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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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0009 ACTOR

Mary Nash

1884 - 1976

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0012 BASEBALL

Johnny Evers

1881 - 1947

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0039 POET

Solita Solano

1888 - 1975

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0049 HISTORIAN

Albert T. Olmstead

1880 - 1945

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0052 SCREENWRITER

Albert Herman

1887 - 1958

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0058 MALACOLOGIST

S. Stillman Berry

1887 - 1984

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0082 BASKET

Ed Wachter

1883 - 1966

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0118 BASEBALL

D. V. Graves

1886 - 1960

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0140 PHILANTHROPIST

May Bonfils Stanton

1883 - 1962

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0143 NAVAL

John Alden (naval architect)

1884 - 1962

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0154 ACTOR

Florence Nash

1888 - 1950

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0158 ECONOMIST

Harry Gunnison Brown

1880 - 1975

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0185 MILITAR

Barton Kyle Yount

1884 - 1949

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0217 BASEBALL

Jack Doscher

1880 - 1971

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0239 BASKET

Arthur M. Brown

1884 - 1980

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0249 FOOTBALL

John Inglis (American football)

1887 - 1918

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0270 RACECAR

Joe Horan

1881 - 1961

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0289 POLITICIAN

Clinton Watson

Born 1888

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0293 POLITICIAN

Derwood Williams

1889 - 1973

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0299 LAWYER

William Robert Wallace

1886 - 1960

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