#1Writing & Arts
Annie Proulx
born 1935American novelist, short story and non-fiction author (b. 1935)
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Famous people · Norwich
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 45 famous people born in Norwich
With articles in 50 languages, Annie Proulx is the most widely known. Only 6 of the 183 towns in Connecticut with anyone on record list more. 3 were born in 1970 or later. Per head, the list is long: 11.3 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Connecticut has 2.9.
Born here
45
notable people
Best known
Annie Proulx
in 50 Wikipedia languages
First
1741
Benedict Arnold
Youngest
1987
Eric Campbell
Most common field
Politics & Law
16 people
What stands out about Norwich’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Norwich is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 3 times.
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 Norwich
Languages with an article: 50 for Annie Proulx, 48 for Edith Roosevelt, 43 for Benedict Arnold.
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#2Politics & Law
Edith Roosevelt
1861–1948First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909
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#3Military
Benedict Arnold
1741–1801Army officer who betrayed America to the British during the Revolutionary War
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Through the years
When Norwich’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 6 people born in that decade.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Preston: 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norwich 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 (19)
- Annie Proulx: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Roosevelt: Brady-Handy Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benedict Arnold: Thomas Hart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saunders Mac Lane: Konrad Jacobs, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Dolbear: Tufts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Dodd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Coit Gilman: Frances Benjamin Johnston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Sigourney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Currier: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard Widrow: Stanford Today magazine, (c) 1963 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Woodbridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Kelley: UPI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Merrill: Stephen Merrill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas L. Harris: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Campbell: Arturo Pardavila III on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Howard Doane: Wmpearl, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Miller Beard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Uriah Tracy: Ralph Earl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben H. Walworth: most probably Mathew Brady, but the name is not given in the source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons