilda Swinton
Film producer, "Harry Potter" "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" "Paddington"
1961
David Heyman
Actor, "Mad Men" "Chernobyl" "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" "Sherlock olmes: A Game of Shadows"
1961
Jared Harris
Actor, "Pulp Fiction" "The Hateful Eight" "Lie to Me"
1961
Tim Roth
Lead singer of Culture Club
1961
Boy George
Leader of the Labour Party since 2020
1962
Keir Starmer
Actor, "Kingsman" "Shazam!" "Sherlock Holmes"
1963
Mark Strong
Singer, member of the duo Wham! and solo artist, "Careless Whisper"
1963
George Michael
Singer, "Kiss from a Rose" "Crazy" "Killer"
1963
Seal
Former striker for Arsenal, Crystal Palace and the English National Team
1963
Ian Wright
Author, "Fifty Shades of Grey"
1963
E. L. James
Youngest child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip
1964
Edward
Director, "The Zone of Interest" "Under the Skin"
1965
Jonathan Glazer
Former boxer, three-time world heavyweight champion and winner of a Olympic gold medal representing Canada
1965
Lennox Lewis
Former leader of UKIP and the Brexit Party
1964
Nigel Farage
Foreign Secretary from 2007 to 2010
1965
David Miliband
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016
1966
David Cameron
Director, "Rocketman" "Eddie the Eagle"
1966
Dexter Fletcher
Former centre back and captain of Arsenal and the English national team
1966
Tony Adams
Former triple jumper, Olympic champion and world record holder since 1995
1966
Jonathan Edwards
Actor, "Snatch" "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
1966
Jason Flemyng
British-Canadian actor, known for his role as Jack Bauer in "24"
1966
Kiefer Sutherland
Actress, "Fight Club" "Harry Potter" "Alice in Wonderland"
1966
Helena Bonham Carter
Actress, "Harry Potter" "Hugo" "Peaky Blinders"
1968
Helen McCrory
Director, "12 Years a Slave" "Widows"
1968
Steve McQueen
Composer and musician, he won the Academy Award with Trent Reznor for "The Social Network" and with Jon Batiste for "Soul"
1968
Atticus Ross
Fashion designer and four times British Designer of the Year, who took his own life
1969
Alexander McQueen
Leader of the House of Commons from 2019 to 2022 and Secretary of Business and Energy since 2022
1969
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Mayor of London since 2016
1970
Sadiq Khan
Secretary of State for Defence since 2019
1970
Ben Wallace
British-Irish director and playwright, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" "In Bruges" "Seven Psychopaths"
1970
Martin McDonagh
British-American director, "The Dark Knight" "Inception" "Interstellar"
1970
Christopher Nolan
Author of "The Beach" and director of "Ex Machina" "Annihilation"
1970
Alex Garland
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Actress, "The Mummy" "The Favourite" "Black Widow"
1970
Rachel Weisz
One of the most recognisable models of her generation
1970
Naomi Campbell
Director, "Kick-Ass" "Kingsman" "X-Men: First Class"
1971
Matthew Vaughn
Director and son of David Bowie, "Moon" "Warcraft"
1971
Duncan Jones
British-French actress and singer, "Nymphomaniac" "Antichrist" "Samba"
1971
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Actor and comedian, "Borat" "The Dictator" "Ali G Indahouse"
1971
Sacha Baron Cohen
Actor, known for portraying Vision and voicing J.A.R.V.I.S in the MCU films
1971
Paul Bettany
Singer, "Stan" "Thank You" "Here With Me" "White Flag"
1971
Dido
Home Secretary from 2019 to 2022
1972
Priti Patel
British-Australian director, "The King's Speech" "The Danish Girl" "Les Misérables"
1972
Tom Hooper
Director, "Pride & Prejudice" "Atonement" "Darkest Hour"
1972
Joe Wright
Actor and comedian, "Shaun of the Dead" "Hot Fuzz" "Paul"
1972
Nick Frost
Actor, "Sherlock Holmes" "Fantastic Beasts" "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
1972
Jude Law
Actor, "Luther" "Beasts of No Nation" "Thor"
1972
Idris Elba
Actor, known for his portrayal of Rick Grimes in "The Walking Dead"
1973
Andrew Lincoln
Actress, "Underworld" "The Aviator" "Click"
1973
Kate Beckinsale
Actor, "The Crown" "Game of Thrones" "Rome"
1974
Tobias Menzies
Former centre back, who played for Tottenham, Arsenal and the English national team
1974
Sol Campbell
Model and one of the most succesful models of her generation
1974
Kate Moss
Former midfielder, who played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, Los Angeles Galaxy and the English national team
1975
David Beckham
British-American record producer, DJ and musician, he worked with artists such as Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga or Bruno Mars
1975
Mark Ronson
Actress, "Shape of Water" "Paddington" "Blue Jasmine"
1976
Sally Hawkins
Actor, "Sherlock" "Doctor Strange" "The Imitation Game"
1976
Benedict Cumberbatch
Actress, "Dune" "Enola Holmes 2" "EastEnders" "Rogue One"
1976
Sharon Duncan-Brewster
Actress, "Moonlight" "Skyfall" "Venom: Let There Be Carnage"
1976
Naomie Harris
Actor, "12 Years a Slave" "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" "Doctor Strange"
1977
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Actor, "Mad Max: Fury Road" "Venom" "The Dark Knight Rises"
1977
Tom Hardy
Actor, known for playing Bill Tanner in the James Bond films starring Daniel Craig
1978
Rory Kinnear
Actor, "Preacher" "Mamma Mia!" "Captain America: The First Avenger"
1978
Dominic Cooper
Host of "The Late Late Show", co-writer and star of "Gavin & Stacey" and creator of "Carpool Karaoke"
1978
James Corden
Former midfielder for Chelsea, West Ham United and the English national team and manager of Everton since 2022
1978
Frank Lampard
Former footballer for Manchester United, West Ham United and the English national team
1978
Rio Ferdinand
Actress, "Gone Girl" "Die Another Day" "I Care a Lot"
1979
Rosamund Pike
Home Secretary since 2022
1980
Suella Braverman
Former left-back, who played for Chelsea, Arsenal and the English national team
1980
Ashley Cole
Former centre-back, who played for Chelsea and the English national team
1980
John Terry
British-American actress, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" "Mid90s" "Inherent Vice"
1980
Katherine Waterston
Singer, "Break Your Heart" "Dynamite"
1980
Taio Cruz
Singer, "Down" "Ride it" "Stolen"
1981
Jay Sean
Actress, known for portraying Lady Mary Crawley in "Downtown Abbey"
1981
Michelle Dockery
Actor, known for his role as Raj Koothrappali in "The Big Bang Theory"
1981
Kunal Nayyar
Actor, known for portaying Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
1981
Tom Hiddleston
Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne
1982
William
Actress, "The Prestige" "The Town" "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
1982
Rebecca Hall
British-American actress, known for her role as Agent Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
1982
Hayley Atwell
Actress, "Crazy Rich Asians" "Eternals" "The Creator"
1982
Gemma Chan
British-Pakistani actor, "Sound of Metal" "Nightcrawler" "Venom"
1982
Riz Ahmed
Actor, "The Theory of Everything" "The Danish Girl" "Fantastic Beasts"
1982
Eddie Redmayne
Singer, "Rehab" "Back to Black" "Valerie"
1983
Amy Winehouse
British-Vincentian singer, solo artist and former front man for Mattafix, "New Age" "When the Beat Drops Out"
1983
Marlon Roudette
Actor, known for his role as Viserys Targaryen in "Game of Thrones"
1983
Harry Lloyd
Actress, "Edge of Tomorrow" "A Quiet Place" "Sicario"
1983
Emily Blunt
Duke of Sussex and fifth in the line of succession to the British throne
1984
Harry
Most capped female player in the history of English football
1984
Fara Williams
Actress, "Harry Potter" "Game of Thrones"
1984
Natalia Tena
Director of "Promising Young Woman" and actress in "The Crown" "Call the Midwife"
1985
Emerald Fennell
Singer, "Bleeding Love" "Run" "I See You"
1985
Leona Lewis
Actress, writer and showrunner, "Killing Eve" "Fleabag"
1985
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Actress, "Drive" "Promising Young Woman" "An Education"
1985
Carey Mulligan
Actress, "Pirates of the Caribbean" "Bend It Like Beckham" "Pride & Prejudice"
1985
Keira Knightley
Singer, "Fuck You" "Smile" "Hard Out Here"
1985
Lily Allen
Actor, known for portaying Theon Greyjoy in "Game of Thrones"
1986
Alfie Allen
Actor, known for his role as Jon Snow in "Game of Thrones"
1986
Kit Harrington
Actress, "Game of Thrones" "Solo: A Star Wars Story" "Me Before You"
1986
Emilia Clarke
Actor, "The Batman" "Twilight" "Harry Potter" "Good Time"
1986
Robert Pattinson
Actress, "The O.C." "The Sixth Sense" "Notting Hill"
1986
Mischa Barton
Actress, ""Harriet" "Widows" "Bad Times at the El Royale"
1987
Cynthia Erivo
Actress, "No Time to Die" "Captain Marvel"
1987
Lashana Lynch
Singer, "Rolling in the Deep" "Hello" "Someone Like You" "Skyfall"
1988
Adele
Actress, "Pieces of a Woman" "The Crown" "Mission: Impossible: Fallout"
1988
Vanessa Kirby
Actor, "Stranger Things" "City of Bones" "Harry Potter" "Twilight: Breaking Dawn"
1988
Jamie Campbell Bower
Actor, "How to Get Away with Murder" "Harry Potter"
1988
Alfred Enoch
Actor, known for his role as Harry Potter in the "Harry Potter" films
1989
Daniel Radcliffe
Actor, "Harry Potter" "The Queen's Gambit" "The Devil All the Time"
1989
Harry Melling
Actor, "Get Out" "Black Panther" "Judas and the Black Messiah" "Widows"
1989
Daniel Kaluuya
Actress, "The Father" "Vivarium" "Need for Speed"
1989
Imogen Poots
Singer, "Beneath Your Beautiful" "Jealous"
1989
Labrinth
Footballer who plays for West Ham United and the Jamaican national team
1990
Michail Antonio
Actor, "Slumdog Millionaire" "Lion" "The Green Knight"
1990
Dev Patel
Actor, "Maze Runner" "Game of Thrones" "The Queen's Gambit"
1990
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Duke of Westminster and the world's richest person aged under 30
1991
Hugh Grosvenor
Political adviser and former actor, known for his role as Edmund Pevensie in "The Chronicles of Narnia"
1991
Skandar Keynes
Actress, known for her role as Ginny Weasley in the "Harry Potter" films
1991
Bonnie Wright
Actress, known for her role as Rey in the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy
1992
Daisy Ridley
British-Nigerian actor, known for his role as Finn in the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy
1992
John Boyega
Model and actress, "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" "Paper Towns"
1992
Cara Delevingne
Actress, known for her role as Rhaenyra Targaryen in "House of the Dragon"
1992
Emma D'Arcy
Actor, "1917" "Captain Fantastic"
1992
George MacKay
Actor, "The Good Doctor" "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" "Finding Neverland"
1992
Freddie Highmore
Former American football running back, he won the Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles
1993
Jay Ajayi
Actor, "We're the Millers" "The Maze Runner" "The Revenant" "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader"
1993
Will Poulter
Actress, best known for her role as Princess Jasmine in the live-action "Aladdin" film
1993
Naomi Scott
Actor, best known for his role as Criston Cole in "House of the Dragon"
1994
Fabien Frankel
Left-back who plays for Manchester United and the English national team
1995
Luke Shaw
Singer, "New Rules" "One Kiss" "Levitating"
1995
Dua Lipa
Actor, known for his role as Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
1996
Tom Holland
Centre back who plays for Liverpool and the English national team
1997
Joe Gomez
Striker who plays for Roma and the English national team
1997
Tammy Abraham
Actor, known for his lead role in "Dunkirk"
1997
Fionn Whitehead
Actor, "Hugo" "Sex Education" "Ender's Game" "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas"
1997
Asa Butterfield
Actress, "Fresh" "Where the Crawdads Sing" "Normal People"
1998
Daisy Edgar-Jones
Midfielder who plays for West Ham United and the English national team
1999
Declan Rice
Singer, "Sun Goes Down" "Ain't Nobody"
2000
Jasmine Thompson
Footballer, who plays for Chelsea and the English women's national team
2001
Lauren James
Footballer who plays for Arsenal and the English national team
2001
Bukayo Saka
Actor, best known for his role as Tewkesbury in the "Enola Holmes" films
2003
Louis Partridge
Actress, known for her role as young Alicent Hightower in "House of the Dragon"
2003
Emily Carey
Actor, known for his role as Nick Nelson in "Heartstopper"
2004
Kit Connor
Actor, known for his lead role in "Jojo Rabbit"
2007
Roman Griffin Davis
Second in the line of succession to the British throne
2013
George
Third in the line of succesion to the British throne
2015
Charlotte
Fourth in line of succession to the British throne
2018
Louis
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Level 66
May 11, 2023
Hudson-Odoi is a bizarre player to include
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Level 68
May 11, 2023
Yes, maybe I should remove him. He was a upcoming player for Chelsea and the English national team when I created this quiz originally.