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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 1930s Clear ×
Maxine Waters
Born 1938
Dana Scott
Born 1932
Don Walsh
Born 1931
Ron Goulart
Born 1933
Lenni Brenner
Born 1937
John McCracken (artist)
1934 - 2011
Don Carpenter
1931 - 1995
Bob Webster
Born 1938
Jane H. Hill
1939 - 2018
Victoria Chick
Born 1936
J. California Cooper
1931 - 2014
William Craig Reynolds
1933 - 2004
Anne Bredon
1930 - 2019
Tarō Kimura (journalist)
Born 1938
Ciel Bergman
1938 - 2017
George Harrison (swimmer)
1939 - 2011
William A. Clemens Jr.
1932 - 2020
Ernie Broglio
1935 - 2019
Stuart Dempster
Born 1936
Elaine Mayes
Born 1936
Fay Stender
1932 - 1980
Mike White (American football coach)
Born 1936
David P. Gardner
Born 1933
Gene Gene the Dancing Machine
1932 - 2015
Martha Alf
1930 - 2019
Jerry Mullen
1933 - 1979
Janet Hopps Adkisson
Born 1934
Howard Ruff
1931 - 2016
Clifton Mayne
1933 - 2014
Dan Colchico
1935 - 2014
Tommy Angell
Born 1934
Barbara Stark
Born 1937
William Underhill
Born 1933
Dave Mann (gridiron football)
1932 - 2012
Dick Egan (pitcher)
Born 1937
Fred Hagist
Born 1932
Eric J. Essene
1939 - 2010
Pete Jorgensen
Born 1935
Midori Kono Thiel
Born 1933
Jon Adams (musician)
Born 1939
Davida Coady
1938 - 2018