43.0050° N, 76.4629° W

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

Click any row to filter the list of people below.

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.

1825185018751900192519501975
  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Film & TV
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Music
  • Other
Search
Baseball30
Sort By

Showing 30 of 497 notable people

0071 BASEBALL

Todd Williams

Born 1971

Preview
0130 BASEBALL

Johnny Gee

1915 - 1988

Preview
0172 BASEBALL

Jerry Brooks

Born 1967

Preview
0208 BASEBALL

Bill Dinneen

1876 - 1955

Preview
0264 BASEBALL

Jon Ratliff

Born 1971

Preview
0292 BASEBALL

Scott Cassidy

Born 1975

Preview
0314 BASEBALL

Frank Riccelli

Born 1953

Preview
0337 BASEBALL

Tom Romano

Born 1958

Preview
0344 BASEBALL

Harry McCormick (baseball)

1855 - 1889

Preview
0348 BASEBALL

Frank DiPino

Born 1956

Preview
0351 BASEBALL

Doc Scanlan

1881 - 1949

Preview
0368 BASEBALL

Bob Becker

1875 - 1951

Preview
0392 BASEBALL

Jack Neagle

1858 - 1904

Preview
0393 BASEBALL

Al Grabowski

1901 - 1966

Preview
0397 BASEBALL

Bill Kelly (first baseman)

1898 - 1990

Preview
0408 BASEBALL

Dave Lemanczyk

Born 1950

Preview
0409 BASEBALL

Henry Fournier

1865 - 1945

Preview
0411 BASEBALL

Mal Mallette

1922 - 2005

Preview
0417 BASEBALL

Joe McCarthy (catcher)

1881 - 1937

Preview
0419 BASEBALL

Greg Erardi

Born 1954

Preview
0421 BASEBALL

Frank Scanlan

1890 - 1969

Preview
0423 BASEBALL

John Carbine

1855 - 1915

Preview
0424 BASEBALL

Reggie Grabowski

1907 - 1955

Preview
0429 BASEBALL

Charlie Osterhout

1856 - 1933

Preview
0445 BASEBALL

Mike Schultz (1940s pitcher)

1920 - 2004

Preview
0447 BASEBALL

Harry Hogan

1876 - 1934

Preview
0454 BASEBALL

Kathryn Beare

1917 - 1997

Preview
0455 BASEBALL

Dutch Dotterer

1931 - 1999

Preview
0459 BASEBALL

Bill Jones (catcher)

-

Preview
0493 BASEBALL

George Frazier (manager)

1861 - 1913

Preview