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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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0002 FILM

Denzel Washington

Born 1954

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0019 ACTOR

Michael O'Keefe

Born 1955

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0053 GUITAR

Eugene Chadbourne

Born 1954

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0057 ARTIST

Phil Foglio

Born 1956

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0070 AUTHOR

Mary Gaitskill

Born 1954

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0073 WRITER

Jack Womack

Born 1956

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0089 SINGER

Cheryl Bentyne

Born 1954

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0092 NOVELIST

Chris Offutt

Born 1958

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0096 COMPOSER

Tod Machover

Born 1953

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0109 BASKET

Gus Williams (basketball)

Born 1953

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0127 BASKET

Jack Givens

Born 1956

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0131 BASKET

Ray Williams (basketball)

1954 - 2013

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0135 BASKET

Al Skinner

Born 1952

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0140 HISTORIAN

Kenneth C. Davis

Born 1954

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0147 BASKET

Rudy Hackett

Born 1953

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0150 DRUMMER

Jeff Williams (musician)

Born 1950

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0151 BASKET

Earl Tatum

Born 1953

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0154 ECONOMIST

Jeffrey M. Lacker

Born 1955

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0177 BASKET

Lowes Moore

Born 1957

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0191 POLITICIAN

Fred Hochberg

Born 1951

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0204 COMPOSER

Beth Anderson (composer)

Born 1950

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0206 BASEBALL

John Shelby

Born 1958

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0237 BASKET

Nate Hawthorne

1951 - 2005

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0238 POLITICIAN

Joe Hagin

Born 1956

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0239 BASEBALL

Doug Flynn

Born 1951

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0248 BASKET

Tony Jackson (basketball, born 1958)

Born 1958

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0261 ATHLETIC

Bill Collins (athlete)

Born 1950

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0264 BASKET

James Lee (basketball)

Born 1956

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0275 LAWYER

John Morgan (lawyer)

Born 1956

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0278 COACH

Dave Shula

Born 1959

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0299 MUSIC

Dana Countryman

Born 1954

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0304 MUSIC

Ethan Freeman

Born 1959

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0323 JUDGE

Janet DiFiore

Born 1955

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0332 POLITICIAN

George Latimer (New York politician)

Born 1953

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0342 BASEBALL

Dwight Bernard

Born 1952

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0357 PRIEST

Thomas Zinkula

Born 1957

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0362 MUSIC

Dave King (Bassist)

Born 1953

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0364 FOOTBALL

Frank LeMaster

Born 1952

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0367 BASEBALL

Derek Bryant (baseball)

Born 1951

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0380 BUSINESS

Bob Babbage

Born 1951

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0381 POLITICIAN

Cary Pigman

Born 1958

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0400 HORSE TRAINER

Claude R. McGaughey III

Born 1951

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0409 COACH

Noel Mazzone

Born 1957

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0415 POLITICIAN

Donna Mayfield

Born 1955

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0440 POLITICIAN

Barry Silver

Born 1956

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0466 LAWYER

Laurance B. VanMeter

Born 1958

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0496 POLITICIAN

Margaret Ruhl

Born 1956

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0507 BASEBALL

Joe Cowley (baseball)

Born 1958

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0517 GOLF

Myra Blackwelder

Born 1955

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0537 ILLUSTRATOR

Debbie Hughes

Born 1958

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0568 ARTIST

Joe Petro III

Born 1956

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