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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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0026 ACTOR

John Larch

1914 - 2005

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0077 AEROSPACE

Robert Seamans

1918 - 2008

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0100 POLITICIAN

William H. Bates

1917 - 1969

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0136 PHOTOGRAPHER

Clifford Coffin (photographer)

1913 - 1972

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0138 MILITAR

Albin F. Irzyk

1917 - 2018

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0224 POLITICIAN

Monroe Sweetland

1910 - 2006

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0250 OPERA

Shannon Bolin

1917 - 2016

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0258 CHEMIST

Harry Stone Mosher

1915 - 2002

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0287 BASKET

Zollie Volchok

1916 - 2012

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0304 MILITAR

Phillip Leckrone

1912 - 1941

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0318 MILITAR

Melvin Mayfield

1919 - 1990

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0346 MUSIC

Charles Colin (Musiker, 1913)

1913 - 2000

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0372 FOOTBALL

Orien Crow

1912 - 1994

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0394 HOCKEY

Louis Trudel

1912 - 1971

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0399 ATTORNEY

C. Henry Glovsky

1918 - 2002

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0417 PRIEST

André Ouellette

1913 - 2001

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0428 POLITICIAN

John A. Waddington

1911 - 1981

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0464 POLITICIAN

Andrew E. Faulkner

1913 - 1951

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