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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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0032 COMPOSER

Pat Ballard

1899 - 1960

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0064 BOTANIST

Henry Baldwin Ward

1897 - 1945

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0074 POLITICIAN

William B. Franke

1894 - 1979

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0113 POLITICIAN

David W. Hopkins

1897 - 1968

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0127 ACTOR

Helen Ford

1894 - 1982

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0138 MILITAR

William J. O'Brien (Medal of Honor)

1899 - 1944

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0176 POLITICIAN

Ogden J. Ross

1893 - 1968

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0191 THEOLOGIAN

Carl Christian Rasmussen

1890 - 1992

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0195 BASKET

Ernest Bearg

1893 - 1971

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0209 AIRMAN

Lloyd Andrews Hamilton

1894 - 1918

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0228 BASEBALL

Joe Evers

1891 - 1949

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0273 LAWYER

Lester LeFevre Cecil

1893 - 1982

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