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.
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- Writing
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- Military
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- Filtered to 1870s Clear ×
Louis Thomas McFadden
1876 - 1936
William Worthington (actor)
1872 - 1941
Edwin Foster Coddington
1870 - 1950
Alfred H. Thiessen
1872 - 1956
Sadie Koninsky
1879 - 1952
John A. Sampson
1873 - 1946
E. Harold Cluett
1874 - 1954
Clark Leiblee
1876 - 1917
William Oscar Mulkey
1871 - 1943
Arthur Scott Burden
1879 - 1921
Bock Baker
1878 - 1940
James A. Burden II
1871 - 1932
Henry Keep (American football)
1872 - 1965
Jack Rafter
1875 - 1943
Hughie Hearne
1873 - 1932
Sanford Lockwood Cluett
1874 - 1968
Edward Murphy Markham
1877 - 1950
Frederick E. Draper
1873 - 1951
Henry Killeen
1872 - 1916