37.8802° N, 121.9059° W
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
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1940s with 65 notable births.
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.
- Sports
- Writing
- Music
- Film & TV
- Science
- Art & Design
- Other
- Field: Novelist Clear ×
0048 NOVELIST
Christopher Rice
Born 1978
0049 NOVELIST
Jesmyn Ward
Born 1977
0064 NOVELIST
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Born 1942
0139 NOVELIST
Karen Kijewski
Born 1943
0163 NOVELIST
Tod Goldberg
Born 1971
0204 NOVELIST
John Nichols (writer)
Born 1940
0296 NOVELIST
Diana O'Hehir
Born 1929
0430 NOVELIST
Lawrence Coates
Born 1970