#1Famous people · East Haven
East Haven’s famous people span 182 years: 2 births from 1816 to 1998
Megan Bayne, the American professional wrestler, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The other is Josiah Burr Plumb, the Canadian politician. Over the border in New Haven, 39 names are on record, led by Josiah Willard Gibbs. The list’s best known name, Megan Bayne, dates from 1998.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Megan Bayne
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Josiah Burr Plumb
Youngest
1998
Megan Bayne
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in East Haven
#1#2Known for
What East Haven is known for
1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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The neighbour with the most names is New Haven, at 39.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Haven 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)
- Megan Bayne: J O Y F U L 🐻 V I O L E N C E, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Burr Plumb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Willard Gibbs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Deibold: Keystone6591, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwards Pierrepont: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons