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TROY

Most Famous People Born in Troy, United States

Notable people
311
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1912
Most distinctive
Baseball 9.3×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Troy during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Troy Is Known For

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Politician is Troy's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (54).

Troy over-indexes on baseball — 9.3× the global rate.

Troy under-produces football — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Politician54
  2. Baseball33
  3. Football22
  4. Lawyer15
  5. Actor11
  6. Writer9
  7. Basket7
  8. Militar7
  1. Baseball339.3×
  2. Coach57.7×
  3. Lawyer152.8×
  4. Militar71.9×
  5. Basket71.8×
  6. Hockey61.6×
  1. Football220.7×
  2. Actor110.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Troy's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0013 POLITICIAN

William C. Oates

1833 - 1910

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0027 BOXER

John C. Heenan

1834 - 1873

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0055 POLITICIAN

Lucius Frederick Hubbard

1836 - 1913

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0057 POLITICIAN

Edward Murphy Jr.

1836 - 1911

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0081 LAWYER

John R. Fellows

1832 - 1896

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0103 POLITICIAN

Andrew Jackson Poppleton

1830 - 1896

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0111 ARCHITECT

Ephraim Francis Baldwin

1837 - 1916

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0115 PHOTOGRAPHER

George G. Rockwood

1832 - 1911

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0155 MILITAR

Thomas Pleasant Dockery

1833 - 1898

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0166 OFFICER

Lewis Kimberly

1830 - 1902

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0169 LAWYER

Bayless W. Hanna

1830 - 1891

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0215 BUSINESS

John A. Kimberly

1838 - 1928

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0223 BUSINESS

I. Townsend Burden

1838 - 1913

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0241 MISSING

William van Schaick

1837 - 1927

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0263 INVENTOR

Cornelius Swartwout

1839 - 1910

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0274 GAMBLER

John Daly (gambler)

1838 - 1906

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0280 POLITICIAN

James N. Glover

1838 - 1921

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0286 BUSINESS

William Fletcher Burden

1830 - 1867

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0304 HEIR

James Vanderburgh Parker

1830 - 1917

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