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Famous people · Ellington
4 famous people were born in Ellington from 1801 to 1917
At the top of the list is the American artist Meriva M. Carpenter, covered in 5 languages. Behind the leader come Orlow W. Chapman and John H. Brockway. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 2.4, close to the 2.9 of the typical Connecticut town. The list’s best known name, Meriva M. Carpenter, dates from 1802.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Meriva M. Carpenter
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1801
John H. Brockway
Youngest
1917
Isabelle M. Kelley
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Ellington
Leaders take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Ellington’s famous people were born
3 were born in the early republic, and the 1800s alone saw 2.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ellington is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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 Ellington
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, East Windsor has the most on record: 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ellington 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 (7)
- Orlow W. Chapman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabelle M. Kelley: USDA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Edwards: Henry Augustus Loop after Joseph Badger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Strong: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Clark: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Trall: Charles W. Forward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias Loomis: Elias Loomis or H. A. Newton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons