40.3596° N, 82.2875° W
SPRINGFIELD
Most Famous People Born in Springfield, United States
- Notable people
- 936
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1933
- Most distinctive
- Baseball 9.5×
There are several Springfields in this dataset and they blur together statistically, which is the point - the 9.5× Baseball over-index is small-town America's pre-television obsession crystallized, the era when every Midwestern Springfield fielded a semi-pro team and a few of those kids made the Cardinals or Reds. The 2.6× Lawyer ratio is the Lincoln-era Springfield, IL signal still echoing through the data.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Springfield during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Springfield Is Known For
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Politician is Springfield's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (124).
Springfield over-indexes on baseball — 9.5× the global rate.
Springfield under-produces football — only 0.7× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Springfield's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Field: Music Clear ×
Joe Morello
1928 - 2011
Carole Fredericks
1952 - 2001
Ran Blake
Born 1935
Aaron Turner
Born 1977
Paul Weston
1912 - 1996
Quentin Jackson
1909 - 1976
Barrett Deems
1914 - 1998
Speedy West
1924 - 2003
Eddie Marshall
1938 - 2011
Jeanne Sagan
Born 1979
Johnny Lytle
1932 - 1995
Bruce Forman
Born 1956
Earle Warren
1914 - 1994
Curtis Price
Born 1945
Tom Ardolino
1955 - 2012
June Cole
1903 - 1960
Joe Roccisano
1939 - 1997
Marjorie Hughes
Born 1925
Vincent Bennett
Born 1982
Richard Brunelle
1964 - 2019
Porky Cohen
1924 - 2004
Dennis Luxion
Born 1952
Don Frye (Pianist)
1903 - 1981
Ken Maiuri
Born 1971
Boots Faye
1923 - 1999
Jackie Nese
Born 1997