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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 1960s Clear ×
Jeremy Northam
Born 1961
Steven Mackintosh
Born 1967
Simon Wells
Born 1961
Richard Garriott
Born 1961
Richard Taylor (mathematician)
Born 1962
Nick Herbert
Born 1963
Stephen Law
Born 1960
Nick Stone (author)
Born 1966
Ian Kelly (actor)
Born 1966
Rufus Norris
Born 1965
Gavin Baddeley
Born 1966
Nick Arnold (writer)
Born 1964
George Freeman (politician)
Born 1967
Rosamund Lupton
Born 1964
Mick Quinn
Born 1969
Chris Maitland
Born 1964
Ben Wilson (artist)
Born 1963
Francesca Happé
Born 1967
Louise Wilson
1962 - 2014
Rebecca Stott
Born 1964
Patrick O'Flynn
Born 1965
Maya Forbes
Born 1968
Iain Dale
Born 1962
Adam Dant
Born 1967
Helen Castor
Born 1968
Blakey Vermeule
Born 1966
Christopher Purves
Born 1960
Christina Baker Kline
Born 1964
Richard Youngs
Born 1966
Geraint Rees
Born 1967
Sarah Raven
Born 1963
Afshin Rattansi
Born 1968
Anthony Browne (UK politics)
Born 1967
Valerie Mason-John
Born 1962
Peter Rathjen
Born 1964
Kevin Wilkin
Born 1967
Adam Cvijanovic
Born 1960
Thomas Higham
Born 1966
Melly Still
Born 1962
Paul Cunniffe
1961 - 2001
Kurt Nicoll
Born 1964
Mark Delaney (canoeist)
Born 1964
Michael Caine (racing driver)
Born 1969
Sarah Gratton
Born 1966
Suzie Kitson
Born 1969
John Leonard (poet)
Born 1965
Russell Claydon
Born 1965
Conor Fitzgerald
Born 1964
Lee Ingram
Born 1965
Stefan Heinloth
Born 1963
Rebecca Abrams
Born 1963
Olly Martins
Born 1969
Giuliano Maiorana
Born 1969
Adrian Rigelsford
Born 1969
Kevin de la Noy
Born 1962
Dave Morgan (weightlifter)
Born 1964
Kevin Spiolek
Born 1962
Crispin Conroy
Born 1963
H. Graham Motion
Born 1964
Owen Powell
Born 1967
Paul Redfarn
Born 1963
Kate Bassett
Born 1967
William Balthazar Rose
Born 1961
Paul Berrill
Born 1964
Vincent Winn
Born 1966