Britain’s Most Boring

We surveyed over 3,000 Brits to discover the dullest things NEW: help us find Britain’s Most Boring Person

Most boring city/town?

  1. London
  2. Leeds
  3. Birmingham
  4. Manchester
  5. Hull
  6. Liverpool
  7. Bradford
  8. Stoke
  9. Blackpool
  10. Grimsby

Most boring name?

Most boring name for a woman?

  1. Anne/Ann
  2. Jane
  3. Susan/Sue
  4. Mary
  5. Karen
  6. Doris
  7. Margaret
  8. Eve
  9. Tracy
  10. Elizabeth/Liz

Most boring name for a man?

  1. John
  2. Robert/Rob
  3. David/Dave
  4. Fred
  5. Nigel
  6. Kevin
  7. James/Jim
  8. Gary
  9. Alan
  10. Boris

Most boring job?

  1. Cleaner
  2. Office Worker
  3. Factory Worker
  4. Security Guard
  5. Accountant
  6. Shop Worker
  7. Refuse Collector
  8. Librarian
  9. Painter & Decorator
  10. Call Centre Worker

Most boring hobby?

  1. Trainspotting
  2. Stamp Collecting
  3. Fishing
  4. Golf
  5. Football
  6. Knitting
  7. Cricket
  8. Birdwatching
  9. Chess
  10. Reading

Most boring food?

  1. Rice
  2. Pasta
  3. Bread
  4. Chips
  5. Porridge
  6. Beans
  7. Potatoes
  8. Fish
  9. Salad
  10. Tripe
Britain’s Most Boring Person trophy

Britain’s Most Boring Person

Win £100 and this boring trophy if you match all of the top survey results:

  • Ann/Anne/Anna or John/Jon
  • In/from the London area
  • Work in the cleaning industry
  • Been trainspotting
  • Like eating lots of carbs

Email volewtf at gmail dot com to apply. The first applicant who meets the criteria to our satisfaction wins.

Promising applicants may be asked to privately provide suitable verification, and the winner will need to supply a photo and quote for this site.

UK respondents gave 3,157 free-text answers via Google Surveys for the six questions. Data was gathered in October 2022 and then manually tidied and collated.