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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: Physicist Clear ×
0012 PHYSICIST
George Paget Thomson
1892 - 1975
0026 PHYSICIST
Charles Galton Darwin
1887 - 1962
0036 PHYSICIST
Sergey Kapitsa
1928 - 2012
0072 PHYSICIST
John Ziman
1925 - 2005
0085 PHYSICIST
Andrew Strominger
Born 1955
0117 PHYSICIST
John Clarke (physicist)
Born 1942
0142 PHYSICIST
Steven Cowley
Born 1951
0216 PHYSICIST
Bas Pease
1922 - 2004
0280 PHYSICIST
John Dainton
Born 1947