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
- Field: Lawyer Clear ×
Horatio Spafford
1828 - 1888
Mary Donohue
Born 1947
John R. Fellows
1832 - 1896
Walter I. McCoy
1859 - 1933
William Oscar Mulkey
1871 - 1943
Lawrence E. Kahn
Born 1937
Bayless W. Hanna
1830 - 1891
George Thomas Van Bebber
1931 - 2005
Constantine George Cholakis
1930 - 1996
William Keith Watkins
Born 1951
Stephen P. Friot
Born 1947
Luther Merritt Swygert
1905 - 1988
Lester LeFevre Cecil
1893 - 1982
William Robert Wallace
1886 - 1960
June P. (J. P.) Morgan
1917 - 1998