#1Famous people · East Haddam
15 famous people from East Haddam, many of them leaders
At the top of the list is the American politician Morgan Bulkeley, covered in 15 languages. Most were born in the early republic: 8 of them. 6 of them were born before independence, the first Joseph Spencer in 1714. For every 10,000 residents there are 16.7 on the list, well above the typical Connecticut town’s 2.9.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Morgan Bulkeley
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1714
Joseph Spencer
Youngest
1888
Robert Bingham
Most common field
Politics & Law
10 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about East Haddam’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What East Haddam is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 3.2 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 East Haddam’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1790s than in any other decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in East Haddam
Three names lead: Morgan Bulkeley (15 languages), David J. Baker (10) and Calvin Willey (9).
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Everyone else born in East Haddam
The other 12 span the years 1714 to 1888.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called East Haddam home
One more notable person made the town home: Bill Griffith.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Lyme has the most on record: 26.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Haddam 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 (16)
- Morgan Bulkeley: Harris & Ewing - Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David J. Baker: Illinois State Historical Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin Willey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis P. Harvey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Spencer: Marty Aligata, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Crowell: Photo by Hyder. Engraving by Sam Sartain, Philadelphia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Louisa Foster Mather: F. C. Pierce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Spencer: The Society of the Cinninati, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Bingham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Griffith: Karen Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morrison Waite: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Trumbull: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Johnson Field: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Brady: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Hopkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel M. Hopkins: Lithograph from painting by John Trumbull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons