#1Famous people · Harwinton
The 5 famous people born in Harwinton, led by Collis Potter Huntington
Articles in 10 languages make the American businessman Collis Potter Huntington the best known. The American politician Jonathan Brace ranks second, ahead of George S. Catlin. Most were born in the early republic: 4 of them. Per head, the list is long: 9 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Connecticut has 2.9.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Collis Potter Huntington
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1754
Jonathan Brace
Youngest
1821
Collis Potter Huntington
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Harwinton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Harwinton’s famous people were born
The 1800s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawBusinessFaithWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Harwinton
Collis Potter Huntington, Jonathan Brace and George S. Catlin are written about in 10, 6 and 4 languages.
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Known for
What Harwinton is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
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 Harwinton
Here are 2 more, born from 1789 to 1808.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Litchfield has the most on record, with 32.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harwinton 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 (8)
- Collis Potter Huntington: Stephen William Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Brace: Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 12 Mar 1770 - 23 Jun 1852, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abner Wilcox: from photo, Published by the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Beecher Stowe: not specified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brown: Augustus Washington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Stephen Baldwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Dutton: Cornish, Lamport & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grattan O'Connell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons