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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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Showing 72 of 582 notable people

0009 POLITICIAN

Mary Todd Lincoln

1818 - 1882

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0017 POLITICIAN

John C. Breckinridge

1821 - 1875

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0030 POLITICIAN

David Rice Atchison

1807 - 1886

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0048 POLITICIAN

Francis Preston Blair Jr.

1821 - 1875

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0050 POLITICIAN

Robert Mosbacher

1927 - 2010

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0051 POLITICIAN

Andy Barr (American politician)

Born 1973

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0056 POLITICIAN

Benjamin Gratz Brown

1826 - 1885

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0064 POLITICIAN

Joe Pitts

Born 1939

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0069 POLITICIAN

William Alexander Richardson

1811 - 1875

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0078 POLITICIAN

Carter Harrison Sr.

1825 - 1893

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0080 POLITICIAN

George Troup

1780 - 1856

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0093 POLITICIAN

John Y. Brown Jr.

Born 1933

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0097 POLITICIAN

Clifton R. Breckinridge

1846 - 1932

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0102 POLITICIAN

James G. Scrugham

1880 - 1945

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0108 POLITICIAN

Alfred Francis Russell

1817 - 1884

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0112 POLITICIAN

Lilburn Boggs

1796 - 1860

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0129 POLITICIAN

Rob Astorino

Born 1967

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0134 POLITICIAN

Thomas Buck Reed

1787 - 1829

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0160 POLITICIAN

Mark W. Izard

1799 - 1866

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0163 POLITICIAN

Daniel Sheldon Norton

1829 - 1870

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0165 POLITICIAN

Benjamin Howard (Missouri)

1760 - 1814

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0191 POLITICIAN

Fred Hochberg

Born 1951

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0202 POLITICIAN

Frank H. Hurd

1840 - 1896

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0217 POLITICIAN

William B. Anderson

1830 - 1901

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0218 POLITICIAN

Joseph H. Hawkins

Died 1823

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0220 POLITICIAN

Loren Fletcher

1833 - 1919

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0225 POLITICIAN

Thomas Peter Akers

1828 - 1877

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0233 POLITICIAN

John H. Rice

1816 - 1911

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0234 POLITICIAN

William C. Cooper

1832 - 1902

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0236 POLITICIAN

Robert W. Woolley

1871 - 1958

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0238 POLITICIAN

Joe Hagin

Born 1956

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0242 POLITICIAN

George W. Dunlap

1813 - 1880

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0245 POLITICIAN

Benton Jay Hall

1835 - 1894

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0249 POLITICIAN

William E. Wilson (Indiana politician)

1870 - 1948

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0254 POLITICIAN

Charles F. West

1895 - 1955

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0256 POLITICIAN

Drew Curtis

Born 1973

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0260 POLITICIAN

John K. Miller

1819 - 1863

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0281 POLITICIAN

Benjamin White (Maine politician)

1790 - 1860

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0287 POLITICIAN

William V. Marquis

1828 - 1899

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0309 POLITICIAN

B. T. Collins

1940 - 1993

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0325 POLITICIAN

John J. Gosper

1841 - 1913

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0332 POLITICIAN

George Latimer (New York politician)

Born 1953

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0336 POLITICIAN

George W. Snow

1842 - 1927

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0339 POLITICIAN

Henry M. Beardsley

1858 - 1938

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0351 POLITICIAN

Mary Barr Clay

1839 - 1924

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0352 POLITICIAN

Joe Shell

1918 - 2008

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0365 POLITICIAN

Eugene Branstool

Born 1936

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0373 POLITICIAN

Trent Van Haaften

Born 1964

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0374 POLITICIAN

Winnie Brinks

Born 1968

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0381 POLITICIAN

Cary Pigman

Born 1958

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0392 POLITICIAN

Sheryl M. Delozier

-

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0393 POLITICIAN

Don Eldridge

1919 - 2007

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0415 POLITICIAN

Donna Mayfield

Born 1955

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0432 POLITICIAN

Ruth Ann Palumbo

Born 1949

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0440 POLITICIAN

Barry Silver

Born 1956

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0442 POLITICIAN

Charles Mynn Thruston

1798 - 1873

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0463 POLITICIAN

Morton M. McCarver

1807 - 1875

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0482 POLITICIAN

Lois Combs Weinberg

Born 1943

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0491 POLITICIAN

Theodore Johnson

1904 - 1992

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0492 POLITICIAN

Neil Chatterjee

-

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0493 POLITICIAN

Mario Merola (lawyer)

1922 - 1987

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0496 POLITICIAN

Margaret Ruhl

Born 1956

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0497 POLITICIAN

James Cameron Watson

1890 - 1986

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0513 POLITICIAN

Alessandra Biaggi

Born 1986

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0521 POLITICIAN

Newton R. Casey

Born 1826

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0522 POLITICIAN

Thom Collier

-

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0544 POLITICIAN

Thomas Hiram Preston

1855 - 1925

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0550 POLITICIAN

Nicholas Kafoglis

1930 - 2019

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0551 POLITICIAN

John G. Baxter

1826 - 1885

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0557 POLITICIAN

Robert Flournoy Hosford

1842 - 1924

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0569 POLITICIAN

Tom Buford

Born 1949

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0575 POLITICIAN

Mike Moloney (politician)

Born 1941

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