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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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0008 ACTOR

Rory Cochrane

Born 1972

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0013 ACTOR

Johnny Messner (actor)

Born 1970

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0033 COMEDIAN

Michaela Watkins

Born 1971

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0040 MUSIC

Mikey Welsh

1971 - 2011

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0066 JOURNALIST

David Muir

Born 1973

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0071 BASEBALL

Todd Williams

Born 1971

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0077 BASKET

Rick Brunson

Born 1972

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0088 ASTRONAUT

Jeanette J. Epps

Born 1970

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0089 HOCKEY

Jay Leach (ice hockey)

Born 1979

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0101 BASKET

Ed Stokes

Born 1971

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0102 SCREENWRITER

Mark Kassen

Born 1971

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0105 ACTOR

Zak Smith

Born 1976

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0115 RUNNER

Jennifer Rhines

Born 1974

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0131 COMPOSER

Jad Abumrad

Born 1973

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0132 SINGER

Matt Hollywood

Born 1973

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0145 SWIMMER

Bill May (synchronized swimmer)

Born 1979

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0148 SCREENWRITER

Adam Kassen

Born 1974

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0169 FOOTBALL

Musa Shannon

Born 1975

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0174 FOOTBALL

Dorsey Levens

Born 1970

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0183 WRITER

Zane Lamprey

Born 1976

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0192 PIANIST

Andrew Russo

Born 1975

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0200 SINGER

Jonah Smith

Born 1975

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0206 SKATER

Elizabeth Punsalan

Born 1971

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0209 FINANCIER

Christopher Woodrow

Born 1977

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0210 DEVELOPER

Christopher Blizzard

Born 1973

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0234 GAME

Andrew Plotkin

Born 1970

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0240 FOOTBALL

Andrew Gregor

Born 1975

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0250 HOCKEY

Brett Lievers

Born 1971

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0251 LAWYER

Whitney Gaskell

Born 1972

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0255 LAWYER

Stephanie Miner

Born 1970

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0264 BASEBALL

Jon Ratliff

Born 1971

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0268 FOOTBALL

Isaiah Kacyvenski

Born 1977

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0269 FOOTBALL

Marquise Walker

Born 1978

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0284 NOVELIST

Marshall Ryan Maresca

Born 1973

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0292 BASEBALL

Scott Cassidy

Born 1975

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0293 POLITICIAN

Greg Habeeb

Born 1976

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0328 BUSINESS

Sam Lawrence

Born 1970

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0338 GOLF

Tom Scherrer

Born 1970

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0342 RADIO

Pete Dominick

Born 1975

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0350 SINGER

Karl Buechner

Born 1970

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0363 FOOTBALL

James Cregg

Born 1973

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0366 ARTIST

Vaughn Bell

Born 1978

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0372 ARTIST

Jessamyn Lovell

Born 1977

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0430 ARTIST

Jay Batlle

Born 1976

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0443 BUSINESS

Todd Marks

Born 1976

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0451 FOOTBALL

Tom Briggs (gridiron football)

Born 1970

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