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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 60 notable births.

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 trainer65.1× 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
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Film & TV
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Other
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Showing 38 of 582 notable people

0020 SPRINT

Tyson Gay

Born 1982

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0042 ACTOR

Angelina Valentine

Born 1986

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0046 HOCKEY

T. J. Oshie

Born 1986

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0055 BASEBALL

Tyler Clippard

Born 1985

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0063 BASKET

Kevin Jones (basketball)

Born 1989

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0091 BASEBALL

Robbie Ross Jr.

Born 1989

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0095 BASEBALL

Collin Cowgill

Born 1986

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0128 BASEBALL

Austin Kearns

Born 1980

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0139 BASKET

Troy DeVries

Born 1982

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0145 ACTOR

Davetta Sherwood

Born 1984

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0159 ACTOR

Farah Fath

Born 1984

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0161 BASEBALL

Nick Maronde

Born 1989

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0180 BASKET

Tyler Wilkerson

Born 1988

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0182 BASKET

Natalie Novosel

Born 1989

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0185 SWIMMER

Elaine Breeden

Born 1988

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0193 SINGER

Asia Nitollano

Born 1988

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0210 PLAYER

Scott Clements

Born 1981

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0212 FOOTBALL

Jacob Tamme

Born 1985

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0216 SPRINT

Dominique Blake

Born 1987

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0250 CHEF

Damaris Phillips

Born 1980

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0283 FOOTBALL

Oscar Jimenez (soccer)

Born 1989

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0328 BASKET

Greg Jenkins

Born 1982

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0330 JOURNALIST

Pamela Brown (journalist)

Born 1983

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0337 MARTIAL ART

Junie Browning

Born 1985

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0341 BASEBALL

Kevin Richardson (baseball)

Born 1980

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0350 BASKET

Chris Lowe (basketball)

Born 1987

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0371 FOOTBALL

Chase Minnifield

Born 1989

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0419 ENTREPRENEUR

Nate Morris

Born 1980

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0426 FOOTBALL

Sean Kelley

Born 1988

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0433 FOOTBALL

Matt Kroul

Born 1986

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0476 FOOTBALL

Eric Shelton (American football)

Born 1983

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0480 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Maria Maldonado (Miss Kentucky)

Born 1982

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0494 BASKET

Ryan Ridder

Born 1984

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0513 POLITICIAN

Alessandra Biaggi

Born 1986

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0514 FOOTBALL

Cedeno Patrick

Born 1983

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0555 FOOTBALL

Keith Williams (cornerback)

Born 1983

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0560 FOOTBALL

Quintin Borders

Born 1988

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0564 BASKET

Terren Harbut

Born 1983

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