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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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0041 POLITICIAN

Newton Booth

1825 - 1892

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0050 POLITICIAN

William Crowninshield Endicott

1826 - 1900

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0054 NOVELIST

Maria Susanna Cummins

1827 - 1866

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0067 LEGISLATURE

Arthur A. Denny

1822 - 1899

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0071 EXPLORER

Frederick W. Lander

1821 - 1862

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0078 PHYSICIAN

Sarah Parker Remond

1826 - 1894

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0106 MISSIONARY

William Alexander Parsons Martin

1827 - 1916

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0113 SCULPTOR

John Rogers (sculptor)

1829 - 1904

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0122 LIBRARIAN

William Frederick Poole

1821 - 1894

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0160 ENGINEER

Henry Ward Poole

1825 - 1890

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0169 LAWYER

Stephen Henry Phillips

1823 - 1897

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0178 LAWYER

John Rock (abolitionist)

1825 - 1866

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0206 LAWYER

Robert Morris (lawyer)

1823 - 1882

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0286 RAILROAD

William H. Osborn

1821 - 1894

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0292 HYMNWRITER

Daniel C. Eddy

1823 - 1896

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0306 CLERGY

William Cassady Cattell

1827 - 1898

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0307 SCULPTOR

Louisa Lander

1826 - 1923

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0312 POET

Lydia Louisa Anna Very

1823 - 1901

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0340 BUSINESS

Washington C. DePauw

1822 - 1887

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0389 POLITICIAN

Samuel Calley

1821 - 1883

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0413 SOLDIER

Robert Buffum

1828 - 1871

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0427 NAVY

Thomas E. Atkinson

1824 - 1868

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0445 BUSINESS

George Phineas Gordon

1821 - 1878

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0447 POLITICIAN

Philo Boyden

1829 - 1922

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0457 TRANSLATOR

Mary Pickering Nichols

1829 - 1915

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