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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
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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 1860s Clear ×
William Jennings Bryan
1860 - 1925
Frank Weston Benson
1862 - 1951
Charles W. Bryan
1867 - 1945
Theodate Pope Riddle
1867 - 1946
Myra Albert Wiggins
1869 - 1956
Frederick M. Davenport
1866 - 1956
James Hardy Ropes
1866 - 1933
Edward Filene
1860 - 1937
John Prentiss Benson
1865 - 1947
Ephraim Porter Felt
1868 - 1943
George Swinnerton Parker
1866 - 1952
Mellen Woodman Haskell
1863 - 1948
Frances Raymond
1869 - 1961
Duke Esper
1868 - 1910
Emil Alexander de Schweinitz
1866 - 1904
Harriet Randolph Hyatt Mayor
1868 - 1960
Jack Carney (baseball)
1866 - 1925
Sally Bush
1860 - 1946
Harry Minto
1864 - 1915
Henry Lefavour
1862 - 1946
John Hugh McNary
1867 - 1936
William D. Chapple
1868 - 1956
Tom O'Brien (second baseman)
1860 - 1921
Flora Harrod Hawes
1863 - 1929
Annie Stevens Perkins
Born 1868
Walter H. Creamer
1860 - 1937