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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: Mathematician Clear ×
Andrew Wiles
Born 1953
Frank P. Ramsey
1903 - 1930
Simon Donaldson
Born 1957
Richard Taylor (mathematician)
Born 1962
Douglas Hartree
1897 - 1958
H. F. Baker
1866 - 1956
Jonathan Mestel
Born 1957
Harold Neville Vazeille Temperley
1915 - 2017
Mary Rees
Born 1953
Lucy Joan Slater
1922 - 2008
John Macnaghten Whittaker
1905 - 1984
Hilda Phoebe Hudson
1881 - 1965
R. W. H. T. Hudson
1875 - 1904