52.2080° N, 0.1229° E
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
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 65 notable births.
What Cambridge Is Known For
Click any row to filter the list of people below.
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.
- Sports
- Science
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Other
- Filtered to 1930s Clear ×
Dick Higgins
1938 - 1998
Brian G. Marsden
1937 - 2010
Roger Tomlinson
1933 - 2014
Andrey Kapitsa
1931 - 2011
Anne Stevenson
1933 - 2020
Andrew N. Schofield
Born 1930
Ann Sutherland Harris
Born 1937
Colin Leakey
1933 - 2018
Gregory Clark (author)
Born 1936
Monty Oxymoron
Born 1937
Sally Thomas
Born 1939
Rowena Green Matthews
Born 1938
Robert Charles
Born 1938
John Harvey (cricketer)
1939 - 2003
Alistair Foot
1930 - 1971
Caroline Warner Hightower
Born 1935