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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 baseball — 9.1× 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 48 of 408 notable people

0021 POLITICIAN

David Pryor

Born 1934

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0025 POLITICIAN

Rob Andrews

Born 1957

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0026 POLITICIAN

Donald Norcross

Born 1958

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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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0041 POLITICIAN

Lindley Miller Garrison

1864 - 1932

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0050 POLITICIAN

James Chesnut Jr.

1815 - 1885

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0051 POLITICIAN

Benjamin Travis Laney

1896 - 1977

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0054 POLITICIAN

John C. West

1922 - 2004

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0055 POLITICIAN

Joseph R. Grundy

1863 - 1961

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0063 POLITICIAN

Vincent Sheheen

Born 1971

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0069 POLITICIAN

George Washington Hays

1863 - 1927

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0070 POLITICIAN

Harry A. Richardson

1853 - 1928

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0080 POLITICIAN

William McWillie

1795 - 1869

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0083 POLITICIAN

Benjamin M. Miller

1864 - 1944

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0090 POLITICIAN

David Baird Jr.

1881 - 1955

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0091 POLITICIAN

Charles A. Wolverton

1880 - 1969

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0093 POLITICIAN

Philemon T. Herbert

1825 - 1864

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0102 POLITICIAN

James Dellet

1788 - 1848

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0106 POLITICIAN

Catherine Dorris Norrell

1901 - 1981

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0108 POLITICIAN

James Miller Williams

1818 - 1890

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0115 POLITICIAN

Robert Hardy Smith

1813 - 1878

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0116 POLITICIAN

Larry Pratt

Born 1942

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0118 POLITICIAN

Josiah Abigail Patterson Campbell

1830 - 1917

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0120 POLITICIAN

Angelo Errichetti

1928 - 2013

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0134 POLITICIAN

George W. Wilson

1840 - 1909

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0143 POLITICIAN

John Carter (South Carolina politician)

1792 - 1850

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0157 POLITICIAN

Stephen M. Sweeney

Born 1959

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0171 POLITICIAN

Henry H. Holt

1831 - 1898

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0200 POLITICIAN

Ed Forchion

Born 1964

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0204 POLITICIAN

Ellen Moyer

Born 1936

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0210 POLITICIAN

Jim Holt (Arkansas politician)

Born 1965

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0211 POLITICIAN

Jerome Case

1819 - 1891

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0222 POLITICIAN

Kristin Phillips-Hill

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0244 POLITICIAN

Dana Redd

Born 1968

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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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0277 POLITICIAN

Paul G. Pinsky

Born 1950

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0295 POLITICIAN

Dick Kelsey (politician)

Born 1946

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0296 POLITICIAN

Laurie Funderburk

Born 1975

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0300 POLITICIAN

Lawrence Curry

1935 - 2018

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0301 POLITICIAN

Merle Flowers

Born 1968

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0328 POLITICIAN

Dick Elliott (politician)

1935 - 2014

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0329 POLITICIAN

Wayne R. Bryant

Born 1947

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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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0365 POLITICIAN

Deb Lavender

Born 1956

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0367 POLITICIAN

Mary Keating Croce

1928 - 2016

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