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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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Jenny Saville
Born 1970
Norman Wilkinson (artist)
1878 - 1971
Randal Keynes
Born 1948
Harry Hall (painter)
1816 - 1882
Lucy Skaer
Born 1975
Fred Roe
1864 - 1947
David Bates (English artist)
1840 - 1921
Adam Cvijanovic
Born 1960
Frances Irwin Hunt
1890 - 1981
William Holt Yates Titcomb
1858 - 1930
William Balthazar Rose
Born 1961
Dorothy Elizabeth Bradford
1897 - 1986