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🇬🇧 Famous Brits
The 100 most famous people born in the UK.
100 historical figures, born between 1887 and 2000, across 3 countries.
Birth years 1887 to 2000 · 3 countries · 1 continent · Main fields: Entertainment (47), Arts & Music (25), Sports (18), Literature (4), Politics (4), Military (2)
How to play
A historical figure from Famous Brits is shown
Drop a pin on the world map where you think they were born
Score by how close you are, over five rounds
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Who you might get
48 of 100 figures in this map. Birthplaces are hidden — that's what the game asks you to guess.
Ridley Scott b. 1937
Cary Grant b. 1904
Keira Knightley b. 1985
George Best b. 1946
Naomi Watts b. 1968
Alex Ferguson b. 1941
Wayne Rooney b. 1985
George Harrison b. 1943
Robbie Williams b. 1974
Catherine, Princess of Wales b. 1982
Emily Blunt b. 1983
Adele b. 1988
Judi Dench b. 1934
Christopher Nolan b. 1970
Robert Pattinson b. 1986
Helen Mirren b. 1945
Roger Moore b. 1927
Gareth Bale b. 1989
John Lennon b. 1940
Ed Sheeran b. 1991
Emma Thompson b. 1959
Alfred Hitchcock b. 1899
Emilia Clarke b. 1986
Enid Blyton b. 1897
George Michael b. 1963
Michael Caine b. 1933
Gary Lineker b. 1960
Frank Lampard b. 1978
Roald Dahl b. 1916
Victoria Beckham b. 1974
T. E. Lawrence b. 1888
Harry Kane b. 1993
Lewis Hamilton b. 1985
Sean Connery b. 1930
Sting b. 1951
David Beckham b. 1975
Ian McKellen b. 1939
Peter Sellers b. 1925
Benedict Cumberbatch b. 1976
Daniel Radcliffe b. 1989
Andy Murray b. 1987
Jude Law b. 1972
Ozzy Osbourne b. 1948
Laurence Olivier b. 1907
Richard Burton b. 1925
Eric Clapton b. 1945
Elizabeth Taylor b. 1932
David Bowie b. 1947
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