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

Total Number of Plaques: 7412

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Total Number of Names on Plaques: 9188

Gender List (No. of individuals of each gender)
Female: 1129Male: 5037Neither: 3022
18%82%(buildings etc)

Category List (6166 Men and Women) (Number of individuals in each category)  category/gender analysis 
Actor208Anarchist28Architect191Armed Forces340Author489Civic Officer74
Comedian106Composer100Conductor17Courtesan17Crime and Terrorism47Dancer25
Director66Emergency Services30Engineer170Entrepreneur210Explorer86Head of Government176
Historian59Illustrator44Inventor79Lawyer62Medical220Misc294
Musician108Nobleman63Painter272Philanthropist215Philosopher62Photographer28
Poet229Politician196Press88Religious223Royalty420Scientist208
Sculptor95Singer139Social Reformer434Sportsman176Statesman72

Category List (3022 Historical Sites and Buildings) (Number in each category)
Architectural Gems107Armed Forces89Art Group8Charitable104Churches etc229
Crime and Terrorism52Disasters52Education115Historical London627Historical non-London118
Hospitals etc103Legal8Literature30Misc168Music48
Parks and Gardens84Political Group34Pub73Publishing16Religious Group81
Science and Engineering34Sport50Stately Homes32Trade Group67Transport170
TV Film Theatre138World War History385

Type List (7412) (Number in each type)
Charity Scholars9Clock Tower20Foundation Stone269Fountain / Trough58Frieze / Relief302
Ghost Bike9Grave276Memorial171Memorial Stone158Mural / Mosaic160
Parish Marker18Photograph75Plaque5069Statue469Tree / Bench / Garden126
Victoria Cross35War Memorial188

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Whiting, Thomas Waley-Cohen, Bernard - Worshipful Company of Clothworkers Collins, David Joseph - Worshipful Company of Lightmongerrs Joseph, Samuel - Worshipful Company of Cutlers Lord Levene of Portsoken - Worshipful Company of Carmen Symington, William - Samuel, Marcus St Botolph's without Aldgate Aldermen of Portsoken Ward Darcy, Thomas Parish Priests of Aldgate

Top 12 Postcodes (No. of individuals in each postcode) postcode/category analysis more postcodes & other countries
W1792SW1532WC2381SE1363NW1307WC1278EC4245NW3240E1234EC1223EC3183N1162

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