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LIBERTY

Most Famous People Born in Liberty, United States

Notable people
386
Peak decade
1930s
Median birth year
1915
Most distinctive
Baseball 6.2×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Liberty during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Liberty Is Known For

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Politician is Liberty's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (60).

Liberty over-indexes on baseball — 6.2× the global rate.

  1. Politician60
  2. Football32
  3. Actor27
  4. Baseball27
  5. Lawyer20
  6. Music16
  7. Basket13
  8. Militar12
  1. Baseball276.2×
  2. Officer83.1×
  3. Screenwriter53.0×
  4. Lawyer203.0×
  5. Music162.9×
  6. Basket132.7×
  7. Militar122.6×
  8. Business82.1×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Liberty's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0034 CHEMIST

J. Lawrence Smith

1818 - 1883

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0051 AUTHOR

Elizabeth Blair Lee

1818 - 1906

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0070 JUDGE

David S. Walker

1815 - 1891

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0084 MILITAR

Tyree H. Bell

1815 - 1902

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0135 COACH

Ben Holladay

1819 - 1887

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0137 POLITICIAN

Lewis Hayden

1811 - 1889

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0152 MILITAR

Douglas H. Cooper

1815 - 1879

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0153 POLITICIAN

James M. Priest

1816 - 1883

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0224 POLITICIAN

Thomas Marshall (Illinois politician)

1817 - 1873

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0308 POLITICIAN

Archibald Glenn

1819 - 1901

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0322 BROTHER

Benjamin Kelsey

1813 - 1889

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0325 BUSINESS

Joseph "Diamond Jo" Reynolds

1819 - 1891

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0362 OFFICER

Calvin D. Venable

1815 - 1862

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0386 MAYOR

Neander H. Rice

1814 - 1886

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