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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×
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.
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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- Film & TV
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- Music
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- Filtered to 1890s Clear ×
Doris Kenyon
1897 - 1979
Andrew Loomis
1892 - 1959
Bradley Walker Tomlin
1899 - 1953
Irving Kaufman (singer)
1890 - 1976
Thérèse Bonney
1894 - 1978
B. J. Monkiewicz
1898 - 1971
Clyde Brion Davis
1894 - 1962
Stan Pennock
1892 - 1916
Frank Matteo
1896 - 1983
Bill Kelly (first baseman)
1898 - 1990
Frank Scanlan
1890 - 1969
Art Webb
1893 - 1973
Robert B. Oliver
1895 - 1964
Frank Lucien Hale
1895 - 1944
Clive Meredith
1892 - 1932
Asher Winkelstein
1893 - 1972