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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.

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0005 BIOLOGIST

Thomas Hunt Morgan

1866 - 1945

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0059 ACTIVIST

Sophonisba Breckinridge

1866 - 1948

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0067 ACTOR

Mrs. Leslie Carter

1862 - 1937

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0084 MATHEMATICIAN

Derrick Norman Lehmer

1867 - 1938

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0226 GOLF

Allan Lard

1866 - 1946

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0294 MISSING

Belle Brezing

1860 - 1940

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0296 LINGUIST

George Oliver Curme

1860 - 1948

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0305 EDITOR

Desha Breckinridge

1867 - 1935

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0308 FOOTBALL

Ethelbert Dudley Warfield

1861 - 1936

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0329 MUSIC

John Baltzell

1860 - 1940

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0345 CARTOONIST

Carl E. Schultze

1866 - 1939

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0354 LIBRETTIST

Carroll Fleming

1865 - 1930

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0369 OFFICER

George B. Duncan

1861 - 1950

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0379 BASEBALL

Ollie Beard

1862 - 1887

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0398 HORSE TRAINER

Thomas Clay McDowell

1866 - 1935

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0427 ACTOR

Lizzie Evans

Born 1864

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0508 GOLF

William Withers

1864 - 1933

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0543 BASEBALL

Theodore Conover

1868 - 1910

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0556 PHYSICIAN

Anne Hazen McFarland

Born 1867

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0578 BASEBALL

Ollie Smith (baseball)

1865 - 1954

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