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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 1900s Clear ×
0038 SINGER
Russ Columbo
1908 - 1934
0067 JUDGE
Charles L. Terry Jr.
1900 - 1970
0101 ANTHROPOLOGIST
Lucy Taxis Shoe Meritt
1906 - 2003
0106 POLITICIAN
Catherine Dorris Norrell
1901 - 1981
0181 WRITER
Betty Cavanna
1909 - 2001
0193 COMPOSER
Anna Sosenko
1909 - 2000
0203 UNITED NATION
James Morgan Read
1908 - 1985
0246 PHOTOGRAPHER
Myron Scott
1907 - 1998
0250 BASEBALL
Sig Jakucki
1909 - 1979
0256 BASEBALL
Fred Heimach
1901 - 1973
0307 FOOTBALL
Charles Rogers (American football coach)
1903 - 1986
0315 FOOTBALL
Ark Newton
1903 - 1974
0389 CHEF
Estella Payton
1904 - 1999