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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 1970s Clear ×
Matt Bellamy
Born 1978
Rebecca Mader
Born 1977
Jenny Saville
Born 1970
Tristram Hunt
Born 1974
Astro Teller
Born 1970
Mark Lancaster
Born 1970
Johannes Roberts
Born 1976
Robert Huff
Born 1979
Jenny Valentine
Born 1970
Julian Huppert
Born 1978
Iestyn Davies
Born 1979
Rowan Robertson
Born 1971
Lucy Skaer
Born 1975
Simon Scott (drummer)
Born 1971
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Born 1974
Adrian Clarke (footballer)
Born 1974
Shahida Rahman
Born 1971
Lucinda Raikes
Born 1975
Stephen Bigelow
Born 1971
Felix Krämer
Born 1971
David Theobald
Born 1978
Alex Waldmann
Born 1979
Bob Golding
Born 1970
Adam Riches
Born 1979
Shelley Rae
Born 1976
Darren Cousins
Born 1971
Steve Jones (footballer, born March 1970)
Born 1970
Steve Flack
Born 1971
Katie Rowley Jones
Born 1978
Stuart Wardley
Born 1974
Martin Burton
Born 1973
Dougald Hine
Born 1977
Liz Barker
Born 1975
Russell Catley
Born 1973
Geoffrey Crook
Born 1978
Richard Jones (Poolbillardspieler)
Born 1978
Max Rushden
Born 1979
Neil Midgley (footballer)
Born 1978
Tobias Beer
Born 1976
Pete Hillier
Born 1977
Leo Cotterell
Born 1974
Jason Michael Holland
Born 1971
Dan West (athlete)
Born 1977
Rowland White
Born 1970
Neil Rowlands
Born 1970
Matthew Bailey
Born 1977
Robert Williams (English cricketer)
Born 1970
Peter Steinberg
Born 1971
Katherine Hare
Born 1978
Lee Peacock (cricketer)
Born 1974