#1Film, TV & Stage
Charli D'Amelio
born 2004American social media personality
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Famous people · Norwalk
45 famous people were born in Norwalk, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
Articles in 54 languages make the American social media personality Charli D'Amelio the best known. George Smith is second and Horace Silver third. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 24 of them. Fewer than a quarter of the 183 towns in Connecticut with famous people list more.
Born here
45
notable people
Best known
Charli D'Amelio
in 54 Wikipedia languages
First
1669
Matthew Seymour
Youngest
2004
Charli D'Amelio
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Norwalk’s famous people
A town of writers and artistsAmong the 45 people born here, 10 are writers and artists: 2.2 times the usual share.Known worldwideRead in 54 languages, Charli D'Amelio is known far beyond the town.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2004, among 21 since 1950.45 notable peopleNorwalk lists 45 notable people, more than most towns.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Norwalk is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 2.2 times the usual share.
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 Norwalk
Ranked by languages covered: Charli D'Amelio with 54, then George Smith with 50 and Horace Silver with 32.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
George Smith
born 1941Nobel prize winning US chemist
50 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Norwalk’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 6 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Norwalk
The rest number 42, with 12 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Norwalk home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Norwalk, though born elsewhere.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Darien, at 25.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norwalk 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 (10)
- Charli D'Amelio: Brad Mondo, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Smith: Bengt Nyman from Vaxholm, Sweden, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Silver: Dimitri Savitski, SAVITSKI, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D.J. Caruso: הילה ויור, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Stone: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Bradford: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Weitz: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Calvin Kendall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Rafferty: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Hearst-Shaw: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons