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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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- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
David Brower
1912 - 2000
Jeanne Bates
1918 - 2007
Stillman Drake
1910 - 1993
David Dodge (novelist)
1910 - 1974
Alvin S. White
1918 - 2006
Elmer Bischoff
1916 - 1991
G. Frederick Reinhardt
1911 - 1971
Tertius Chandler
1915 - 2000
Augusta Dabney
1918 - 2008
Charles Chandler (rower)
1911 - 1982
Robert Condon
1912 - 1976
Miyoko Ito
1918 - 1983
Augie Galan
1912 - 1993
Janet Wilder Dakin
1910 - 1994
Priscilla Duffield
1918 - 2009
Helen H. Bacon
1919 - 2007
Thor Putnam
1911 - 2001
Marian Gilman
1914 - 1996
Sam Johnson (Oregon politician)
1911 - 1984
Bob Loane
1914 - 2002
Ralph Gilman
1916 - 1955
Bud Hafey
1912 - 1986
John A. Calhoun
1918 - 2000
Tom Hafey (baseball)
1913 - 1996
Merv Connors
1914 - 2006
Carlos Bee (California politician)
1917 - 1974
Flora Hewlett
1914 - 1977
Ben C. Gerwick
1919 - 2006