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SYRACUSE

Most Famous People Born in Syracuse, United States

Notable people
497
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1946
Most distinctive
Psychologist 5.4×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Syracuse during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Syracuse Is Known For

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Football is Syracuse's biggest profession — 9% of all notables (43).

Syracuse over-indexes on psychologist — 5.4× the global rate.

Syracuse under-produces politician — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Football43
  2. Politician41
  3. Actor30
  4. Baseball30
  5. Lawyer29
  6. Basket23
  7. Writer22
  8. Singer12
  1. Psychologist55.4×
  2. Baseball305.3×
  3. Novelist94.6×
  4. Basket233.7×
  5. Lawyer293.4×
  6. Screenwriter62.8×
  7. Business122.4×
  8. Artist122.4×
  1. Politician410.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Syracuse's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0069 LAWYER

Louis Marshall

1856 - 1929

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0076 PAINTER

Henry Ward Ranger

1858 - 1916

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0096 CLERGY

Maltbie Davenport Babcock

1858 - 1901

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0164 PHYSICIAN

Sarah Loguen Fraser

1850 - 1933

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0181 ARCHITECT

George R. Mann

1856 - 1939

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0190 LAWYER

Michael E. Driscoll

1851 - 1929

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0227 PROSTITUTE

Diamond Bessie

1854 - 1877

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0235 POLITICIAN

John R. Clancy

1859 - 1932

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0243 PAINTER

Farquhar McGillivray Knowles

1859 - 1932

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0282 PERFORMER

William H. West (entertainer)

1853 - 1902

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0285 PAINTER

Blanche Dillaye

1851 - 1931

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0312 ACTOR

Dan Mason

1857 - 1929

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0317 LAWYER

William Shankland Andrews

1858 - 1936

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0344 BASEBALL

Harry McCormick (baseball)

1855 - 1889

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0388 MISSIONARY

Sophia Elizabeth Cook Amos Zimmerman

1856 - 1930

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0392 BASEBALL

Jack Neagle

1858 - 1904

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0423 BASEBALL

John Carbine

1855 - 1915

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0429 BASEBALL

Charlie Osterhout

1856 - 1933

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0437 INVENTOR

Frederick C. Brower

1851 - 1931

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0444 BUSINESS

Edward C. Stearns

1856 - 1929

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