Photo: Doncram · CC BY-SA 3.0No one born in Goshen has made the famous people list yet
Across the town line, Torrington lists 32, John Brown first. No town in Connecticut lists more than New Britain, with 65. After New Britain, the next longest list in Connecticut is Waterbury’s, with 59. 183 of the towns in Connecticut list at least one person.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Goshen), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Goshen has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Goshen
The most names next door are in Torrington: 32.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goshen 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 (4)
- John Brown: Augustus Washington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Beecher Stowe: not specified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sedgwick: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Welch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons