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SALEM

Most Famous People Born in Salem, United States

Notable people
471
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1899
Most distinctive
Librarian 14.5×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Salem during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1950s with 36 notable births.

What Salem Is Known For

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Politician is Salem's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (84).

Salem over-indexes on librarian — 14.5× the global rate.

Salem under-produces football — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politician84
  2. Football33
  3. Lawyer26
  4. Actor21
  5. Baseball20
  6. Writer12
  7. Basket11
  8. Business10
  1. Librarian514.5×
  2. Baseball203.7×
  3. Lawyer263.2×
  4. Judge73.1×
  5. Officer82.6×
  6. Physicist52.5×
  7. Business102.1×
  8. Basket111.9×
  1. Football330.6×
  2. Painter80.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Salem's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0011 MATHEMATICIAN

Nathaniel Bowditch

1773 - 1838

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0046 POLITICIAN

Benjamin Williams Crowninshield

1772 - 1851

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0080 POLITICIAN

Nathaniel Silsbee

1773 - 1850

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0094 POLITICIAN

Jacob Crowninshield

1770 - 1808

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0184 LINGUIST

John Pickering (linguiste)

1777 - 1846

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0195 LAWYER

Robert Gibbon Johnson

1771 - 1850

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0247 CHEMIST

John Griscom

1774 - 1852

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0336 ABOLITIONIST

Hetty Reckless

1776 - 1881

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0395 LIBRARIAN

Benjamin Peirce (librarian)

1778 - 1831

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