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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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0022 ACTOR

Viva (actress)

Born 1938

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0024 SINGER

Mark Murphy (singer)

1932 - 2015

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0047 BIOLOGIST

L. David Mech

Born 1937

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0055 BOTANIST

Harold E. Robinson

Born 1932

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0056 ACTOR

Ann Carter

1936 - 2014

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0099 PAINTER

Kay WalkingStick

Born 1935

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0100 PAINTER

Charles Hinman

Born 1932

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0104 ARTIST

Aldo Tambellini

1930 - 2020

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0113 FOOTBALL

Dave Mackay (musician)

1932 - 2020

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0136 POLITICIAN

John P. White

1937 - 2017

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0202 WRITER

Peter Parnall

Born 1936

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0204 PROFESSOR

Gari Ledyard

Born 1932

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0211 JUDGE

Carolyn Dineen King

Born 1938

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0248 RABBI

Reuven Hammer

1933 - 2019

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0256 PRESBYTER

Barry Downing

Born 1938

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0267 ENGINEER

Joseph I. Goldstein

1939 - 2015

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0273 SCULPTOR

Richard Van Buren

Born 1937

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0278 DEAN

Franklin M. Loew

1939 - 2003

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0318 LAWYER

Frederick Scullin

Born 1939

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0336 MILITAR

Donald S. Malecki

1933 - 2014

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0339 ROWING

Andy Geiger

Born 1939

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0367 DESIGNER

Henry Grethel

Born 1931

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0386 ACADEMIC

John G. Bartlett

Born 1937

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0440 FOOTBALL

Gene Grabosky

1936 - 2001

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0455 BASEBALL

Dutch Dotterer

1931 - 1999

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0492 BUSINESS

Robert Clifford Pelletier

1933 - 2016

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