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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 1860s Clear ×
H. F. Baker
1866 - 1956
George H. Bryan
1864 - 1928
Barry Pain
1864 - 1928
Harcourt Butler
1869 - 1938
Walter William Skeat (anthropologist)
1866 - 1953
Henry Woods (geologist)
1868 - 1952
Walter Frere
1863 - 1938
Fred Roe
1864 - 1947
Margaret Heitland
1860 - 1938
Clement Mitchell
1862 - 1937
Edwin Diver
1861 - 1924
Alice Johnson (zoologist)
1860 - 1940
Herbert Carpenter
1869 - 1933
Mary Collin
1860 - 1955
Fanny Jean Turing
1864 - 1934