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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 1900s Clear ×
Frank P. Ramsey
1903 - 1930
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
1903 - 1991
Michael Ramsey
1904 - 1988
G. L. S. Shackle
1903 - 1992
John Macnaghten Whittaker
1905 - 1984
Graham Stuart Thomas
1909 - 2003
Arthur Marshall (engineer)
1903 - 2007
Cyril James Stubblefield
1901 - 1999
Edward Vaughan Bevan
1907 - 1988
Phyllis Barclay-Smith
1902 - 1980
Agnes Headlam-Morley
1902 - 1986
Bernard Naylor
1907 - 1986
David Robinson (philanthropist)
1904 - 1987
Reginald Covill
1905 - 2002
Harold Taylor (cricketer)
1909 - 1990
Cyril Coote
1909 - 1990
Leslie William Mapson
1907 - 1970
Charles Edward Foister
1903 - 1989