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CAMBRIDGE
Most Famous People Born in Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Notable people
- 517
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- Median birth year
- 1947
- Most distinctive
- Geographer 15.4×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Cambridge during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Cambridge Is Known For
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Football is Cambridge's biggest profession — 9% of all notables (49).
Cambridge over-indexes on geographer — 15.4× the global rate.
Cambridge under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Cambridge's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Writing
- Film & TV
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Other
- Filtered to 1830s Clear ×
0039 NOVELIST
G. A. Henty
1832 - 1902
0119 CORRESPONDENT
Archibald Forbes
1838 - 1900
0220 BOTANIST
George Henslow
1835 - 1925
0252 NURSE
Agnes Jones
1832 - 1868
0281 ENGINEER
James John McLeod Innes
1830 - 1907
0293 WRITER
Ellice Hopkins
1836 - 1904
0305 JOURNALIST
Thompson Cooper
1837 - 1904
0327 ENTOMOLOGIST
William Warren (entomologist)
1839 - 1914
0334 CRICKET
Robert Carpenter (cricketer)
1830 - 1901
0392 PRIEST
Henry Matthew
1837 - 1898