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 1860s Clear ×
Henry Pomeroy Davison
1867 - 1922
Charles Henderson (Alabama politician)
1860 - 1937
Elliot Woolfolk Major
1864 - 1949
Martin K. Gantz
1862 - 1916
Edward Sims Van Zile
1863 - 1931
Frank Edgar Scobey
1866 - 1931
Beatrice Cameron
1868 - 1940
Jim Devlin (pitcher)
1866 - 1900
James W. Fleming
1867 - 1928
Cinders O'Brien
1867 - 1892
Jimmy Peoples
1863 - 1920
Dan Minnehan
1865 - 1929
Bill Fagan
1869 - 1930
Carro Morrell Clark
1867 - 1950
Henry Cote
1864 - 1940