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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1940s with 31 notable births.

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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0001 ACTOR

Maureen Stapleton

1925 - 2006

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0018 POLITICIAN

Jay Hammond

1922 - 2005

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0041 MUSIC

Audrey Williams

1923 - 1975

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0061 WRITER

Dave Anderson (sportswriter)

1929 - 2018

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0090 PHYSICIAN

Richard Selzer

1928 - 2016

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0128 DIPLOMAT

Francis Terry McNamara

Born 1927

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0131 COMPOSER

Robert Allen (composer)

1927 - 2000

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0132 NOVELIST

Jesse Hill Ford

1928 - 1996

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0145 SINGER

Lawton Williams

1922 - 2007

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0180 PHYSICIAN

Lawrence Weed

1923 - 2017

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0190 POLITICIAN

William J. Larkin Jr.

1928 - 2019

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0203 SOLDIER

Henry F. Warner

1923 - 1944

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0250 ENGINEER

Harold Arthur Poling

1925 - 2012

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0271 BASEBALL

Corky Valentine

1929 - 2005

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