#1Famous people · Bethel
10 famous people from Bethel, many of them leaders
Most widely known is P. T. Barnum, the American showman and politician, with articles in 95 languages. Orris S. Ferry and Julius Hawley Seelye follow. Births span 1810 to 1951, from P. T. Barnum to Jane Haddam. For every 10,000 residents there are 4.8 on the list, well above the typical Connecticut town’s 2.9.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
P. T. Barnum
in 95 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
P. T. Barnum
Youngest
1951
Jane Haddam
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Bethel’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Bethel
Leaders take two of the three places.
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What Bethel is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.9 times as common.
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 Bethel’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1820s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawMilitaryScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bethel
Of the other 7, 2 are leaders.
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Nearby, Danbury has the most on record, with 50.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bethel 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 (10)
- P. T. Barnum: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orris S. Ferry: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius Hawley Seelye: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan J. Kellogg: United States Navy, Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Johnnie R. Robbins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert L. McNeil, Jr.: Douglas A. Lockard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurenus Clark Seelye: Elizabeth Telling, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Ives: Clara Sipprell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Toucey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Lange: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Collins: Giacomelli-Venezia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons