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

Total Number of Plaques: 7175

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Total Number of Names on Plaques: 8833

Gender List (No. of individuals of each gender)
Female: 1087Male: 4842Neither: 2904
18%82%(buildings etc)

Category List (5929 Men and Women) (Number of individuals in each category)  category/gender analysis 
Actor205Anarchist28Architect184Armed Forces325Author478Civic Officer48
Comedian106Composer100Conductor17Courtesan16Crime and Terrorism45Dancer25
Director66Emergency Services29Engineer167Entrepreneur205Explorer86Head of Government173
Historian59Illustrator43Inventor76Lawyer57Medical219Misc271
Musician105Nobleman61Painter269Philanthropist208Philosopher62Photographer25
Poet224Politician186Press55Religious212Royalty387Scientist206
Sculptor91Singer138Social Reformer430Sportsman172Statesman70

Category List (2904 Historical Sites and Buildings) (Number in each category)
Architectural Gems104Armed Forces81Art Group8Charitable99Churches etc206
Crime and Terrorism51Disasters52Education103Historical London615Historical non-London117
Hospitals etc101Legal8Literature30Misc161Music46
Parks and Gardens80Political Group33Pub68Publishing15Religious Group78
Science and Engineering34Sport49Stately Homes32Trade Group59Transport166
TV Film Theatre136World War History372

Type List (7175) (Number in each type)
Clock Tower19Foundation Stone245Fountain / Trough56Frieze / Relief284Ghost Bike9
Grave273Memorial169Memorial Stone140Mural / Mosaic155Parish Marker17
Photograph75Plaque4944Statue455Tree / Bench / Garden117Victoria Cross35
War Memorial182

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Selassie, Haile Caird, James - Hook, Norman - St Marys Church Wimbledon King Henry VIII - Queen Elizabeth I - King George I - Queen Victoria - King George V - Queen Elizabeth II - St Mary's Church Wimbledon Gubbins, Launcelotte - Gubbins, Launcelot Gough Boustead, John Godfree, Kathleen - Godfree, Leslie Bazalgette, Joseph Bazalgette, Charles Norman - Bazalgette, Joseph Warrior Chapel St Marys Wimbledon Forde, L W - Holland, Charles Stewart

Top 12 Postcodes (No. of individuals in each postcode) postcode/category analysis more postcodes & other countries
W1781SW1511WC2380SE1349NW1288WC1273E1234NW3231EC1208N1162SW3158EC3150

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