#1Famous people · Salem
17 famous people from Salem, many of them leaders
The best known is the American statesman John Hay, with articles in 38 languages. In the early republic, 8 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1816, Robert H. Milroy is the first name on record, and Erin Houchin, born in 1976, the most recent. For every 10,000 residents the town has 26.2, while at least half the towns in Indiana list nobody born there.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
John Hay
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Robert H. Milroy
Youngest
1976
Erin Houchin
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Salem’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Salem’s famous people were born
The 1820s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawNotableSportsMilitaryScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Salem is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.7 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.
The best known
Born in Salem
Counted by languages, John Hay is ahead of Newton Booth and Erin Houchin: 38, 17 and 11.
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Everyone else born in Salem
Here are 14 more, born from 1816 to 1969.
Thomas Jackson Rodman
1816–1871American artillerist, inventor, ordnance specialist, and career United States Army officer
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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 (12)
- John Hay: Copyrighted by Hollinger & Rockey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newton Booth: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Houchin: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Pickler: George Washington Kingsbury, (1837-1925)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Milroy: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Jackson Rodman: NPS.gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deanna B. Marcum: Charlynn Spencer Pyne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Lucas Blackall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ovid Nicholson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Flora Harrod Hawes: Frances Elizabeth Williard & Mary Ashton Rice Livermore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lotus Delta Coffman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Washington C. DePauw: Who-When-What Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons