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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×
Through the Decades

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 baseball9.1× the global rate.

  1. Football61
  2. Politician48
  3. Baseball42
  4. Lawyer18
  5. Actor17
  6. Basket17
  7. Singer12
  8. Writer11
  1. Baseball429.1×
  2. Coach67.1×
  3. Wrestler53.8×
  4. Basket173.3×
  5. Officer83.0×
  6. Lawyer182.5×
  7. Artist81.9×
  8. Music111.9×

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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Showing 44 of 408 notable people

0002 ESSAYIST

Andrea Dworkin

1946 - 2005

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0007 SINGER

Lola Falana

Born 1942

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0020 ACTOR

Samuel E. Wright

Born 1946

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0023 BANDLEADER

Buster Williams

Born 1942

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0028 POLITICIAN

Kay Ivey

Born 1944

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0030 POLITICIAN

Bonnie Watson Coleman

Born 1945

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0031 WRITER

Sam Savage

1940 - 2019

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0043 MUSIC

Wayne Dockery

1941 - 2018

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0060 RELIGIOUS

Karen Zerby

Born 1946

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0095 NOVELIST

Terri Brisbin

Born 1948

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0097 PRIEST

George V. Murry

1948 - 2020

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0112 WRITER

Andrew Clements

1949 - 2019

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0116 POLITICIAN

Larry Pratt

Born 1942

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0122 SINGER

Richard Sterban

Born 1943

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0126 FOOTBALL

Billy Hunter (basketball)

Born 1942

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0149 PRODUCER

Leon Huff

Born 1942

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0158 ACTOR

Beth Brickell

Born 1941

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0182 BUSINESS

Oz Griebel

1949 - 2020

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0183 BUSINESS

Bruce S. Gordon

Born 1946

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0185 JOURNALIST

Harold Johnson (sportscaster)

Born 1940

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0206 SINGER

Barbara Ingram

1947 - 1994

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0217 BASEBALL

Bill Laxton

Born 1948

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0223 BASKET

Jasper Wilson (basketball)

Born 1947

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0242 NATURALIST

Marcia Bonta

Born 1940

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0249 MUSIC

Kirk Nurock

Born 1948

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0261 POLITICIAN

Gilbert "Whip" Wilson

Born 1947

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0269 POLITICIAN

Randy Primas

1949 - 2012

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0274 RADIO

Bob Lassiter

1945 - 2006

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0278 FOOTBALL

Moses Denson

Born 1944

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0280 BOXER

Joe Harris (Boxer)

1945 - 1990

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0284 FILM

Joe Baltake

1945 - 2020

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0295 POLITICIAN

Dick Kelsey (politician)

Born 1946

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0303 LAWYER

Lewis Katz

1942 - 2014

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0310 FOOTBALL

Johnny Baker (linebacker)

Born 1941

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0314 DESIGNER

Col. Littleton

Born 1943

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0329 POLITICIAN

Wayne R. Bryant

Born 1947

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0337 LAWYER

Miles Feinstein

Born 1941

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0353 POLITICIAN

Annie L. Key

Born 1940

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0357 POLITICIAN

Bill Clyburn

Born 1941

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0379 ACTOR

Stephen Keep Mills

Born 1947

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0382 ROWER

Pam Behrens

Born 1946

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0386 LAWYER

Robert Sheheen

Born 1943

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0398 JOCKEY

Menotti Aristone

1942 - 2013

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0408 ARTIST

Loretta Pettway

Born 1942

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