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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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Showing 12 of 471 notable people

0001 WRITER

Nathaniel Hawthorne

1804 - 1864

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0023 WRITER

Patricia A. McKillip

Born 1948

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0031 WRITER

Patrick Carman

Born 1966

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0090 WRITER

Laurie Faria Stolarz

Born 1972

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0127 WRITER

Marian Babson

Born 1929

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0180 WRITER

Charlotte Fullerton

Born 1949

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0277 WRITER

James McDonald Chaney

1831 - 1909

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0297 WRITER

Emil Alexander de Schweinitz

1866 - 1904

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0333 WRITER

Konrad Juengling

Born 1987

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0432 WRITER

Emily Lucas Blackall

1832 - 1892

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0439 WRITER

Elizabeth Terry

Born 1942

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0449 WRITER

Annie Stevens Perkins

Born 1868

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