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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 baseball6.2× 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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386 notable people

0301 POLITICIAN

William A. Paxton

1837 - 1907

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0302 MODEL

Camila Dávalos

Born 1988

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0303 POLITICIAN

Luther Warder

1841 - 1902

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0304 ARCHITECT

William S. Kaufman

1849 - 1916

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0305 LAWYER

Rebecca Ross Haywood

Born 1968

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0306 BASEBALL

Bill Coyle

1871 - 1941

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0307 WRITER

Virginia Tyler Hudson

Born 1886

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0308 POLITICIAN

Archibald Glenn

1819 - 1901

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0309 OFFICER

Garrett J. Pendergrast

1802 - 1862

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0310 MUSIC

Dudley Fosdick

1902 - 1957

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0311 SURVEYOR

John C. Sullivan

1788 - 1830

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0312 MILITAR

Franklin J. Phillips

1874 - 1900

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0313 FOOTBALL

Rob Holmberg

Born 1971

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0314 BASKET

Bill Trumbo

1939 - 2018

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0315 FOOTBALL

Nick Forkovitch

1919 - 1998

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0316 FOOTBALL

Z. J. Stanley

1892 - 1952

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0317 LAWYER

Joseph B. Lancaster

1790 - 1856

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0318 ACTIVIST

Robert Fox (activist)

Born 1846

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0319 ARMY

John F. Weston

1845 - 1917

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0320 INVENTOR

Jean-Aimé LeRoy

1854 - 1932

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0321 ARTIST

James C. Watkins

Born 1951

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0322 BROTHER

Benjamin Kelsey

1813 - 1889

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0323 BASEBALL

Frank N. Wolf

1897 - 1949

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0324 POLITICIAN

Marjorie N. Sloan

Born 1944

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0325 BUSINESS

Joseph "Diamond Jo" Reynolds

1819 - 1891

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0326 LAWYER

Warner Cope

1824 - 1903

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0327 BASEBALL

Russ Goetz

1930 - 2017

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0328 BANK

John M. Shelton

1853 - 1923

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0329 JOURNALIST

Myram Borders

Born 1936

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0330 ENGINEER

J. White Guyn

1883 - 1953

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0331 SINGER

Andy Rodgers (musician)

1922 - 2004

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0332 POLITICIAN

Paul F. Jones

1909 - 1960

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0333 POLITICIAN

Nathaniel W. Watkins

1796 - 1876

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0334 POLITICIAN

John Howard Allen

Born 1845

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0335 CARTOONIST

Billy Marriner

1873 - 1914

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0336 FOOTBALL

Dave Opfar

Born 1960

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0337 POLITICIAN

Jackson L. Morrow

1827 - 1899

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0338 POLITICIAN

Samuel Henderson (Indianapolis mayor)

1800 - 1883

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0339 SCREENWRITER

Cheryl McCall

1950 - 2005

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0340 BASKET

Walter Skidmore

1903 - 1993

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0341 POLITICIAN

Mike Nemes

Born 1954

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0342 POLITICIAN

Emil Mrkonic

1927 - 2002

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0343 SCIENTIST

Michael J. Wargo

1951 - 2013

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0344 OFFICER

George D. Miller

Born 1930

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0345 POLITICIAN

Austin Davis (politician)

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0346 BASEBALL

Tink Riviere

1899 - 1965

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0347 OFFICER

Ira Allen Haynes

1859 - 1955

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0348 ARCHITECT

Thomas Best

1889 - 1938

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0349 FIGHTER PILOT

James D. "Murph" Murphy

Born 1964

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0350 MILITAR

Benjamin F. Hardaway

1865 - 1955

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0351 MILITAR

Joseph Franklin Bent

Born 1927

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0352 SPORT

Jim Rose (basketball)

1949 - 2009

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0353 ACTOR

Wharton James

1873 - 1943

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0354 BASKET

Rice Mountjoy

1901 - 1985

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0355 LAWYER

Jo Hamilton (politician)

1827 - 1904

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0356 POLITICIAN

M. A. Breeden

1849 - 1916

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0357 POLITICIAN

Joseph Phillips (judge)

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0358 WRITER

Orrie Hitt

1916 - 1975

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0359 GOLF

Jon Gustin

1932 - 1994

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0360 WRITER

Pam Evans

Born 1953

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0361 DRIVER

Jeff Kline

Born 1944

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0362 OFFICER

Calvin D. Venable

1815 - 1862

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0363 ARCHITECT

Joseph Farcus

Born 1944

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0364 LAWYER

Alexander Botkin

1801 - 1857

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0365 OFFICER

Joseph Stewart (U.S. Army officer)

1822 - 1904

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0366 POLITICIAN

Joe Hunt (Politiker)

1910 - 1964

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0367 MILITANTE

John R. Mosby

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0368 BASEBALL

W. S. Peters

1867 - 1933

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0369 LAWYER

Thomas C. Browne

1794 - 1858

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0370 POLITICIAN

George M. Shelley

1877 - 1927

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0371 ACCOUNTANT

Milt Albright

1916 - 2014

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0372 EDUCATOR

Ona F. Meens

1886 - 1980

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0373 FOOTBALL

Herbert L. Hart

Born 1897

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0374 MUSIC

Charlie Oaks

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0375 BASEBALL

John Davis (pitcher, born 1883)

1883 - 1946

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0376 FOOTBALL

Kirby Lee Spurlock

1893 - 1977

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0377 BASEBALL

James Shawler

1879 - 1925

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0378 ATTORNEY

Lawrence H. Framme III

Born 1949

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0379 CONSUL

Orlando Harrison Baker

1830 - 1913

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0380 FARMER

John York (Offizier)

1800 - 1848

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0381 POLITICIAN

O. W. Jones

1897 - 1975

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0382 BASEBALL

Worth B. Yancey

1879 - 1912

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0383 LAWYER

William Breeden

1865 - 1889

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0384 POLITICIAN

James B. Woods

1802 - 1851

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0385 HORSE TRAINER

Patrick B. Devereux Sr.

1926 - 2003

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0386 MAYOR

Neander H. Rice

1814 - 1886

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