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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

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 psychologist5.4× 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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Showing 39 of 497 notable people

0020 SWIMMER

Dana Vollmer

Born 1987

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0039 BASKET

Andy Rautins

Born 1986

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0042 BASKET

Marcus Douthit

Born 1980

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0048 HOCKEY

Jimmy Howard

Born 1984

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0061 HOCKEY

Rob Schremp

Born 1986

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0068 RAPPER

Andy Mineo

Born 1988

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0072 HOCKEY

Tim Connolly

Born 1981

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0079 BASKET

Andray Blatche

Born 1986

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0083 MODEL

Nina Davuluri

Born 1989

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0085 ARTIST

Zackary Drucker

Born 1983

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0107 ACTOR

Jaclyn Hales

Born 1986

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0116 SPORT

Lea Davison

Born 1983

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0121 FOOTBALL

Mike Hart (American football)

Born 1986

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0134 SPORT

Paul Ruggeri

Born 1988

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0144 BASKET

Shanna Zolman

Born 1983

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0166 FOOTBALL

Jo-Lonn Dunbar

Born 1985

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0177 FOOTBALL

Tyvon Branch

Born 1986

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0185 BASKET

Terry Smith (basketball)

Born 1986

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0188 SINGER

Doe Paoro

Born 1984

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0233 ACTOR

Jessimae Peluso

Born 1982

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0242 SINGER

Carrie Manolakos

Born 1984

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0258 PIANIST

Amanda Rogers

Born 1982

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0270 FOOTBALL

Jamel Richardson

Born 1982

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0280 MARTIAL ART

Colleen Schneider

Born 1982

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0288 LACROSSE

Jeremy Boltus

Born 1989

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0305 HOCKEY

Ryan Hayes

Born 1989

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0326 LACROSSE

Matt Abbott

Born 1986

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0334 FOOTBALL

Joe Kowalewski

Born 1982

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0347 MODEL

Milk (drag queen)

Born 1988

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0362 GAME

Tsquared

Born 1987

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0365 FOOTBALL

Brooke Barbuto

Born 1987

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0377 ADVISOR

Eric Schultz

Born 1980

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0387 FOOTBALL

Jordan James (soccer)

Born 1982

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0389 WRITER

Steve Orlando

Born 1985

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0405 KICKBOXER

Kevin VanNostrand

Born 1987

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0410 FOOTBALL

Liz Gorman (American football)

Born 1987

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0438 HOCKEY

Dan Collins

Born 1987

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0473 BASKET

Tommy Gunn (basket-ball)

Born 1981

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0486 FOOTBALL

Derek Popovich

Born 1981

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