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CAMDEN
Most Famous People Born in Camden, United States
- Notable people
- 408
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1941
- Most distinctive
- Baseball 9.1×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Camden during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Camden Is Known For
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Football is Camden's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (61).
Camden over-indexes on baseball — 9.1× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Camden's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1850s Clear ×
0015 SURGEON
Howard Atwood Kelly
1858 - 1943
0070 POLITICIAN
Harry A. Richardson
1853 - 1928
0082 WRITER
Horace Traubel
1858 - 1919
0151 MILITAR
Johnson Chesnut Whittaker
1858 - 1931
0160 EXPLORER
Ben Lilly
1856 - 1936
0175 MISSIONARY
Francis Dunlap Gamewell
1857 - 1950
0336 BASEBALL
Redleg Snyder
1854 - 1932
0346 BASEBALL
Bill Higgins (baseball)
1859 - 1919
0390 LAW
Patrick Henry Nelson II
1856 - 1914