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
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.
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.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Science
- Writing
- Music
- Military
- Other
- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
Maureen Stapleton
1925 - 2006
Jay Hammond
1922 - 2005
Audrey Williams
1923 - 1975
Dave Anderson (sportswriter)
1929 - 2018
Richard Selzer
1928 - 2016
Francis Terry McNamara
Born 1927
Robert Allen (composer)
1927 - 2000
Jesse Hill Ford
1928 - 1996
Lawton Williams
1922 - 2007
Lawrence Weed
1923 - 2017
William J. Larkin Jr.
1928 - 2019
Henry F. Warner
1923 - 1944
Harold Arthur Poling
1925 - 2012
Corky Valentine
1929 - 2005