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MOUNT VERNON

Most Famous People Born in Mount Vernon, United States

Notable people
582
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1939
Most distinctive
Horse Trainer 65.1×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Mount Vernon Is Known For

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Politician is Mount Vernon's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (72).

Mount Vernon over-indexes on horse trainer — 65.1× the global rate.

Mount Vernon under-produces writer — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician72
  2. Basket46
  3. Actor45
  4. Football42
  5. Baseball41
  6. Lawyer22
  7. Music16
  8. Artist13
  1. Horse Trainer1065.1×
  2. Basket466.3×
  3. Baseball416.2×
  4. Officer123.1×
  5. Artist132.2×
  6. Lawyer222.2×
  7. Music161.9×
  1. Writer90.5×
  2. Football420.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

18001850190019502000
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Showing 21 of 582 notable people

0017 POLITICIAN

John C. Breckinridge

1821 - 1875

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0048 POLITICIAN

Francis Preston Blair Jr.

1821 - 1875

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0056 POLITICIAN

Benjamin Gratz Brown

1826 - 1885

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0078 POLITICIAN

Carter Harrison Sr.

1825 - 1893

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0114 SUPREME COURT

Alvin Peterson Hovey

1821 - 1891

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0163 POLITICIAN

Daniel Sheldon Norton

1829 - 1870

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0197 LAWYER

George W. Geddes

1824 - 1892

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0198 DIPLOMAT

Jehu Baker

1822 - 1903

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0213 MINISTER

John L. Stevens

1820 - 1895

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0225 POLITICIAN

Thomas Peter Akers

1828 - 1877

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0229 OFFICER

James Edward Jouett

1826 - 1902

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0232 LAWYER

Charles D. Martin

1829 - 1911

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0287 POLITICIAN

William V. Marquis

1828 - 1899

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0347 LAWYER

LaFayette Emmett

1822 - 1905

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0361 ARMY

Sanders D. Bruce

1825 - 1902

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0366 MILITAR

James Morrison Hawes

1824 - 1889

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0406 UNCLE

Granville P. Swift

1821 - 1875

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0448 EDITOR

Anthony Banning Norton

1821 - 1893

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0499 OFFICER

Jonathan Baker Moore

1825 - 1889

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0521 POLITICIAN

Newton R. Casey

Born 1826

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0551 POLITICIAN

John G. Baxter

1826 - 1885

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