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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1960s with 73 notable births.

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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0034 ACTOR

Mitchell Lewis

1880 - 1956

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0035 ACTOR

Carlyle Blackwell

1884 - 1955

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0125 KILLED

Joseph Cosey

1887 - 1950

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0127 OFFICER

Eugene F. McDonald

1886 - 1958

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0157 POLITICIAN

Clarence E. Hancock

1885 - 1948

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0186 POLITICIAN

George H. Heinke

1882 - 1940

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0237 DANCER

Mabel Elsworth Todd

1880 - 1956

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0241 ARCHITECT

Louis John Gill

1885 - 1969

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0245 PSYCHOLOGIST

Edward Kellog Strong Jr.

1884 - 1963

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0262 POLITICIAN

G. Frank Wallace

1887 - 1964

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0265 CYCLIST

Samuel LaVoice

1882 - 1905

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0307 COACH

Louis J. Salmon

1880 - 1965

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0351 BASEBALL

Doc Scanlan

1881 - 1949

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0394 RACECAR

Dave Lewis (racing driver)

1881 - 1928

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0417 BASEBALL

Joe McCarthy (catcher)

1881 - 1937

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