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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 35 notable births.

What Bath Is Known For

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

Bath over-indexes on cricket7.7× 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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  • Music
  • Politics & Law
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Showing 14 of 366 notable people

0040 MUSIC

Ian Stanley

Born 1957

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0049 SONGWRITER

Rob Fisher (British musician)

1956 - 1999

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0065 ARISTOCRAT

John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset

Born 1952

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0076 LINGUIST

Nicholas Ostler

Born 1952

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0089 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Richard Hodges (archaeologist)

Born 1952

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0093 NOVELIST

Sarah Ash

Born 1950

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0107 POLITICIAN

Rosalind Scott, Baroness Scott of Needham Market

Born 1957

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0184 SAXOPHONIST

Mike Mower

Born 1958

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0192 MUSIC

Pete Byrne

Born 1954

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0207 DARTS PLAYER

Mike Gregory (darts player)

Born 1956

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0219 WRITER

Richard Dove (Lyriker)

Born 1954

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0227 PAINTER

James Hawkins (artist)

Born 1954

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0271 PHYSICIST

Keith Nugent

Born 1959

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0328 ROWER

Penny Sweet

Born 1957

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