39.3170° N, 83.8022° W
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×
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.
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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- Film & TV
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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Jim Varney
1949 - 2000
David Chase
Born 1945
Richard Hell
Born 1949
Gene Robinson
Born 1947
Susan Harris
Born 1940
Linda Fairstein
Born 1947
Jeremy Kagan
Born 1945
Jonathan A. Campbell
Born 1947
Gayl Jones
Born 1949
Christopher Stasheff
1944 - 2018
Judith Blegen
Born 1943
Ruth Glick
Born 1942
John Raymond Henry
Born 1943
Danny Kalb
Born 1942
Tom Mintier
1948 - 2016
Mike Emrick
Born 1946
Scotty Baesler
Born 1941
Dan Hester
Born 1948
Joe Hamilton (basketball)
Born 1948
Martin Huston
1941 - 2001
Bobby Washington
Born 1947
Steven Forrest (astrologer)
Born 1949
Arthur D. Nicholson
1947 - 1985
Kenneth Michael Kays
1949 - 1991
Laura Clayton
Born 1943
Dexter Westbrook
Born 1943
Roz Kelly
Born 1943
Robb Forman Dew
1946 - 2020
Owen Lovejoy (anthropologist)
Born 1943
B. T. Collins
1940 - 1993
Dan Wikler
Born 1946
Tom Hammond
Born 1944
Chester Higgins Jr.
Born 1946
Ed Subitzky
Born 1943
Kenny Troutt
Born 1948
John T. Ward Jr.
Born 1945
Paul Goldstein (law professor)
Born 1943
Warren Tartaglia
1944 - 1965
Jim Stillwagon
1949 - 2018
Bobby Maples
1942 - 1991
Jane Gentry Vance
1941 - 2014
Susan E. King
Born 1947
Ruth Ann Palumbo
Born 1949
Archie R. Clemins
1943 - 2020
Brett De Palma
Born 1949
Jim LeClair (quarterback)
Born 1944
Lois Combs Weinberg
Born 1943
John M. Veitch
Born 1945
Stephen Trafton
Born 1946
Dick Palmer (American football)
Born 1947
Rochelle C. Dreyfuss
Born 1940
Tom Buford
Born 1949
Robert S. Denig
1946 - 1995
Mike Moloney (politician)
Born 1941