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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×
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.
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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- Military
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- Filtered to 1810s Clear ×
William Wetmore Story
1819 - 1895
Jones Very
1813 - 1880
Charles Grafton Page
1812 - 1868
Jacob Hamblin
1819 - 1886
Benjamin H. Brewster
1816 - 1888
Robert H. Milroy
1816 - 1890
Alexander G. Cattell
1816 - 1894
Abraham J. Hostetler
1818 - 1899
Charles Timothy Brooks
1813 - 1883
Henry T. Ellett
1812 - 1887
Charles H. Upton
1812 - 1877
Thomas Jackson Rodman
1816 - 1871
Abiel Abbot Low
1811 - 1893
Charles Lenox Remond
1810 - 1873
Benjamin Pitman (Hawaii)
1815 - 1888
Joseph Horace Eaton
1815 - 1896
John Hunt Painter
1819 - 1891