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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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0014 POLITICIAN

Terry McAuliffe

Born 1957

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0038 POLITICIAN

John Katko

Born 1962

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0067 POLITICIAN

Dan Maffei

Born 1968

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0087 POLITICIAN

James T. Walsh

Born 1947

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0122 POLITICIAN

George C. Wortley

1926 - 2014

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0128 POLITICIAN

Roy Bernardi

Born 1942

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0136 POLITICIAN

John P. White

1937 - 2017

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0151 POLITICIAN

William F. Walsh

1912 - 2011

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0157 POLITICIAN

Clarence E. Hancock

1885 - 1948

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0158 POLITICIAN

James M. Hanley

1920 - 2003

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0160 POLITICIAN

Grove L. Johnson

1841 - 1926

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0165 POLITICIAN

Christopher C. Upson

1829 - 1902

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0173 POLITICIAN

Daryl Metcalfe

Born 1962

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0186 POLITICIAN

George H. Heinke

1882 - 1940

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0213 POLITICIAN

George Augustus La Dow

1826 - 1875

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0215 POLITICIAN

Florence E. S. Knapp

1875 - 1949

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0231 POLITICIAN

Quentin L. Kopp

Born 1928

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0235 POLITICIAN

John R. Clancy

1859 - 1932

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0262 POLITICIAN

G. Frank Wallace

1887 - 1964

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0279 POLITICIAN

John A. DeFrancisco

Born 1946

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0293 POLITICIAN

Greg Habeeb

Born 1976

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0302 POLITICIAN

Rocco Pirro

1916 - 1995

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0303 POLITICIAN

Catherine Nolan

Born 1958

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0310 POLITICIAN

Bill Beagle

Born 1964

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0313 POLITICIAN

William Barclay (New York politician)

Born 1969

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0315 POLITICIAN

Ron George

Born 1953

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0322 POLITICIAN

Ron Ehrenreich

Born 1950

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0324 POLITICIAN

William Magnarelli

Born 1949

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0329 POLITICIAN

Scott Hammond (politician)

Born 1966

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0330 POLITICIAN

Albert A. Stirpe Jr.

Born 1953

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0331 POLITICIAN

Matthew Driscoll

Born 1958

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0345 POLITICIAN

Nicholas J. Pirro

Born 1940

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0354 POLITICIAN

John P. Jaeckel

1865 - 1941

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0361 POLITICIAN

John H. Mulroy

1925 - 1999

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0364 POLITICIAN

Keith Richman

1953 - 2010

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0369 POLITICIAN

Samuel D. Roberts

Born 1956

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0385 POLITICIAN

Donald R. Miller

Born 1966

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0400 POLITICIAN

Michael J. Bragman

Born 1940

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0431 POLITICIAN

Lawrence M. Rulison

1917 - 1966

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0448 POLITICIAN

Robert B. Oliver

1895 - 1964

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0462 POLITICIAN

William H. Shoudy

1830 - 1901

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