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

Total Number of Plaques: 8819

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Total Number of Names on Plaques: 10987

Gender List (No. of individuals of each gender)
Female: 1320Male: 6130Neither: 3537
18%82%(buildings etc)

Category List (7450 Men and Women) (Number of individuals in each category)  category/gender analysis 
Actor267Anarchist30Archaeologist3Architect228Armed Forces399Author553
Civic Officer104Comedian120Composer114Conductor17Courtesan18Crime and Terrorism50
Dancer32Director79Emergency Services35Engineer179Entrepreneur236Explorer97
Head of Government231Historian65Illustrator46Inventor90Lawyer81Medical266
Misc348Musician160Nobleman76Painter308Philanthropist245Philosopher71
Photographer33Poet269Politician241Press105Religious288Royalty532
Scientist240Sculptor161Singer195Social Reformer465Sportsman277Statesman96

Category List (3537 Historical Sites and Buildings) (Number in each category)
Architectural Gems128Armed Forces115Art Group9Charitable110Churches etc262
Crime and Terrorism63Disasters67Education146Historical London672Historical non-London171
Hospitals etc116Legal14Literature31Misc214Music57
Parks and Gardens101Political Group42Pub75Publishing17Religious Group87
Science and Engineering35Sport51Stately Homes32Trade Group74Transport183
TV Film Theatre164World War History501

Type List (8819) (Number in each type)
Bust217Charity Scholars10Clock Tower21Foundation Stone315Fountain / Trough65
Frieze / Relief330Ghost Bike9Grave358Memorial201Memorial Stone163
Mural / Mosaic188Parish Marker20Photograph95Plaque5862Statue496
Tree / Bench / Garden194Victoria Cross36War Memorial239

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Klemensiewicz, Edmund Doboszyński Junior, Adam Celestine Tenement House in Kraków Stachowicz, Michał Modrzejewska, Helena Zyblikiewicz , Mikołaj Student Committee of Solidarity Stwosz, Wit Collegium Broscianum of the Jagiellonian University Jagiellonian University

Top 12 Postcodes (No. of individuals in each postcode) postcode/category analysis more postcodes & other countries
W1835SW1602WC2489SE1419NW1363WC1318EC4274NW3259E1245EC1230EC3196N1168

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