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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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0272 BUSINESS

Hulbert Harrington Warner

1842 - 1923

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0308 BUSINESS

David Klein (businessman)

Born 1946

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0319 BUSINESS

Avis Stearns Van Wagenen

1841 - 1907

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0328 BUSINESS

Sam Lawrence

Born 1970

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0335 BUSINESS

Larry Finley

1913 - 2000

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0381 BUSINESS

Sigurd Fergus Varian

1901 - 1961

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0413 BUSINESS

John Francis Nash

1909 - 2004

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0439 BUSINESS

Bob Swan

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0443 BUSINESS

Todd Marks

Born 1976

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0444 BUSINESS

Edward C. Stearns

1856 - 1929

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0471 BUSINESS

Robert Pew

1923 - 2012

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0492 BUSINESS

Robert Clifford Pelletier

1933 - 2016

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