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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.
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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
John Zerzan
Born 1943
Gardner Dozois
1947 - 2018
Patricia A. McKillip
Born 1948
David G. Hartwell
1941 - 2016
Joe Brainard
1942 - 1994
Jim Pepper
1941 - 1992
Robert C. Allen
Born 1947
Richard Joseph Malone
Born 1946
Edith Brown Weiss
Born 1942
Rockette Morton
Born 1949
Peter K. Manning
Born 1940
Eric M. Hammel
1946 - 2020
Charlotte Fullerton
Born 1949
Cheryl Cohen-Greene
Born 1944
Lydell Mitchell
Born 1949
David H. Jonassen
1947 - 2012
Allen Weh
Born 1942
David Qualey
Born 1947
Deanna B. Marcum
Born 1946
Morrie Steevens
Born 1940
Joel Fisher
Born 1947
Ray Dorr
1941 - 2001
Vicki Berger
Born 1949
Arthur Bruce Evans
Born 1948
Mary Lou Dickerson
Born 1946
Craig Hanneman
Born 1949
Scott Eaton
Born 1944
Jeffrey Grayson
1942 - 2009
Kay Schallenkamp
Born 1949
Jeff Gilmour
Born 1947
Curtis Wolfer
Born 1949
Thomas R. Morris
Born 1944
Elizabeth Terry
Born 1942