#1Famous people · Old Saybrook
The 5 famous people born in Old Saybrook, led by Alexis Sablone
Most widely known is Alexis Sablone, the American skateboarder, with articles in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are Ann Petry and James A. Lewis. The list comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.9 in the typical town in Connecticut. Births span 1845 to 1986, from Samuel Hart to Alexis Sablone.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Alexis Sablone
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1845
Samuel Hart
Youngest
1986
Alexis Sablone
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
What stands out about Old Saybrook’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Old Saybrook’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawFaithMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Old Saybrook
Ranked by languages covered: Alexis Sablone with 11, then Ann Petry with 7 and James A. Lewis with 3.
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#3Politics & Law
James A. Lewis
1933–1997American politician, Connecticut
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What Old Saybrook is known for
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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Everyone else born in Old Saybrook
Here are 2 more, born from 1845 to 1953.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Old Saybrook 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 (3)
- Alexis Sablone: US Department of Defence, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Lewis: Washington Secretary of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Hart: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons