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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 1950s Clear ×
Robin Hobb
Born 1952
Nina Hartley
Born 1959
Peter Buck
Born 1956
Jenifer Lewis
Born 1957
Kathleen Kennedy (producer)
Born 1953
Kent Nagano
Born 1951
Curtis T. McMullen
Born 1958
Phil Tippett
Born 1951
Ralph Merkle
Born 1952
Jamaal Wilkes
Born 1953
Marcia Clark
Born 1953
Hideo Levy
Born 1950
Roger Guenveur Smith
Born 1955
Gary Ruvkun
Born 1952
Lisa Pelikan
Born 1954
Phil Chenier
Born 1950
Zaid Shakir
Born 1956
Nicholas B. Suntzeff
Born 1952
Grant Geissman
Born 1953
Daryl Coley
1955 - 2016
Robin Williams (writer)
Born 1953
John Lambert (basketball)
Born 1953
Ernie Wasson
Born 1950
Joan Blades
Born 1956
Russell J. Hemley
Born 1954
Ellen Rosenblum
Born 1951
Matt Mitchell (tennis)
Born 1957
Joel Selvin
Born 1950
Brad Lackey
Born 1953
Daniel James Brown
Born 1951
Larry McGrew
1957 - 2004
Roo Borson
Born 1952
Michael Neel
Born 1951
Pete Hautman
Born 1952
Victoria Lundblad
Born 1952
Trent Johnson
Born 1956
Kent Shocknek
Born 1956
Cari Beauchamp
Born 1951
Jerome Karabel
Born 1950
Stephen G. Cecchetti
Born 1956
James Bartholet
Born 1959
Jon Svendsen
Born 1953
Larry Laverty
Born 1959
Susan B. Horwitz
1955 - 2014
Jeanine Louise Olsen
Born 1952
Mike Davis (defensive back)
Born 1956
Robert Hunt (illustrator)
Born 1952
Ken Cooley
Born 1955
Josh Mankiewicz
Born 1955
Aina Kemanis
Born 1952
Jan Brueckner
Born 1950
Janet Kay Jensen
Born 1951
Paul Hartloff
Born 1958
Etienne Rolin
Born 1952
Ella Mae Lentz
Born 1954
Ray Sherman
Born 1951
Steve Elson
Born 1953
Mike Gonsalves
Born 1959
Dave Carpender
1950 - 2007
Valerie McClain-Ward
Born 1956
Rocky Royer
Born 1958