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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 1980s Clear ×
Ben Barnes (actor)
Born 1981
Rupert Friend
Born 1981
Chris Geere
Born 1981
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
Born 1986
Amy Williams
Born 1982
Tim Brent
Born 1984
Alex Goode
Born 1988
Luke Chadwick
Born 1980
Alex Revell
Born 1983
Logistics (musician)
Born 1981
Will Clarke (triathlete)
Born 1985
Catherine Banner
Born 1989
Lara Carroll
Born 1986
Georgie Gent
Born 1988
Dan Murray (English footballer)
Born 1982
Dominic Lash
Born 1980
John Storey (rower)
Born 1987
Charles Cousins
Born 1988
Adam Brown (swimmer)
Born 1989
Ben Thapa
Born 1982
Alexander Wolfe (musician)
Born 1981
Michael Spillane (footballer)
Born 1989
Antonio Murray
Born 1984
Darren Campbell (footballer)
Born 1986
Katherine Kingsley
Born 1981
Josh Coulson
Born 1989
Rowly Dennis
Born 1980
Fiona Onasanya
Born 1983
Alex Rhodes (footballer)
Born 1982
Tom Westley
Born 1989
Samata (fashion designer)
Born 1983
Nathaniel Knight-Percival
Born 1987
Joanne Ellis
Born 1981
Adem Atay
Born 1985
Jamie Scallion
Born 1981
Max Herman
Born 1984
Rachel Dunn
Born 1982
Colm Cannon
Born 1986
Dan Gleeson
Born 1985
Charles C. W. Cooke
Born 1984
Daniel Chillingworth
Born 1981
Thomas Dann
Born 1981
Tim Phillips (cricketer)
Born 1981
Macer Gifford
Born 1987
Seb Castang
Born 1980
Stephen Smith (footballer, born 1986)
Born 1986
Simon Shipp
Born 1983
Peter Francis-Macrae
Born 1982
Philip Ashton (cricketer)
Born 1988
Sarah Beale
Born 1982
Paul Swannell
Born 1980