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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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Syd Barrett
1946 - 2006
Olivia Newton-John
Born 1948
David Gilmour
Born 1946
David Leland
Born 1947
Tim Renwick
Born 1949
Michael Pennington
Born 1943
Bob Klose
Born 1945
Mary Kaldor
Born 1946
Norman Rosenthal
Born 1944
Edward McMillan-Scott
Born 1949
Randal Keynes
Born 1948
John Clarke (physicist)
Born 1942
Steven Spurrier (wine merchant)
Born 1944
Sarah Haffner
1940 - 2018
Craigie Horsfield
Born 1949
Peter Townsend (golfer)
Born 1946
David S. H. Rosenthal
Born 1948
Robin Perutz
Born 1949
Max Stafford-Clark
Born 1941
Shane Acton
1947 - 2002
Tuppy Owens
Born 1944
Eddy Shah
Born 1944
Francis Bell (actor)
1944 - 1994
Adrian Dixon
Born 1948
Judith Trim
1943 - 2001
Alan Mackworth
Born 1945
Claire Gordon
1941 - 2015
John Dainton
Born 1947
Anthony Stern
Born 1944
Mark Bretscher
Born 1940
Sonia Humphrey
1947 - 2011
Matthew Scurfield
Born 1948
Julian Bicknell
Born 1945
Roger Perry (photographer)
1944 - 1991
Jean Purdy
1945 - 1980
Willie Wilson (drummer)
Born 1947
Jim Whalen
1943 - 2012
John Ellenby
1941 - 2016
Adrian Thorpe (diplomat)
Born 1942
Robin Bailey
1941 - 2008
Gary Newbon
Born 1945
Alan Ponder
Born 1947
Julian Allen
1942 - 1998
Peter Fluck
Born 1941
Dick Habbin
Born 1949
John Cornes (rugby union)
1947 - 2014
Penelope Jeggo
Born 1947
Nick Lamb
Born 1948
Roger Wosahlo
1947 - 2015
John Holte
1943 - 2003
Dave Nicoll
Born 1944