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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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- Field: Football Clear ×
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
Born 1986
Luke Chadwick
Born 1980
Alex Revell
Born 1983
Teddy Bishop
Born 1996
Liam O'Neil (footballer)
Born 1993
Carlton Morris
Born 1995
Byron Lawrence
Born 1996
Dan Murray (English footballer)
Born 1982
Adrian Clarke (footballer)
Born 1974
Michael Spillane (footballer)
Born 1989
Antonio Murray
Born 1984
Darren Campbell (footballer)
Born 1986
Josh Coulson
Born 1989
Danny Kelly (footballer, born 1990)
Born 1990
Kevin Wilkin
Born 1967
Ryan Auger
Born 1994
Alex Rhodes (footballer)
Born 1982
David Theobald
Born 1978
Ben Nunn
Born 1990
Tom Meechan
Born 1991
Nathaniel Knight-Percival
Born 1987
Percy Humphreys
1880 - 1959
Richard Key
Born 1956
Jim Whalen
1943 - 2012
Harri Hawkins
Born 1993
Craig Calver
Born 1991
Leon Davies
Born 1999
Steve Jones (footballer, born March 1970)
Born 1970
Steve Flack
Born 1971
Adem Atay
Born 1985
Harry Darling
Born 1999
Stuart Wardley
Born 1974
Clement Mitchell
1862 - 1937
Dan Gleeson
Born 1985
Daniel Chillingworth
Born 1981
Bobby Bell (English footballer)
Born 1950
Giuliano Maiorana
Born 1969
Edwin Diver
1861 - 1924
Bernard Robinson (footballer)
1911 - 2004
Neil Midgley (footballer)
Born 1978
Stephen Smith (footballer, born 1986)
Born 1986
Leo Cotterell
Born 1974
Dick Habbin
Born 1949
Roger Wosahlo
1947 - 2015
John Peachey
Born 1952
Ben Worman
Born 2001
Matthew Foy
Born 1998
Harry Cranfield
1917 - 1990
Fred Mansfield
1915 - 1992