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BERKELEY
Most Famous People Born in Berkeley, United States
- Notable people
- 441
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1952
- Most distinctive
- Baseball 5.0×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Berkeley during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Berkeley Is Known For
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Actor is Berkeley's biggest profession — 7% of all notables (33).
Berkeley over-indexes on baseball — 5.0× the global rate.
Berkeley under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Berkeley's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Music
- Film & TV
- Science
- Art & Design
- Other
- Filtered to 1900s Clear ×
0053 MATHEMATICIAN
Derrick Henry Lehmer
1905 - 1991
0102 ART HISTORIAN
Grace Morley
1900 - 1985
0113 BASEBALL
Chick Hafey
1903 - 1973
0218 POLICE
Leonarde Keeler
1903 - 1949
0219 WRITER
Gyo Fujikawa
1908 - 1998
0289 ARCHITECT
John Savage Bolles
1905 - 1983
0332 LAWYER
Bud Morse
1904 - 1987
0336 ANIMATOR
Campbell Grant
1909 - 1992
0370 BASEBALL
Emil Mailho
1908 - 2007
0378 ACADEMIC
Robert Beachboard
1909 - 1998
0385 PALAEONTOLOGIST
Erwin Charles Stumm
1908 - 1969