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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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- Politics & Law
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- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
Richard Attenborough
1923 - 2014
Nigel Davenport
1928 - 2013
Ronald Searle
1920 - 2011
J. J. C. Smart
1920 - 2012
Sergey Kapitsa
1928 - 2012
Ninian Smart
1927 - 2001
John Ziman
1925 - 2005
Michael Swann
1920 - 1990
Lucy Joan Slater
1922 - 2008
Harry Oster
1923 - 2001
John Hurst (archaeologist)
1927 - 2003
Jane Fawcett
1921 - 2016
Bas Pease
1922 - 2004
Colin James (bishop)
1926 - 2009
Christopher N. L. Brooke
1927 - 2015
John Peake
Born 1924
Peter Oliver, Baron Oliver of Aylmerton
1921 - 2007
Richard Adrian, 2nd Baron Adrian
1927 - 1995
Antony Buck
1928 - 2003
Dudley Smith
1926 - 2016
Philip McCutchan
1920 - 1996
David Macklin (rower)
1928 - 2015
Molly Rose
1920 - 2016
John Bradfield (scientist)
1925 - 2014
Cuchlaine King
1922 - 2019
Freydis Sharland
1920 - 2014
Gordon J. Stanley
1921 - 2001