#1Famous people · Avon
7 famous people come from Avon, Joseph Alsop the best known
At the top of the list is the American columnist Joseph Alsop, covered in 10 languages. Second and third on the list are Kia McNeill and Stewart Alsop. William Crosby Marshall, born in 1870, is the earliest name and Kia McNeill, born in 1986, the latest. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.7, close to the 2.9 of the typical Connecticut town.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Joseph Alsop
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
William Crosby Marshall
Youngest
1986
Kia McNeill
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Avon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Avon’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Avon
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#1
#2SA#3
Writing & Arts
Stewart Alsop
1914–1974American columnist and political analyst
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Avon is known for
Share of Avon’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Avon
Still to come: 4 more, from 1870 to 1985.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Avon home
One more notable person made the town home: Richard K. Lublin.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
West Hartford leads the towns around it, with 28 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Avon 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)
- Joseph Alsop: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kia McNeill: kkimphotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Crosby Marshall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard K. Lublin: Sheri Mathieu, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gifford Pinchot: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Rubins: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anika Noni Rose: John Manard for Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Hoffman: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons