#1Famous people · Guilford
17 famous people from Guilford, many of them writers and artists
The best known is the united States politician Abraham Baldwin, with articles in 24 languages. 6 of them were born before independence, the first John Betts in 1650. Before independence, 6 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 7.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Connecticut has 2.9.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Abraham Baldwin
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1650
John Betts
Youngest
1985
Nick Fradiani
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Guilford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Guilford is known for
Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 3 times the usual share.
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 Guilford’s famous people were born
The 1840s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineSportsMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Guilford
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Samuel Johnson
1696–1772President of Columbia University
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Guilford
Still to come: 14 more, from 1650 to 1985.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Guilford home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Karen Wynn the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Branford, at 22.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Guilford 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 (10)
- Abraham Baldwin: Charles Frederick Naegele (American, 1857 - 1944), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Johnson: Smibert (Life time: John Smybert (or Smibert) (1688–1751) ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Russel Dudley: David Starr Jordan (1851-1931), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Foote: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Fradiani: fuseboxradio, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fitz-Greene Halleck: The original uploader was Brian0918 at English Wikipedia. (Original text: Unknown. Probably Matthew Brady or L. C. Handy, per LOC provenance page), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Wynn: PeterMacy, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Deibold: Keystone6591, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Anderson: Franz Richter (User:FRZ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey Goodrich: Scan by NYPL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons