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BATH

Most Famous People Born in Bath, United Kingdom

Notable people
366
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1916
Most distinctive
Cricket 7.7×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Bath during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Bath Is Known For

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Cricket is Bath's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (36).

Bath over-indexes on cricket — 7.7× the global rate.

Bath under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Cricket36
  2. Actor33
  3. Football26
  4. Player21
  5. Politician19
  6. Painter17
  7. Writer16
  8. Music7
  1. Cricket367.7×
  2. Player212.9×
  3. Architect72.2×
  4. Painter171.8×
  5. Actor331.7×
  6. Historian61.6×
  1. Politician190.4×
  2. Football260.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Bath's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

16001650170017501800185019001950
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0081 CHURCH

Edward Hawkins

1789 - 1882

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0100 PEER

Thomas Hay-Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull

1785 - 1866

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0133 WRITER

William Hone

1780 - 1842

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0153 ARCHITECT

William Nichols (architect)

1780 - 1853

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0171 GOVERNOR

Edward Macarthur

1789 - 1872

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0174 MINISTER

Benjamin Godwin

1785 - 1871

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0179 COMEDIAN

George Bartley (comedian)

1782 - 1855

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0197 POLITICIAN

Horace Twiss

1787 - 1849

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0200 PAINTER

Thomas Leeson Scrase Rowbotham

1782 - 1853

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0241 WRITER

Thomas Archer (actor)

1789 - 1848

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