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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1930s with 32 notable births.

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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0009 POET

Joaquin Miller

1837 - 1913

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0060 POLITICIAN

James D. Walker

1830 - 1906

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0086 GOVERNOR

Thomas W. Bennett (territorial governor)

1831 - 1893

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0093 ARCHER

Samuel Duvall

1836 - 1908

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0146 POLITICIAN

William N. Sweeney

1832 - 1895

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0175 POLITICIAN

John W. Lane

1835 - 1888

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0282 DENTIST

Sanford Christie Barnum

1838 - 1885

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0290 OFFICER

Edward Hill (Medal of Honor)

1835 - 1900

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0299 POLITICIAN

William Owen Bush

1832 - 1907

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0301 POLITICIAN

William A. Paxton

1837 - 1907

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0379 CONSUL

Orlando Harrison Baker

1830 - 1913

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