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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
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- Field: Cricket Clear ×
Jack Hobbs
1882 - 1963
Tom Hayward
1871 - 1939
Tom Westley
Born 1989
Jack O'Connor (English cricketer)
1897 - 1977
Robert Carpenter (cricketer)
1830 - 1901
John Harvey (cricketer)
1939 - 2003
Darren Cousins
Born 1971
Avison Scott
1848 - 1925
Martin Burton
Born 1973
Francis Fenner
1811 - 1896
Max Holden (cricketer)
Born 1997
David Holliday (cricketer)
Born 1958
Suzie Kitson
Born 1969
Alfred Diver
1823 - 1876
Lee Ingram
Born 1965
Russell Catley
Born 1973
Thomas Dann
Born 1981
Geoffrey Crook
Born 1978
Reginald Covill
1905 - 2002
Ralph Arber
Born 1846
Tim Phillips (cricketer)
Born 1981
Harold Taylor (cricketer)
1909 - 1990
Alan Ponder
Born 1947
Charlie Thurston
Born 1996
Herbert Carpenter
1869 - 1933
Paul Redfarn
Born 1963
Cyril Coote
1909 - 1990
Neil Rowlands
Born 1970
Christopher Ewbank
1845 - 1933
Simon Shipp
Born 1983
Thomas Sadler (cricketer)
1892 - 1973
Bill Reeves
1875 - 1944
William Austin (cricketer)
Born 1801
Matthew Bailey
Born 1977
Robert Williams (English cricketer)
Born 1970
Paul Berrill
Born 1964
Percy Hattersley-Smith
1847 - 1918
Philip Ashton (cricketer)
Born 1988
Lee Peacock (cricketer)
Born 1974
Frederick Thackeray
1817 - 1892
Paul Swannell
Born 1980
John Smith (cricketer, born 1843)
1843 - 1873
John Boning
1805 - 1879
Vincent Winn
Born 1966
William Bird (cricketer)
Born 1795
David Edwards (Cambridgeshire cricketer)
1805 - 1850
James Lawrence (Cambridgeshire cricketer)
Born 1785