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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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- Politics & Law
- Music
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Other
- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
0046 MUSIC
Butch Ballard
1918 - 2011
0127 FOOTBALL
Jack Ferrante
1916 - 2006
0131 SCULPTOR
Noah Purifoy
1917 - 2004
0186 BASEBALL
Jimmy Newberry
1919 - 1983
0326 TRADE UNION
John J. Horn
1917 - 1999
0356 FOOTBALL
John McCarthy (American football)
1916 - 1998
0376 LAWYER
Walter Newton Read
1918 - 2001
0391 LAWYER
John Joseph Kitchen
1911 - 1973
0402 MILITAR
Neldon Theo French
1918 - 1942
0406 ARMY
Robert C. Forbes
1917 - 2002