#1Famous people · Naugatuck
Leaders stand out among the 16 famous people born in Naugatuck
Most widely known is Adrian, the costume designer, with articles in 12 languages. The next two names are Shirley Grey and William Fulton. In the age of mills and railroads, 8 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents there are 5 on the list, well above the typical Connecticut town’s 2.9.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Adrian
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1845
Edwin Stevens Lines
Youngest
1988
Seth Bronko
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Naugatuck’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Naugatuck is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.8 times as common.
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 Naugatuck
The three are covered in 12, 12 and 12 languages: Adrian, Shirley Grey and William Fulton.
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#3Through the years
When Naugatuck’s famous people were born
The 1900s alone account for 7 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Naugatuck
Another 13, the earliest born in 1845.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Waterbury’s, with 59.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Naugatuck 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 (15)
- Adrian: Philippe Halsman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shirley Grey: produced by Paramount pictures and supplied to CINELANDIA magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Fulton: Renate Schmid, Copyright is with MFO, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph E. Talbot: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Thomas Patterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spec Shea: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Kennedy: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doc Eason: Glen Bledsoe, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Stevens Lines: Churchman Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosa Rebimbas: Naugy123, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosalind Russell: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Goodeve: ABC Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orson Hyde: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Frederick Durand: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Frank Sperry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons