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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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0018 ECONOMIST

Paul Douglas

1892 - 1976

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0064 JUDGE

Harley M. Kilgore

1893 - 1956

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0114 BASKET

Everett Dean

1898 - 1993

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0131 POLITICIAN

George J. Bates

1891 - 1949

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0166 RADIO

Raymond Knight (radio)

1899 - 1953

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0203 DIVER

Thelma Payne

1896 - 1988

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0238 JOURNALIST

Ralph Barnes (journalist)

1899 - 1940

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0265 ARCHITECT

Margaret Fritsch

1899 - 1993

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0281 BASEBALL

Elmer Jacobs

1892 - 1958

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0285 FOOTBALL

Sam Willaman

1891 - 1935

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0313 HISTORIAN

Ruth Randall

1892 - 1971

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0360 MILITAR

Leo A. Walton

1890 - 1961

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0366 OFFICER

Thomas Leigh Gatch

1891 - 1953

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0385 FOOTBALL

Andy Feichtinger

1897 - 1962

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0393 IMPRESARIO

Aaron Richmond

1895 - 1965

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0419 BASEBALL

Ray Steineder

1894 - 1982

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0434 LAWYER

E. M. Page

1893 - 1959

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0448 FOOTBALL

Walter H. Trumbull

Born 1893

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0467 ILLUSTRATOR

Mary Hamilton Frye

1890 - 1951

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