41.2277° N, 77.8913° W
TROY
Most Famous People Born in Troy, United States
- Notable people
- 311
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1912
- Most distinctive
- Baseball 9.3×
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.
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.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Writing
- Music
- Military
- Other
- Filtered to 1840s Clear ×
Tolbert Lanston
1844 - 1913
George Fisher Baker
1840 - 1931
Charles Varnum
1849 - 1936
Richard Henry Norton
1849 - 1918
Francis E. Brownell
1840 - 1894
Jeanie Gould
1846 - 1921
Bill Craver
1844 - 1901
James Terry Gardiner
1842 - 1912
William Lundy
1848 - 1957
George Colby Chase
1844 - 1919
Walton Wesley Battershall
1840 - 1920
Frazier Boutelle
1840 - 1924
William H. Freeman
1844 - 1911
Bub McAtee
1845 - 1876
James Lewis (comedian)
1840 - 1896
Dennis W. Hickey
1844 - 1908
Griffith Pritchard Griffith
1840 - 1933
Edward Beavens
Born 1848
Ralph Ham
1849 - 1905