#1Famous people · Salem
10 famous people were born in Salem, more of them leaders than in most towns
The best known is the American politician William Jennings Bryan, with articles in 52 languages. Bill Laswell and Charles W. Bryan follow. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 6 in all. From William Jennings Bryan in 1860 to Bill Laswell in 1955, the births cover 95 years.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
William Jennings Bryan
in 52 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
William Jennings Bryan
Youngest
1955
Bill Laswell
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Salem’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Salem
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#3Known for
What Salem is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Salem’s famous people were born
The 1880s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Politics & LawMusicSportsWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Salem
Here are 7 more, born from 1880 to 1949.
William G. Kline
1882–1942American college football player, college football coach, college baseball coach, college basketball coach, university professor, author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salem and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- William Jennings Bryan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Laswell: nomo/michael hoefnerhttp://www.zwo5.de, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Bryan: C.W._&_W.J._Bryan.jpg: Bain News Service derivative work: Tilden76 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockette Morton: Paul Newport, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Wesley Vursell: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Martin: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Kline: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillip Leckrone: Royal Air Force official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons