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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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0164 BUSINESS

George Crowninshield Jr.

1766 - 1817

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0174 BUSINESS

George Swinnerton Parker

1866 - 1952

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0197 BUSINESS

Abiel Abbot Low

1811 - 1893

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0233 BUSINESS

Benjamin Pitman (Hawaii)

1815 - 1888

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0288 BUSINESS

Peter R. Dolan

Born 1956

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0340 BUSINESS

Washington C. DePauw

1822 - 1887

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0357 BUSINESS

Edward Augustus Holyoke Hemenway

1805 - 1876

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0391 BUSINESS

Jeffrey Grayson

1942 - 2009

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0404 BUSINESS

Richard Saltonstall Rogers

1790 - 1873

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0445 BUSINESS

George Phineas Gordon

1821 - 1878

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