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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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0002 POLITICIAN

William Jennings Bryan

1860 - 1925

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0021 PAINTER

Frank Weston Benson

1862 - 1951

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0036 POLITICIAN

Charles W. Bryan

1867 - 1945

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0048 ARCHITECT

Theodate Pope Riddle

1867 - 1946

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0126 PAINTER

Myra Albert Wiggins

1869 - 1956

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0139 POLITICIAN

Frederick M. Davenport

1866 - 1956

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0151 THEOLOGIAN

James Hardy Ropes

1866 - 1933

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0154 ACTIVIST

Edward Filene

1860 - 1937

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0156 PAINTER

John Prentiss Benson

1865 - 1947

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0171 ZOOLOGIST

Ephraim Porter Felt

1868 - 1943

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0174 BUSINESS

George Swinnerton Parker

1866 - 1952

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0242 MATHEMATICIAN

Mellen Woodman Haskell

1863 - 1948

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0280 ACTOR

Frances Raymond

1869 - 1961

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0291 BASEBALL

Duke Esper

1868 - 1910

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0297 WRITER

Emil Alexander de Schweinitz

1866 - 1904

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0308 SCULPTOR

Harriet Randolph Hyatt Mayor

1868 - 1960

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0348 BASEBALL

Jack Carney (baseball)

1866 - 1925

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0362 PHOTOGRAPHER

Sally Bush

1860 - 1946

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0365 POLITICIAN

Harry Minto

1864 - 1915

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0377 PHYSICIST

Henry Lefavour

1862 - 1946

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0414 LAWYER

John Hugh McNary

1867 - 1936

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0416 LAWYER

William D. Chapple

1868 - 1956

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0433 BASEBALL

Tom O'Brien (second baseman)

1860 - 1921

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0443 POSTMASTER

Flora Harrod Hawes

1863 - 1929

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0449 WRITER

Annie Stevens Perkins

Born 1868

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0460 POLITICIAN

Walter H. Creamer

1860 - 1937

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