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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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0008 SOCIOLOGIST

Vance Packard

1914 - 1996

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0034 NOVELIST

P. Schuyler Miller

1912 - 1974

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0071 FILM

Jay Sommers

1917 - 1985

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0076 DIPLOMAT

Malcolm Toon

1916 - 2009

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0119 SOLDIER

Thomas Baker (Medal of Honor)

1916 - 1944

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0206 ENTREPRENEUR

Morris Silverman (philanthropist)

1912 - 2006

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0237 WRITER

Leigh Richmond

1911 - 1995

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0240 ENGINEER

Charles H. Papas

1918 - 2007

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0292 OFFICER

Richard Alonzo Jaccard

1918 - 1942

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0295 JUDGE

James Thomas Foley

1910 - 1990

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0305 LAWYER

June P. (J. P.) Morgan

1917 - 1998

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0311 POLITICIAN

J. Eugene Zimmer

1912 - 1995

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