Famous People Born In Cambridge

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Olivia Newton-John
(One of the Best-selling Artists, Who Starred in the Musical 'Grease')
Olivia Newton-John
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Birthdate: September 26, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: August 8, 2022
 2 
Richard Attenborough
(English Actor & Filmmaker)
Richard Attenborough
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Birthdate: August 29, 1923
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: August 24, 2014
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 3 
David Gilmour
(Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Record producer)
David Gilmour
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 6, 1946
Sun Sign: Pisces
 4 
John Maynard Keynes
(One of the Most Influential Economists of the 20th Century Whose Ideas Greatly Influenced Economic Policies of Governments)
John Maynard Keynes
15
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 5, 1883
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: April 21, 1946
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 5 
Douglas Adams
(Author of the BBC Radio Comedy Series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy")
Douglas Adams
14
Birthdate: March 11, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: May 11, 2001
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 6 
Syd Barrett
(Singer-songwriter)
Syd Barrett
21
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 6, 1946
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: July 7, 2006
 7 
Charli XCX
(Singer and Songwriter Known for Her Hit Singles ‘I Love It’ and ‘Boom Clap’)
Charli XCX
41
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 2, 1992
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 8 
Matthew Bellamy
(Musician)
Matthew Bellamy
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 9, 1978
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 9 
Jeremy Northam
(Actor and Singer Known for His Role as ‘Mr. Knightley’ in the Film ‘Emma’)
Jeremy Northam
2
Birthdate: December 1, 1961
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 10 
Steven Mackintosh
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Birthdate: April 30, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 11 
Andrew Wiles
(Mathematician, University teacher)
Andrew Wiles
6
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 11, 1953
Sun Sign: Aries
 12 
Rebecca Mader
(Actress)
Rebecca Mader
3
Birthdate: April 24, 1977
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 13 
Martin Kenzie
(British Cinematographer and Second Unit Director)
Martin Kenzie
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Birthdate: April 29, 1956
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: July 16, 2012
 14 
Simon McBurney
(Actor)
Simon McBurney
0
Birthdate: August 25, 1957
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 15 
George Paget Thomson
(British Physicist Who Won the Nobel Prize in Physics for Discovering the Wave Properties of the Electron)
George Paget Thomson
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 3, 1892
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: September 10, 1975
 16 
Jack Hobbs
(English Professional Cricketer and One of the Greatest Batsmen in the History of Cricket)
Jack Hobbs
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 16, 1882
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: December 21, 1963
 17 
Amy Williams
(British Former Skeleton Racer and Olympic Gold Medallist)
Amy Williams
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 29, 1982
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 18 
Gregory Bateson
(Anthropologist, Philosopher, Sociologist, Psychologist)
Gregory Bateson
0
Birthdate: May 9, 1904
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: June 11, 1980
 19 
Ralph Brown
(Football player)
Ralph Brown
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 16, 1978
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 20 
Bob Klose
(photographer, guitarist)
Bob Klose
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Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: 1945 AD
 21 
John Sulston
(Biologist)
John Sulston
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 27, 1942
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: March 6, 2018
 22 
Frank P. Ramsey
(Mathematician, Philosopher, Economist)
Frank P. Ramsey
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 22, 1903
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: January 19, 1930
 23 
Jenny Saville
(painter)
Jenny Saville
1
Birthdate: May 7, 1970
Sun Sign: Taurus
 24 
Daniel Goodfellow
(British Diver and Olympic Medalist)
Daniel Goodfellow
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 19, 1996
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 25 
Ralph Brown
(Actor)
Ralph Brown
2
Birthdate: June 18, 1957
Sun Sign: Gemini
 26 
F.R. Leavis
(Literature Critic)
F.R. Leavis
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Birthdate: July 14, 1895
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: April 14, 1978
 27 
Simon Donaldson
(Mathematician)
Simon Donaldson
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 20, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
 28 
Charles Galton Darwin
(Former physicist who served as director of the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) during the Second World War)
Charles Galton Darwin
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 18, 1887
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: December 31, 1962
 29 
Jeremy Taylor
(Author)
Jeremy Taylor
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 15, 1613
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: August 13, 1667
 30 
Mark Roberson
(Retired English Javelin Thrower)
Mark Roberson
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 13, 1967
Sun Sign: Pisces
 31 
Caroline Pearce
(British Athlete)
Caroline Pearce
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 1, 1981
Sun Sign: Virgo
 32 
Michael Ramsey
(British Anglican Bishop and Life Peer)
Michael Ramsey
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 14, 1904
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: April 23, 1988
 33 
Judith Weir
(Composer, Musicologist)
Judith Weir
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Birthdate: May 11, 1954
Sun Sign: Taurus
 34 
Ronald Searle
(Caricaturist, Illustrator, Screenwriter)
Ronald Searle
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Birthdate: March 3, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: December 30, 2011
 35 
Roger Tomlinson
(Father of GIS)
Roger Tomlinson
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Birthdate: November 17, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: February 9, 2014
 36 
J. J. C. Smart
(Philosopher, University teacher)
J. J. C. Smart
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Birthdate: September 16, 1920
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: October 6, 2012
 37 
R. Palme Dutt
(Journalist, Politician)
R. Palme Dutt
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Birthdate: June 19, 1896
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: December 20, 1974
 38 
Douglas Hartree
(Mathematician)
Douglas Hartree
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 27, 1897
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: February 12, 1958
 39 
Walter William Skeat
(Anthropologist)
Walter William Skeat
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Birthdate: November 21, 1835
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: October 7, 1912
 40 
Frances Cornford
(Poet)
Frances Cornford
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 30, 1886
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: August 19, 1960
 41 
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
(British Ecologist Who is Referred to as the Father of Modern Ecology)
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 30, 1903
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: May 17, 1991
 42 
Edward Henry Palmer
(Explorer)
Edward Henry Palmer
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 7, 1840
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: August 10, 1882
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 9, 1897
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: June 7, 1978
 44 
John Cheke
(Statesman)
John Cheke
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 16, 1514
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: September 13, 1557
 45 
Nellie Sengupta
(Englishwoman who fought for Indian Independence)
Nellie Sengupta
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 12, 1884
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: October 23, 1973
 46 
Brian G. Marsden
(Astronomer)
Brian G. Marsden
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 5, 1937
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: November 18, 2010
 47 
James Thomason
(Government officer)
James Thomason
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 3, 1804
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: September 27, 1853
 48 
Nicholas Moore
(Poet)
Nicholas Moore
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 16, 1918
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: January 26, 1986
 49 
William Whitehead
(Poet)
William Whitehead
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 12, 1715
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: April 14, 1785
 50 
Leo Myers
(Novelist)
Leo Myers
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 6, 1881
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: April 7, 1944