#1Famous people · Hamden
Writers and artists stand out among the 26 famous people born in Hamden
At the top of the list is the American actor Ernest Borgnine, covered in 77 languages. Second place goes to the American athlete Alexis Holmes, third to Dana Terrace. From William Bristol to Alexis Holmes, the births on the list run from 1779 to 2000. Fewer than a quarter of the 183 towns in Connecticut with famous people list more.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Ernest Borgnine
in 77 Wikipedia languages
First
1779
William Bristol
Youngest
2000
Alexis Holmes
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Hamden’s famous people
Known worldwideRead in 77 languages, Ernest Borgnine is known far beyond the town.Still making namesBirths since 1950 number 12, the most recent in 2000.A town of writers and artists4 of the 26 people born here are writers and artists, 1.5× the usual share.A chosen home4 more notable people chose to live in Hamden, including Jaroslav Pelikan.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Hamden
Ernest Borgnine leads with articles in 77 languages, ahead of Alexis Holmes (17) and Dana Terrace (14).
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#3Writing & Arts
Dana Terrace
born 1990Animator, writer, director, producer, storyboard artist
14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Hamden’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & MedicineMusicFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hamden is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 1.5 times as common.
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 Hamden
Another 23, 9 of them athletes.
John Carpenter
born 1967American millionaire on the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
NotableWikipedia ↗
Henry W. Lee
1815–1874Bishop of Iowa; Provisional Bishop of Nebraska; Provisional Bishop of Kansas; American Episcopalian bishop
FaithWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Hamden home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Jaroslav Pelikan the best known.
Jaroslav Pelikan
1923–2006US historian of Christianity, Christian theology and medieval intellectual history at Yale
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamden 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 (21)
- Ernest Borgnine: Milburn McCarty Public Relations. It was not uncommon for a network, program sponsor or studio to distribute publicity information through either an ad or publicity agency., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dana Terrace: Peabody Awards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlton R. Sickles: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester D. Hubbard: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Barnhart: Pocketref, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chauncey Ives: can't be read, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Avery Wilson: NYC Mayor's Office, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Campbell: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Ellis: Michael Wilson on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Gruber: Goodwin & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry W. Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Weinberg: Lenox315, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tarik Black: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaroslav Pelikan: Martycap at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debra Hamel: Dhamel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Willard Gibbs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Dutton: photographer unknown -- property of US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Van Der Beek: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwards Pierrepont: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Frank Sperry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons