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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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0084 ARCHITECT

Joseph Lyman Silsbee

1848 - 1913

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0115 ARACHNOLOGIST

James Henry Emerton

1847 - 1931

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0132 JOURNALIST

Richard Rogers Bowker

1848 - 1933

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0133 POLITICIAN

John Pickler

1844 - 1910

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0222 VOLUNTEER

Luis F. Emilio

1844 - 1918

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0254 ASTRONOMER

Raymond Lee Newcomb

1849 - 1918

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0262 LAWYER

John B. Waldo

1844 - 1907

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0284 COWBOY

Chalkley Beeson

1848 - 1912

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0351 LAWYER

Stephen French

1844 - 1929

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0352 JUDGE

Webster Street

1846 - 1908

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0364 MERCHANT

Charles H. Tenney

1842 - 1919

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0440 POLITICIAN

Henry S. Trout

1841 - 1918

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