#1Famous people · Cambridge
Writers and artists stand out among the 19 famous people born in Cambridge
Articles in 17 languages make the American equestrian Frank Henry the best known. The next two names are Laura James and Thomas Talbot. 10 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,265 towns in New York with famous people list more.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Frank Henry
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1789
Thomas C. Love
Youngest
1990
Laura James
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Cambridge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Cambridge is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Cambridge’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1800s, with 4 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitarySportsNotableFilm, TV & StageFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Cambridge
Frank Henry, Laura James and Thomas Talbot are written about in 17, 11 and 9 languages.
#1LJ#2
#3Politics & Law
Thomas Talbot
1818–1885American politician and textile businessman
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Cambridge
Another 16, 6 of them leaders.
Charles Read
born 1840Union Navy sailor of the American Civil War, recipient of the Medal of Honor
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cambridge and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (12)
- Frank Henry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Talbot: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail Bush: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Ambrose Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Perry: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Reid: CCRButterfly, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas C. Love: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cowper Prime: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick W. Mausert III: USMC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harmon S. Graves: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orsemus Morrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Buckley Walker: Bgmyersftp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons