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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
- Other
- Filtered to 1900s Clear ×
Claire Luce
1903 - 1989
John N. Hazard
1909 - 1995
Charley Hyatt
1908 - 1978
Lou Mucci
1909 - 2000
Lee Brown Coye
1907 - 1981
Milton Holmes
1907 - 1987
Philip Taft
1902 - 1976
Helen Aberson
1907 - 1999
John Montague (golfer)
1903 - 1972
Frieda Friedman
Born 1905
Ernest Chappell
1903 - 1983
Ethel Weed
1906 - 1975
Bill Tanguay
1909 - 1971
Sigurd Fergus Varian
1901 - 1961
Lance Edward Massey
1909 - 1942
Al Grabowski
1901 - 1966
William M. Harlow
1900 - 1986
Arthur Kallet
1902 - 1972
Ambrose Flack
1902 - 1980
John Francis Nash
1909 - 2004
Reggie Grabowski
1907 - 1955
Elliott Jones (sport shooter)
1908 - 1994
Kady Faulkner
1901 - 1977
George Rich (American football)
1904 - 1989
Edmund Port
1906 - 1986
Harold Gosnell
1908 - 1999
Harvey Levy
1902 - 1986