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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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0002 WRITER

Rod Serling

1924 - 1975

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0006 BIOLOGIST

Carl Woese

1928 - 2012

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0012 WRITER

Eric Carle

Born 1929

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0016 PAINTER

Robert De Niro Sr.

1922 - 1993

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0021 AUTHOR

Keith Laumer

1925 - 1993

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0027 ACTOR

Phyllis Kirk

1927 - 2006

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0090 WRITER

Helen Barolini

Born 1925

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0091 PSYCHOLOGIST

John E. Exner

1929 - 2006

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0093 PSYCHOLOGIST

Eugene Kennedy

1928 - 2015

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0095 PAINTER

Marvin Israel

1924 - 1984

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0122 POLITICIAN

George C. Wortley

1926 - 2014

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0149 ENGINEER

James M. Early

1922 - 2004

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0150 BASKET

Don Savage (basketball)

1928 - 2010

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0152 HAIRDRESSER

Mr. Kenneth

1927 - 2013

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0158 POLITICIAN

James M. Hanley

1920 - 2003

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0180 LAWYER

John H. Terry

1924 - 2001

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0195 DIPLOMAT

Glenn W. Ferguson

1929 - 2007

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0231 POLITICIAN

Quentin L. Kopp

Born 1928

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0239 SCIENTIST

Margaret C. Snyder

Born 1929

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0244 JOURNALIST

Harriet Van Horne

1920 - 1998

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0263 LAWYER

Ellis Rubin

1925 - 2006

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0266 SAXOPHONIST

Jimmy Cavallo

1927 - 2019

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0274 EDUCATION

David C. Knapp

1927 - 2010

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0290 EPIDEMIOLOGIST

Warren Winkelstein

1922 - 2012

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0304 ENGINEER

James Monroe Gere

1925 - 2008

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0325 MILITAR

Paul F. Gorman

Born 1927

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0352 PHOTOGRAPHER

John L. Gaunt

1924 - 2007

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0361 POLITICIAN

John H. Mulroy

1925 - 1999

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0402 LAWYER

Lawrence Lindemer

1921 - 2020

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0411 BASEBALL

Mal Mallette

1922 - 2005

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0441 MUSIC

George C. Cory Jr.

1920 - 1978

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0445 BASEBALL

Mike Schultz (1940s pitcher)

1920 - 2004

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0446 BOXER

Nick Barone

1926 - 2006

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0464 LAWYER

Neal Peters McCurn

1926 - 2014

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0466 FOOTBALL

Stephen Sieradzki

1923 - 1968

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0471 BUSINESS

Robert Pew

1923 - 2012

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0480 MILITAR

Edward E. Gyatt

1921 - 1942

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0491 MILITAR

Donald B. Steinaker

1922 - 1942

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