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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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Ralph Brown
Born 1957
Richard Cumberland (dramatist)
1732 - 1811
Gavin Baddeley
Born 1966
Nick Arnold (writer)
Born 1964
Nicholas Moore
1918 - 1986
Jenny Valentine
Born 1970
Catherine Banner
Born 1989
Valerie Mason-John
Born 1962
Jean Bedford
Born 1910
Ellice Hopkins
1836 - 1904
Aelfrida Tillyard
1883 - 1959
Tobsha Learner
Born 1959
Olive Cook
1912 - 2002
Robert Charles
Born 1938
Sarah Gratton
Born 1966
Dougald Hine
Born 1977
Rebecca Abrams
Born 1963
Adrian Rigelsford
Born 1969
Nick Weldon
Born 1954
Jason Michael Holland
Born 1971
Rowland White
Born 1970
Mary Etheldred Pulling
1871 - 1951