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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×
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.
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.
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Alex Crockett
Born 1981
William Attfield
1823 - 1876
Richard Adams (cricketer)
1838 - 1897
David Edwin Coombe
1927 - 1999
Alexander Cardew
1861 - 1937
Luke McMillan
Born 1972
William Capper
1856 - 1934
Wil Hodgson
Born 1978
Herbert Fuller
1856 - 1896
Tom Nugent (cricketer)
Born 1994
Charlie Slade
1891 - 1971
Melanie Crump
Born 1981
George Willoughby (soldier)
1828 - 1857
Simon Cousins
Born 1965
Edward Broadhurst (politician)
1810 - 1883
Gerard George Fitzgerald
1834 - 1904
George Carwardine
1887 - 1947
Anthony Troup
1921 - 2008
John Crumplin
Born 1967
William Edward Nairn
1812 - 1869
Elizabeth Amherst Hale
1774 - 1826
Charles Sweet
1860 - 1932
Jake Andrews (footballer)
Born 1997
Tom Gale (athlete)
Born 1998
Gregg Brown
Born 1972
Claire Calvert
Born 1988
Patrick Cave
Born 1965
Penny Sweet
Born 1957
Kane Palma-Newport
Born 1990
Joseph Tucker (cricketer)
Born 1979
Dennis Uphill
1931 - 2007
Edwin Beaumont Johnson
1825 - 1893
Doris Brabham Hatt
1890 - 1969
Dudley Pontifex
1855 - 1934
George R. Hunt
1873 - 1960
Arthur Bezer
1875 - 1944
Abraham Marchant
1816 - 1881
Walter Whiting
1888 - 1952
Kyle Hughes
Born 1989
Mark Lilley
Born 1987
Henry Wheeler (signalman)
1925 - 2004
Ethel Jenner Rosenberg
1858 - 1930
Alex Clarke (rugby union)
Born 1981
Farrington Boult
1852 - 1882
Frank Williams (cricketer)
1876 - 1946
Francis Pictet
Born 1866
F. H. Herbert
1865 - 1914
Louis Balmain
1858 - 1904
Randal Rumley
1811 - 1884
Chris Goodman
Born 1985
Henry Howse
1841 - 1914
David Richards (cricketer)
Born 1931
William Spencer (settler)
1825 - 1901
Simon Whatling
Born 1984
Stephen Brunt (athlete)
Born 1960
Cedric Bucknall
1849 - 1921
Pete Laverick
Born 1995
Ben Staunton
Born 1977
Bryan Wade
Born 1963
Mark Thorburn
Born 1978
Miles Reid (rugby union)
Born 1998
Gordon Swinney
Born 1974
Henry Alcock
1886 - 1948
Scarlett Burdock
Born 1989
Violet Keene
1893 - 1987
Inki Olsson
1921 - 2018