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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
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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.
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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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
James Nachtwey
Born 1948
Robert F. Engle
Born 1942
Michael Herr
1940 - 2016
Vaughn Bodē
1941 - 1975
Clifford Luyk
Born 1941
Tony Trischka
Born 1949
Sal Nistico
1940 - 1991
James T. Walsh
Born 1947
Stephen Montague
Born 1943
Stephen Gelbart
Born 1946
Roy Bernardi
Born 1942
Richard Dauenhauer
1942 - 2014
Jimmy Collins (basketball)
Born 1946
James N. Frey
Born 1943
Kathleen Barry
Born 1941
Carl Schramm
Born 1946
Rick Cua
Born 1948
T. M. Wright
1947 - 2015
Doug Swift
Born 1948
Don Hansen
Born 1944
George Tickner
Born 1946
Peter H. Davids
Born 1947
Eric Meola
Born 1946
Norman A. Mordue
Born 1942
Richard Lesley Voorhees
Born 1941
John A. DeFrancisco
Born 1946
Kitty Burns Florey
Born 1943
David Klein (businessman)
Born 1946
John Sears (political strategist)
1940 - 2020
Bob Shannon (radio personality)
Born 1948
Helen W. Gillmor
Born 1942
William Magnarelli
Born 1949
Nicholas J. Pirro
Born 1940
Lila York
Born 1948
Michael J. Bragman
Born 1940
Ed Murphy (basketball, born 1941)
1941 - 2020
Carl Gersbach
Born 1947
William Gelbart
Born 1946
Jim Miller (Nordischer Kombinierer)
Born 1947
Brian Donovan (journalist)
1940 - 2018