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Famous people · Old Lyme
Old Lyme’s famous people span 124 years: 4 births from 1873 to 1997
Most widely known is Liam Corrigan, the American rower, with articles in 13 languages. Close behind are John H. Martin and Matt Nickerson. For every 10,000 residents there are 5.2 on the list, well above the typical Connecticut town’s 2.9. Liam Corrigan, the best known, was born in 1997.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Liam Corrigan
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1873
Henrietta Collins Bartlett
Youngest
1997
Liam Corrigan
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Old Lyme
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Old Lyme’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 1 people born in that decade.
SportsNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Old Lyme is known for
Share of Old Lyme’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Old Lyme
1 more, best known first.
Henrietta Collins Bartlett
1873–196319th/20th-century American literary scholar
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Old Lyme home
Born elsewhere, Chris Elliott lived here.
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The longest list nearby is Lyme’s, with 26.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Old Lyme 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 (5)
- Matt Nickerson: Saruwine, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Elliott: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morrison Waite: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Danielson: nuestrociclismo.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Sablone: US Department of Defence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons