People
People from Cambridge's history, each with a page tying them to the places in the city where they studied, taught, lived or worked.
Alfred Waterhouse
1830–1905 · Architect
An architect associated with Gothic Revival architecture who designed Girton College, the Cambridge Union building, new buildings at Pembroke College and a bank on Sidney Street.
Charles Darwin
1809–1882 · Naturalist
An English naturalist who studied at Christ's College, Cambridge, before sailing on HMS Beagle.
Christopher Wren
1632–1723 · Architect
An English architect whose first known building was the chapel of Pembroke College, Cambridge, and who designed two more Cambridge buildings.
George Gilbert Scott
1811–1878 · Architect
A Gothic Revival architect who designed the chapel of St John's College and the 1860s south range of the Old Schools in Cambridge.
Gwen Raverat
1885–1957 · Wood engraver and illustrator
A wood engraver and illustrator born in Cambridge, whose memoir Period Piece describes her childhood at Newnham Grange.
Henry Sidgwick
1838–1900 · Philosopher and economist
A philosopher and economist, fellow of Trinity College and Knightbridge Professor, who supported the higher education of women at Cambridge.
Henry VI
1421–1471 · King of England
King of England who founded King's College, Cambridge, and was named founder in the charter of Christ's College.
Isaac Newton
1643–1727 · Mathematician and physicist
An English mathematician and physicist who was a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Rupert Brooke
1887–1915 · Poet
An English poet who studied and held a fellowship at King's College, Cambridge, and lodged at Grantchester.
Samuel Pepys
1633–1703 · Diarist and naval administrator
An English diarist and naval official who studied at Magdalene College, Cambridge, and left his library to the college.
Thomas Hobson
1544–1631 · Carrier and stable keeper
A Cambridge carrier and stable keeper who gave English the phrase Hobson's choice and was a benefactor of the town's water supply.
William Wilkins
1778–1839 · Architect
An architect and Cambridge graduate who designed the plan of Downing College and new buildings at King's, Trinity and Corpus Christi colleges.
Only people who have died are included. See also guides and colleges.