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Famous people · Glastonbury
The 15 famous people born in Glastonbury, led by Candace Bushnell
Most widely known is Candace Bushnell, the American author, with articles in 35 languages. The largest group, 6, was born in the early republic. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.3, close to the 2.9 of the typical Connecticut town. 2 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Candace Bushnell
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1755
William Woodbridge
Youngest
1989
Donald Cabral
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
What stands out about Glastonbury’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Glastonbury’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Film, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotableScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMilitarySportsFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Glastonbury
Candace Bushnell leads with articles in 35 languages, ahead of Laura Ingraham (32) and William Hoyt (30).
#2Film, TV & Stage
Laura Ingraham
born 1963American radio and television host
32 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Glastonbury is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
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 Glastonbury
Still to come: 12 more, from 1755 to 1989.
Gideon Welles
1802–1878American government official; United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
John Edwin Holmes
1809–1863Minister, politician, quartermaster; Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
FaithWikipedia ↗
William Woodbridge
1755–1836Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Manchester, at 52.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glastonbury 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 (15)
- Laura Ingraham: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hoyt: photographer is unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gideon Welles: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Talcott: Carl Weinedel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Cabral: U.S. Army, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Buck: from 1882's "Public Men of To-Day" by Phineas Camp Headley., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Dean: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Edwin Holmes: State Bar Association of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Titus Welles: Munsell & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary A. Kingsbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana White: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betsey Johnson: The Heart Truth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Brady: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Hainsey: Benjamin Reed, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Pratt: J.H. Beers & Co. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons