List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom by date of birth

List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom by date of birth

The following is a list of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, organized by date of birth, plus additional lists of birth related statistics.

Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom by date of birth

OB = Order of Birth     OP = Order of Premiership     AP = Age when assumed Premiership for the first time.

OB	Name	Date of Birth	Birth Name	OP	Birthplace	AP
2	Robert Walpole	08-26August 26, 1676		1	Norfolk	44
1	Earl of Wilmington	16731673	Spencer Compton	2	Compton Wynyates, Warwickshire	69
4	Henry Pelham	09-25September 25, 1694		3	Laughton, East Sussex	48
3	Duke of Newcastle	07-21July 21, 1693	Thomas Pelham-Holles	4	London	60
8	Duke of Devonshire	05-08May 8, 1720	William Cavendish	5		36
7	Earl of Bute	05-25May 25, 1713	John Stuart	6	Edinburgh, Scotland	49
6	George Grenville	10-14October 14, 1712		7	Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire	50
9	Marquess of Rockingham	05-13May 13, 1730	Charles Watson-Wentworth	8	Wentworth, Yorkshire	35
5	William Pitt the Elder	11-15November 15, 1708		9	Westminster, Middlesex	57
11	Duke of Grafton	09-28September 28, 1735	Augustus FitzRoy	10		33
10	Lord North	04-13April 13, 1732	Frederick North	11	Piccadilly, Middlesex	38
12	Earl of Shelburne	05-02May 2, 1737	William Fitzmaurice	12	Dublin, Ireland	45
13	Duke of Portland	04-14April 14, 1738	William Cavendish-Bentinck	13	Nottinghamshire	45
15	William Pitt the Younger	05-28May 28, 1759		14	Hayes, Kent	24
14	Henry Addington	05-30May 30, 1757		15	Holborn, Middlesex	44
16	William Grenville	10-25October 25, 1759	William Wyndham Grenville	16	Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire	46
17	Spencer Perceval	11-01November 1, 1762		17	Mayfair, Middlesex	47
21	Earl of Liverpool	06-07June 7, 1770	Robert Jenkinson	18	London	42
20	George Canning	04-11April 11, 1770		19	Marylebone, Middlesex	57
23	Viscount Goderich	11-01November 1, 1782	Frederick John Robinson	20	Skelton-on-Ure, Yorkshire	45
19	Duke of Wellington	05-01May 1, 1769	Arthur Wesley	21	Dublin, Ireland	59
18	Earl Grey	03-13March 13, 1764	Charles Grey	22	Fallodon, Northumberland	66
22	Viscount Melbourne	03-15March 15, 1779	William Lamb	23	London	55
26	Robert Peel	02-05February 5, 1788		24	Ramsbottom, Lancashire	46
27	Lord John Russell	08-18August 18, 1792		25	Mayfair, Middlesex	54
28	Earl of Derby	03-29March 29, 1799	Edward Smith-Stanley	26	Knowsley Park	53
24	Earl of Aberdeen	01-28January 28, 1784	George Gordon	27	Edinburgh, Scotland	68
25	Viscount Palmerston	10-20October 20, 1784	Henry John Temple	28	Westminster, Middlesex	70
29	Benjamin Disraeli	12-21December 21, 1804		29	London	63
30	William Ewart Gladstone	12-29December 29, 1809		30	Liverpool	59
31	Marquess of Salisbury	02-03February 3, 1830	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil	31	Hatfield, Hertfordshire	55
33	Earl of Rosebery	05-07May 7, 1847	Archibald Primrose	32	Mayfair, Middlesex	47
34	Arthur Balfour	07-25July 25, 1848	Arthur James Balfour	33	East Lothian, Scotland	54
32	Henry Campbell-Bannerman	09-07September 7, 1836		34	Glasgow, Scotland	69
35	Herbert Henry Asquith	09-12September 12, 1852		35	Morley, West Yorkshire	55
37	David Lloyd George	01-17January 17, 1863		36	Manchester, Lancashire	53
36	Andrew Bonar Law	09-16September 16, 1858		37	New Brunswick, Canada	64
39	Stanley Baldwin	08-03August 3, 1867		38	Bewdley, Worcestershire	56
38	Ramsay MacDonald	10-12October 12, 1866	James MacDonald Ramsay	39	Lossiemouth, Scotland	57
40	Neville Chamberlain	03-18March 18, 1869	Arthur Neville Chamberlain	40	Birmingham, Warwickshire	68
41	Winston Churchill	11-30November 30, 1874	Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill	41	Woodstock, Oxfordshire	65
42	Clement Attlee	01-03January 3, 1883	Clement Richard Attlee	42	Putney, Surrey	62
44	Anthony Eden	06-12June 12, 1897	Robert Anthony Eden	43	Windlestone Hall, County Durham	58
43	Harold Macmillan	02-10February 10, 1894	Maurice Harold Macmillan	44	Belgravia, Middlesex	63
45	Alec Douglas-Home	07-02July 2, 1903	Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home	45	Mayfair, London	60
47	Harold Wilson	03-11March 11, 1916	James Harold Wilson	46	Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire	48
48	Edward Heath	07-09July 9, 1916	Edward Richard George Heath	47	Broadstairs, Kent	54
46	James Callaghan	03-27March 27, 1912	Leonard James Callaghan	48	Portsmouth, Hampshire	64
49	Margaret Thatcher	10-13October 13, 1925	Margaret Hilda Roberts	49	Grantham, Lincolnshire	53
50	John Major	03-29March 29, 1943		50	Carshalton, Surrey	47
52	Tony Blair	05-06May 6, 1953	Anthony Charles Lynton Blair	51	Edinburgh, Scotland	44
51	Gordon Brown	02-20February 20, 1951	James Gordon Brown	52	Giffnock, Scotland	56
53	David Cameron	10-09October 9, 1966	David William Donald Cameron	53	London	43

Earl of Wilmington, earliest born prime minister (1673)

Clement Attlee, prime minister born earliest in the calendar year (January 3, 1883)

William Ewart Gladstone, prime minister born latest in the calendar year (December 29, 1809)

Births by century, decade, and generation

Century

Seventeenth century • (4)

Earl of Wilmington (1673), Robert Walpole (1676), Duke of Newcastle (1693), Henry Pelham (1694)

Eighteenth century • (24)

William Pitt the Elder (1708), George Grenville (1712), Earl of Bute (1713), Duke of Devonshire (1720), Marquess of Rockingham (1730), Lord North (1732), Duke of Grafton (1735), Earl of Shelburne (1737), Duke of Portland (1738), Henry Addington (1757), William Pitt the Younger (1759), William Grenville (1759), Spencer Perceval (1762), Earl Grey (1764), Duke of Wellington (1769), George Canning (1770), Earl of Liverpool (1770), Viscount Melbourne (1779), Viscount Goderich (1782), Earl of Aberdeen (1784), Viscount Palmerston (1784), Robert Peel (1788), Lord John Russell (1792), Earl of Derby (1799)

Nineteenth century • (16)

Benjamin Disraeli (1804), William Ewart Gladstone (1809), Marquess of Salisbury (1830), Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836), Earl of Rosebery (1847), Arthur Balfour (1848), Herbert Henry Asquith (1852), Andrew Bonar Law (1858), David Lloyd George (1863), Ramsay MacDonald (1866), Stanley Baldwin (1867), Neville Chamberlain (1869), Winston Churchill (1874), Clement Attlee (1883), Harold Macmillan (1894), Anthony Eden, (1897)

Twentieth century • (9)

Alec Douglas-Home (1903), James Callaghan (1912), Harold Wilson (1916), Edward Heath (1916), Margaret Thatcher (1925), John Major (1943), Gordon Brown (1951), Tony Blair (1953), David Cameron (1966)

Decade

1670s • Earl of Wilmington (1673), Robert Walpole (1676)

1680s • none

1690s • Duke of Newcastle (1693), Henry Pelham (1694)

1700s • William Pitt the Elder (1708)

1710s • George Grenville (1712), Earl of Bute (1713)

1720s • Duke of Devonshire (1720)

1730s • Marquess of Rockingham (1730), Lord North (1732), Duke of Grafton (1735), Earl of Shelburne (1737), Duke of Portland (1738)

1740s • none

1750s • Henry Addington (1757), William Pitt the Younger (1759), William Grenville (1759)

1760s • Spencer Perceval (1762), Earl Grey (1764), Duke of Wellington (1769)

1770s • George Canning (1770), Earl of Liverpool (1770), Viscount Melbourne (1779)

1780s • Viscount Goderich (1782), Earl of Aberdeen (1784), Viscount Palmerston (1784), Robert Peel (1788)

1790s • Lord John Russell (1792), Earl of Derby (1799)

1800s • Benjamin Disraeli (1804), William Ewart Gladstone (1809)

1810s • none

1820s • none

1830s • Marquess of Salisbury (1830), Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836)

1840s • Earl of Rosebery (1847), Arthur Balfour (1848)

1850s • Herbert Henry Asquith (1852), Andrew Bonar Law (1858)

1860s • David Lloyd George (1863), Ramsay MacDonald (1866), Stanley Baldwin (1867), Neville Chamberlain (1869)

1870s • Winston Churchill (1874)

1880s • Clement Attlee (1883)

1890s • Harold Macmillan (1894), Anthony Eden (1897)

1900s • Alec Douglas-Home (1903)

1910s • James Callaghan (1912), Harold Wilson (1916), Edward Heath (1916)

1920s • Margaret Thatcher (1925)

1930s • none

1940s • John Major (1943)

1950s • Gordon Brown (1951), Tony Blair (1953)

1960s • David Cameron (1966)

Generation

(According to the books by William Strauss and Neil Howe)

Enlightenment Generation • (1673-1700)

Earl of Wilmington (1673), Robert Walpole (1676), Duke of Newcastle (1693), Henry Pelham (1694)

Awakening Generation • (1701-1723)

William Pitt the Elder (1708), George Grenville (1712), Earl of Bute (1713), Duke of Devonshire (1720)

Liberty Generation • (1724-1741)

Marquess of Rockingham (1730), Lord North (1732), Duke of Grafton (1735), Earl of Shelburne (1737), Duke of Portland (1738)

Republican Generation • (1742-1766)

Henry Addington (1757), William Pitt the Younger (1759), William Grenville (1759), Spencer Perceval (1762), Earl Grey (1764)

Compromise Generation • (1767-1791)

Duke of Wellington (1769), George Canning (1770), Earl of Liverpool (1770), Viscount Melbourne (1779), Viscount Goderich (1782), Earl of Aberdeen (1784), Viscount Palmerston (1784), Robert Peel (1788)

Transcendental Generation • (1792-1821)

Lord John Russell (1792), Earl of Derby (1799), Benjamin Disraeli (1804), William Ewart Gladstone (1809)

Gilded Generation • (1822-1842)

Marquess of Salisbury (1830), Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836)

Progressive Generation • (1843-1859)

Earl of Rosebery (1847), Arthur Balfour (1848), Herbert Henry Asquith (1852), Andrew Bonar Law (1858)

Missionary Generation • (1860-1881)

David Lloyd George (1863), Ramsay MacDonald (1866), Stanley Baldwin (1867), Neville Chamberlain (1869), Winston Churchill (1874)

World War I Generation • (1882-1900)

Clement Attlee (1883), Harold Macmillan (1894), Anthony Eden (1897)

World War II Generation • (1901-1923)

Alec Douglas-Home (1903), James Callaghan (1912), Harold Wilson (1916), Edward Heath (1916)

Silent Generation • (1924-1941)

Margaret Thatcher (1925)

Baby Boom Generation • (1942-1960)

John Major (1943), Gordon Brown (1951), Tony Blair (1953)

Generation X (1961-1980)

David Cameron (1966)

Born in same year or date

In same year

• William Pitt the Younger and William Grenville were both born in 1759.
• George Canning and the Earl of Liverpool were both born in 1770.
• Earl of Aberdeen, and Viscount Palmerston were both born in 1784.
• Harold Wilson and Edward Heath were both born in 1916.

On the same date

Only two dates, March 29, and November 1, have been shared by more than one Prime Minister. The Earl of Derby, and John Major share the birthday of March 29, and Spencer Perceval, and Viscount Goderich share the birthday of November 1. The birthday problem indicates that, on average, a birthday will be shared after about 25 prime ministers have served. The Perceval–Goderich birthday coincidence, the first one of the two dates, occurred after 20 distinct prime ministers had served, another 30 would serve before the Derby–Major birthday coincidence would occur.

Born before predecessor(s)

• Earl of Wilmington (born 1673):

3 years older than Robert Walpole (born August 26, 1676)

• Duke of Newcastle (born July 21, 1693):

1 year and 66 days older than Henry Pelham (born September 25, 1694)

26 years and 291 days older than the Duke of Devonshire (born May 8, 1720)

• Earl of Bute (born May 25, 1713):

6 years and 348 days older than the Duke of Devonshire (born May 8, 1720)

• George Grenville (born October 14, 1712):

223 days older than Earl of Bute (born May 25, 1713)

7 years and 206 days older than the Duke of Devonshire (born May 8, 1720)

• William Pitt the Elder (born November 15, 1708):

3 years and 333 days older than George Grenville (born October 14, 1712)

4 years and 191 days older than the Earl of Bute (born May 25, 1713)

11 years and 174 days older than the Duke of Devonshire (born May 8, 1720)

21 years and 179 days older than the Marquess of Rockingham (born May 13, 1730)

• Lord North (born April 13, 1732):

3 years and 168 days older than the Duke of Grafton (born September 28, 1735)

• Henry Addington (born May 30, 1757):

1 year and 363 days older than William Pitt the Younger (born May 28, 1759)

• Duke of Portland (born April 14, 1738):

19 years and 46 days older than Henry Addington (born May 30, 1757)

21 years and 44 days older than William Pitt the Younger (born May 28, 1759)

21 years and 194 days older than William Grenville (born October 25, 1759)

• George Canning (born April 11, 1770):

57 days older than the Earl of Liverpool (born June 7, 1770)

• Duke of Wellington (born May 1, 1769):

345 days older than George Canning (born April 11, 1770)

1 year and 37 days older than the Earl of Liverpool (born June 7, 1770)

9 years and 311 days older than Viscount Melbourne (born March 15, 1779)

13 years and 183 days older than Viscount Goderich (born November 1, 1782)

• Earl Grey (born March 13, 1764):

5 years and 49 days older than the Duke of Wellington (born May 1, 1769)

6 years and 29 days older than George Canning (born April 11, 1770)

6 years and 86 days older than the Earl of Liverpool (born June 7, 1770)

18 years and 233 days older than Viscount Goderich (born November 1, 1782)

• Viscount Melbourne (born March 15, 1779):

3 years and 231 days older than Viscount Goderich (born November 1, 1782)

8 years and 327 days older than Robert Peel (born February 5, 1788)

• Earl of Aberdeen (born January 28, 1784):

4 years and 8 days older than Robert Peel (born February 5, 1788)

8 years and 202 days older than Lord John Russell (born August 18, 1792)

15 years and 60 days older than the Earl of Derby (born March 29, 1799)

• Viscount Palmerston (born October 20, 1784):

3 years and 108 days older than Robert Peel (born February 5, 1788)

7 years and 302 days older than Lord John Russell (born August 18, 1792)

14 years and 160 days older than the Earl of Derby (born March 29, 1799)

• Lord John Russell (born August 18, 1792):

6 years and 223 days older than the Earl of Derby (born March 29, 1799)

• Benjamin Disraeli (born December 21, 1804):

5 years and 8 days older than William Ewart Gladstone (born December 29, 1809)

• William Ewart Gladstone (born December 29, 1809):

20 years and 36 days older than the Marquess of Salisbury (born February 3, 1830)

• Marquess of Salisbury (born February 3, 1830):

17 years and 93 days older than the Earl of Rosebery (born May 7, 1847)

• Henry Campbell-Bannerman (born September 7, 1836):

10 years and 242 days older than the Earl of Rosebery (born May 7, 1847)

11 years and 321 days older than Arthur Balfour (born July 25, 1848)

• Andrew Bonar Law (born September 16, 1858):

4 years and 123 days older than David Lloyd George (born January 17, 1863)

• Ramsay MacDonald (born October 12, 1866):

315 days older than Stanley Baldwin (born August 3, 1867)

• Winston Churchill (born November 30, 1874):

8 years and 34 days older than Clement Attlee (born January 3, 1883)

• Harold Macmillan (born February 10, 1894):

3 years and 122 days older than Anthony Eden (born June 12, 1897)

• Harold Wilson (born March 11, 1916):

120 days older than Edward Heath (born July 9, 1916)

• James Callaghan (born March 27, 1912):

3 years and 349 days older than Harold Wilson (born March 11, 1916)

4 years and 104 days older than Edward Heath (born July 9, 1916)

• Gordon Brown (born February 20, 1951):

2 years and 75 days older than Tony Blair (born May 6, 1953)

British Monarch at time of birth

Charles II (1649-1685)

Earl of Wilimington born 1673

Robert Walpole born August 26, 1676

James II (1685-1689)

none

William III (1689-1702)

Duke of Newcastle born July 21, 1693

Henry Pelham born September 25, 1694

Anne (1702-1714)

William Pitt the Elder born November 15, 1708

George Grenville born October 14, 1712

Earl of Bute born May 25, 1713

George I (1714-1727)

Duke of Devonshire born May 8, 1720

George II (1727-1760)

Marquess of Rockingham born May 13, 1730

Lord North born April 13, 1732

Duke of Grafton born September 28, 1735

Earl of Shelburne born May 2, 1737

Duke of Portland born April 14, 1738

Henry Addington born May 30, 1757

William Pitt the Younger born May 28, 1759

William Grenville born October 25, 1759

George III (1760-1820)

Spencer Perceval born November 1, 1762

Earl Grey born March 13, 1764

Duke of Wellington born May 1, 1769

George Canning born April 11, 1770

Earl of Liverpool born June 7, 1770

Viscount Melbourne born March 15, 1779

Viscount Goderich born November 1, 1782

Earl of Aberdeen born January 28, 1784

Viscount Palmerston born October 20, 1784

Robert Peel born February 5, 1788

Lord John Russell born August 18, 1792

Earl of Derby born March 29, 1799

Benjamin Disraeli born December 21, 1804

William Ewart Gladstone born December 29, 1809

George IV (1820-1830)

Marquess of Salisbury born February 3, 1830

William IV (1830-1837)

Henry Campbell-Bannerman born September 7, 1836

Victoria (1837-1901)

Earl of Rosebery born May 7, 1847

Arthur Balfour born July 25, 1848

Herbert Henry Asquith born September 12, 1852

Andrew Bonar Law born September 16, 1858

David Lloyd George born January 17, 1863

Ramsay MacDonald born October 12, 1866

Stanley Baldwin born August 3, 1867

Neville Chamberlain born March 18, 1869

Winston Churchill born November 30, 1874

Clement Attlee born January 3, 1883

Harold Macmillan born February 10, 1894

Anthony Eden born June 12, 1897

Edward VII (1901-1910)

Alec Douglas-Home born July 2, 1903

George V (1910-1936)

James Callaghan born March 27, 1912

Harold Wilson born March 11, 1916

Edward Heath born July 9, 1916

Margaret Thatcher born October 13, 1925

Edward VIII (1936)

none

George VI (1936-1952)

John Major born March 29, 1943

Gordon Brown born February 20, 1951

Elizabeth II (1952-present)

Tony Blair born May 6, 1953

David Cameron born October 9, 1966

Born same year as a British Monarch

• The Duke of Portland and George III were both born in 1738
• Spencer Perceval and George IV were both born in 1762
• Harold Macmillan and Edward VIII were both born in 1894

Prime Minister at time of birth

Robert Walpole (1721-1742)

Marquess of Rockingham born May 13, 1730

Lord North born April 13, 1732

Duke of Grafton born September 28, 1735

Earl of Shelburne born May 2, 1737

Duke of Portland born April 14, 1738

Duke of Devonshire (1756-1757)

Henry Addington born May 30, 1757

Duke of Newcastle (1754-1756) (1757-1762)

William Pitt the Younger born May 28, 1759

William Grenville born October 25, 1759

Earl of Bute (1762-1763)

Spencer Perceval born November 1, 1762

George Grenville (1763-1765)

Earl Grey born March 13, 1764

Duke of Grafton (1768-1770)

Duke of Wellington born May 1, 1769

Lord North (1770-1782)

George Canning born April 11, 1770

Earl of Liverpool born June 7, 1770

Viscount Melbourne born March 15, 1779

Earl of Shelburne (1782-1783)

Viscount Goderich born November 1 1782

William Pitt the Younger (1783-1801) (1804-1806)

Earl of Aberdeen born January 28, 1784

Viscount Palmerston born October 20, 1784

Robert Peel born February 5, 1788

Lord John Russell born August 18, 1792

Earl of Derby born March 29, 1799

Benjamin Disraeli born December 21, 1804

Spencer Perceval (1809-1812)

William Ewart Gladstone born December 29, 1809

Duke of Wellington (1828-1830) (1834)

Marquess of Salisbury born February 3, 1830

Viscount Melbourne (1834) (1835-1841)

Henry Campbell-Bannerman born September 7, 1836

Lord John Russell (1846-1852) (1865-1866)

Earl of Rosebery born May 7, 1847

Arthur Balfour born July 25, 1848

Earl of Derby (1852) (1858-1859) (1866-1868)

Herbert Henry Asquith born September 12, 1852

Andrew Bonar Law born September 16, 1858

Ramsay MacDonald born October 12, 1866

Stanley Baldwin born August 3, 1867

Viscount Palmerston (1855-1858) (1859-1865)

David Lloyd George born January 17, 1863

Benjamin Disraeli (1868) (1874-1880)

Winston Churchill born November 30, 1874

William Ewart Gladstone (1868-1874) (1880-1885) (1886) (1892-1894)

Neville Chamberlain born March 18, 1869

Clement Attlee born January 3, 1883

Harold Macmillan born February 10, 1894

Marquess of Salisbury (1885-1886) (1886-1892) (1896-1902)

Anthony Eden born June 12, 1897

Arthur Balfour (1902-1905)

Alec Douglas-Home born July 2, 1903

Herbert Henry Asquith (1908-1916)

James Callaghan born March 27, 1912

Harold Wilson born March 11, 1916

Edward Heath born July 9, 1916

Stanley Baldwin (1923-1924) (1924-1929) (1935-1937)

Margaret Thatcher born October 13, 1925

Winston Churchill (1940-1945) (1951-1955)

John Major born March 29, 1943

Tony Blair born May 6, 1953

Clement Attlee (1945-1951)

Gordon Brown born February 20, 1951

Harold Wilson (1964-1970) (1974-1976)

David Cameron born October 9, 1966

Born after their spouse

• Benjamin Disraeli (born December 21, 1804) was 12 years and 40 days younger than Mary Disraeli (born November 11, 1792)
• The Marquess of Salisbury (born February 3, 1830) was 3 years younger than the Marchioness of Salisbury (born 1827)
• Henry Campbell-Bannerman (born September 7, 1836) was 4 years younger than Charlotte, Lady Campbell-Bannerman (born 1832)
• Harold Wilson (born March 11, 1916) was 58 days younger than Mary Wilson (born January 12, 1916)
• Margaret Thatcher (born October 13, 1925) was 10 years and 156 days younger than Denis Thatcher (born May 10, 1915)
• John Major (born March 29, 1943) was 1 year and 45 days younger than Norma Major (born February 12, 1942)

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
• List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom by tenure
• UK Prime Ministers timeline

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