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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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Post Malone

Born 1995

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Mark Murphy (singer)

1932 - 2015

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Irving Kaufman (singer)

1890 - 1976

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Matt Hollywood

Born 1973

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Erskine Butterfield

1913 - 1961

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John West (musician)

Born 1964

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Steve Perry (Oregon musician)

Born 1963

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Doe Paoro

Born 1984

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Jonah Smith

Born 1975

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Carrie Manolakos

Born 1984

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Gwilym Emyr Owen III

Born 1960

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Karl Buechner

Born 1970

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