#1Famous people · Enfield
Of the 13 famous people born in Enfield, an unusual share are leaders
Articles in 11 languages make the American politician Elisha M. Pease the best known. James Dixon is second and Mike Little third. The largest group, 4, was born in the early republic. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 3.2, close to the 2.9 of the typical Connecticut town.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Elisha M. Pease
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1768
Nathaniel Terry
Youngest
1987
Mike Little
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Enfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Enfield is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.6 times.
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 Enfield’s famous people were born
The 1810s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsScience & MedicineMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Enfield
Elisha M. Pease leads with articles in 11 languages, ahead of James Dixon (10) and Mike Little (4).
#1
#2Politics & Law
James Dixon
1814–1873United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Enfield
A further 10 follow, born between 1768 and 1983.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Enfield home
Born elsewhere, Eslanda Goode Robeson lived here.
Eslanda Goode Robeson
1895–1965American anthropologist, author, actor and civil rights activist
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Suffield, with 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Enfield 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 (14)
- Elisha M. Pease: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Dixon: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Little: Fabien Perissinotto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Terry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cassandra Kubinski: Unleudoilei, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Jones Bancroft: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sadah Shuchari: Arnold Genthe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eslanda Goode Robeson: Los Angeles Daily News, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvester Graham: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meghann Fahy: Niko Vermeer, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Ella Grasso: Office of History and Preservation, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Sullivan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons