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AMHERST
Most Famous People Born in Amherst, United States
- Notable people
- 399
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1882
- Most distinctive
- Coach 7.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Amherst during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 29 notable births.
What Amherst Is Known For
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Politician is Amherst's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (70).
Amherst over-indexes on coach — 7.2× the global rate.
Amherst under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Amherst's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Military
- Music
- Science
- Writing
- Other
- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1944)
1944 - 2007
Victoria Mallory
1949 - 2014
Linda Arrigo
Born 1949
Cooper-Moore
Born 1946
Lewis F. Payne Jr.
Born 1945
Fred Barnes (journalist)
Born 1943
Guy St. Clair
Born 1940
Ellen Bryant Voigt
Born 1943
Jane Leslie Conly
Born 1948
Kathleen Eagle
Born 1947
Ada L. Smith
Born 1945
Keith Hodgson
Born 1947
Juris Luzins
Born 1947
Brad Babcock
1940 - 2020
Hugh B. Scott
Born 1949
Adele Chatfield-Taylor
Born 1945
Tom Metcalf
Born 1940