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 1950s Clear ×
Douglas Adams
1952 - 2001
Andrew Wiles
Born 1953
Simon McBurney
Born 1957
Simon Donaldson
Born 1957
Tom Robinson
Born 1950
Ralph Brown
Born 1957
Judith Weir
Born 1954
Matthew Chapman (author)
Born 1950
James Runcie
Born 1959
Jonathan Mestel
Born 1957
Andrew Strominger
Born 1955
Martin Kenzie
1956 - 2012
Edward Bennett (director)
Born 1950
Clive Stafford Smith
Born 1959
Richard Grove
1955 - 2020
Steven Cowley
Born 1951
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold MP)
Born 1953
Mary Rees
Born 1953
Simon Keynes
Born 1952
Fraser Armstrong (professor)
Born 1951
Steve Parrish
Born 1953
Kate Buffery
Born 1957
Rachel Ashwell
Born 1959
Gerard McBurney
Born 1954
Francis Lickerish
Born 1954
Ian Twinn
Born 1950
Gordon J. Brand
1955 - 2020
Eric Sheppard
Born 1950
Michael Lee (speedway rider)
Born 1958
Tobsha Learner
Born 1959
Richard Key
Born 1956
Adam Glasser (Musiker)
Born 1955
James A. Adkins
Born 1954
David Holliday (cricketer)
Born 1958
Christoph Parry
Born 1951
Bobby Bell (English footballer)
Born 1950
Nick Weldon
Born 1954
Richard Knight (speedway rider)
Born 1959
Robert Freeman (bishop)
Born 1952
Nick Barraclough
Born 1951
John Peachey
Born 1952