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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 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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0023 ARTIST

Mark Lombardi

1951 - 2000

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0029 ARTIST

Vaughn Bodē

1941 - 1975

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0085 ARTIST

Zackary Drucker

Born 1983

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0104 ARTIST

Aldo Tambellini

1930 - 2020

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0106 ARTIST

Tom Peyer

Born 1954

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0178 ARTIST

Lee Brown Coye

1907 - 1981

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0214 ARTIST

Martin Sexton

Born 1966

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0366 ARTIST

Vaughn Bell

Born 1978

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0372 ARTIST

Jessamyn Lovell

Born 1977

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0426 ARTIST

Henry Richardson (artist)

Born 1961

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0430 ARTIST

Jay Batlle

Born 1976

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0460 ARTIST

Kady Faulkner

1901 - 1977

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