#1Famous people · Newington
4 famous people were born in Newington from 1755 to 1986
Articles in 7 languages make the American musician Melanie Fontana the best known. E. E. Aiken is second and John Pezzenti third. The list comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 residents, below the 2.9 of the typical town in Connecticut. No town in Connecticut lists more than New Britain, with 65.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Melanie Fontana
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1755
Elijah Churchill
Youngest
1986
Melanie Fontana
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Newington
First, Melanie Fontana (7 languages), then E. E. Aiken (3) and John Pezzenti (2).
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Through the years
When Newington’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 1 births.
MusicFaithWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Newington is known for
1 of them work in Music, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Newington
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is New Britain’s, with 65.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newington 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 (7)
- Melanie Fontana: Michel Schulz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. E. Aiken: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Eshoo: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katharine Hepburn: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios; Restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Rubins: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betsey Johnson: The Heart Truth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Willard: Emma Willard, ca. 1805-1815., CC0, Wikimedia Commons