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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.
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Writing
- Science
- Film & TV
- Military
- Other
- Filtered to 1850s Clear ×
Ernest Fenollosa
1853 - 1908
Thomas A. Watson
1854 - 1934
Arthur Foote
1853 - 1937
Alice Barber Stephens
1858 - 1932
Theodore Thurston Geer
1851 - 1924
Endicott Peabody (educator)
1857 - 1944
Frank Washington Very
1852 - 1927
LeBaron Russell Briggs
1855 - 1934
Mary Abbott (golfer)
1857 - 1904
Isaac Ambrose Barber
1852 - 1909
James Yancy Callahan
1852 - 1935
Thomas Trueblood
1856 - 1951
Winslow Upton
1853 - 1914
Louis Sebastian Walsh
1858 - 1924
Horace Phillips (baseball)
1853 - 1896
Nathaniel Dana Carlile Hodges
1852 - 1927
Robert Winsor
1858 - 1930
Walker M. Curtiss
1852 - 1917
Leroy D. Thoman
1851 - 1909