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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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0030 POLITICIAN

Walter Long, 1st Viscount Long

1854 - 1924

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0091 JOURNALIST

George Earle Buckle

1854 - 1935

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0140 GOVERNOR

Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott

1857 - 1941

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0277 ACTOR

Arthur Garner

1851 - 1898

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0278 CRICKET

Ted Sainsbury

1851 - 1930

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0286 FOOTBALL

John Morgan (footballer, born 1855)

1855 - 1937

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0290 FOOTBALL

Hugh Owen (cricketer)

1859 - 1912

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0307 MILITAR

William Capper

1856 - 1934

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0309 PLAYER

Herbert Fuller

1856 - 1896

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0334 CRICKET

Dudley Pontifex

1855 - 1934

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0342 SECRETARY

Ethel Jenner Rosenberg

1858 - 1930

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0344 CRICKET

Farrington Boult

1852 - 1882

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0348 CRICKET

Louis Balmain

1858 - 1904

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