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Famous people · Greenwich
Business people stand out among the 46 famous people born in Greenwich
The best known is the American actress Glenn Close, with articles in 82 languages. Chris Coons is second and Tom Noonan third. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 29 in all. Over 196 years of births, the list goes from Joshua Ferris (1804) to Michael Bickford (2000).
Born here
46
notable people
Best known
Glenn Close
in 82 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
Joshua Ferris
Youngest
2000
Michael Bickford
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
11 people
Also called it home
15
notable residents
What stands out about Greenwich’s famous people
A town of business peopleAmong the 46 people born here, 5 are business people: 4.2 times the usual share.Known worldwideGlenn Close has an article in 82 languages, more than anyone else from here.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2000, among 30 since 1950.A chosen home15 more notable people chose to live in Greenwich, including Triple H.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Greenwich is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as business people, at 4.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Greenwich
Performers take two of the three places.
#2
#3Film, TV & Stage
Tom Noonan
1951–2026American actor, director, and screenwriter
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Through the years
When Greenwich’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 8 of the births charted here.
Film, TV & StageSportsScience & MedicineBusinessWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Greenwich
A further 43 follow, born between 1804 and 2000.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Greenwich home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 15 in all, led by Triple H.
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
born 1971German politician (CSU), former Minister of Economics, Minister of Defense
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Richard Blumenthal
born 1946United States Senator from Connecticut since 2011
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Gretchen Carlson
born 1966American broadcast journalist, author, television personality and female empowerment advocate
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Stamford: 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenwich 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 (19)
- Chris Coons: U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Noonan: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Hicks: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bijou Phillips: Eduardo Sciammarella, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Ross: Thierry Sollerot from Vernon (Eure, Hte Normandie), FRANCE, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neil Burger: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Triple H: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vince McMahon: Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Indra Nooyi: JeffBedford from Arlington, Virginia, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie McMahon: TheRedDragon021, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg: User:Christoph Braun, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda McMahon: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Dalio: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Blumenthal: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ned Lamont: The Office of Governor Ned Lamont, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gretchen Carlson: 'Michael Scott Bogdonoff / MSB Media, LLC', CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Lloyd: Pedro Heshike for Galaxy Con, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Abercrombie: Jmreymond, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Barry: Purocafe, crop by Ruhrfisch ><>°°, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons