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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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- Filtered to 1850s Clear ×
0153 PHILOSOPHER
William Ernest Johnson
1858 - 1931
0191 ZOOLOGIST
Sydney J. Hickson
1859 - 1940
0212 COMPOSER
Rosalind Ellicott
1857 - 1924
0330 PAINTER
William Holt Yates Titcomb
1858 - 1930
0335 BICYCLE
Thomas Henry Sumpter Walker
1855 - 1936
0345 MILITAR
James Collis
1856 - 1918
0356 LIEUTENANT
Anthony Abdy (cricketer)
1856 - 1924
0393 SPORT
Charles Rowell
1852 - 1909
0433 POLITICIAN
James Rowell
1851 - 1941
0435 MILITAR
Edward Stevenson Browne
1852 - 1907