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William Frederick Durand
1859–1958American naval officer and engineering instructor
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Famous people · Beacon Falls
Beacon Falls is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Best known of all is William Frederick Durand, written about in 8 languages. The other is Tanner Kingsley, the American football coach. Naugatuck’s list, next door, has 16 names, Adrian first among them. The list’s best known name, William Frederick Durand, dates from 1859.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
William Frederick Durand
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
William Frederick Durand
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Beacon Falls
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Of the towns nearby, Naugatuck lists the most people: 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beacon Falls 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 (5)
- William Frederick Durand: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian: Philippe Halsman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William De Forest: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orson Hyde: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Frank Sperry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons