A collection of Blue Plaques (and other colours), and Memorials, mostly in London

Total Number of Plaques: 9196

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Total Number of Names on Plaques: 11502

Gender List (No. of individuals of each gender)
Female: 1389Male: 6378Neither: 3735
18%82%(buildings etc)

Category List (7767 Men and Women) (Number of individuals in each category)  category/gender analysis 
Actor274Anarchist30Archaeologist3Architect237Armed Forces413Author568
Civic Officer114Comedian121Composer117Conductor17Courtesan18Crime and Terrorism51
Dancer34Director80Emergency Services35Engineer181Entrepreneur250Explorer98
Head of Government239Historian68Illustrator46Inventor90Lawyer83Medical270
Misc375Musician165Nobleman76Painter320Philanthropist258Philosopher72
Photographer34Poet281Politician250Press108Religious305Royalty565
Scientist249Sculptor188Singer197Social Reformer476Sportsman310Statesman101

Category List (3735 Historical Sites and Buildings) (Number in each category)
Architectural Gems132Armed Forces115Art Group9Charitable120Churches etc282
Crime and Terrorism64Disasters71Education159Historical London695Historical non-London180
Hospitals etc124Legal14Literature32Misc235Music61
Parks and Gardens104Political Group45Pub80Publishing17Religious Group88
Science and Engineering35Sport55Stately Homes32Trade Group97Transport195
TV Film Theatre170World War History524

Type List (9196) (Number in each type)
Bust257Charity Scholars10Clock Tower22Foundation Stone343Fountain / Trough69
Frieze / Relief334Ghost Bike9Grave365Memorial202Memorial Stone163
Mural / Mosaic190Parish Marker20Photograph96Plaque6105Statue519
Tree / Bench / Garden209Victoria Cross36War Memorial247

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Heinz Archive and Library - Queen Elizabeth II St Martin-in-the Fields Whipping Post St Martin-in-the Fields Church Hunter, John - Royal College of Surgeons - Buckland, Frank Haslett, Caroline Grignion, Thomas Barry, James Prince Albert Franklin, Benjamin - Caffieri, Jean-Jacques Muscat, Charles Albert

Top 12 Postcodes (No. of individuals in each postcode) postcode/category analysis more postcodes & other countries
W1856SW1616WC2533SE1420NW1367WC1339EC4277NW3261E1246EC1240EC2218EC3197

Map of Locations Note: some plaques contain multiple names, so number of plaques is not necessarily equal to number of names.