#1Famous people · Niantic
3 famous people were born in Niantic from 1879 to 1983
Most widely known is Jeremy Powers, the American professional racing cyclist, with articles in 7 languages. William Colepaugh, the American able seaman and secret agent, comes second, with Leonard Porter Ayres third. Next door, Waterford lists 10, led by Ann Haven Morgan. The list’s best known name, Jeremy Powers, dates from 1983.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Jeremy Powers
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Leonard Porter Ayres
Youngest
1983
Jeremy Powers
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Niantic
Jeremy Powers leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of William Colepaugh (5) and Leonard Porter Ayres (4).
#1WC#2
Notable
William Colepaugh
1918–2005American able seaman and secret agent
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Military
Leonard Porter Ayres
1879–1946United States educator and soldier
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Around it, Waterford has the most people on record, 10 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Niantic 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 (4)
- Jeremy Powers: Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard Porter Ayres: Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. ca. 1974-5/15/1984, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Haven Morgan: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Danielson: nuestrociclismo.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons