Photo: Staib (please credit if used) · CC BY 3.0No famous person born in Orange is listed yet
Of the bordering towns, New Haven has the longest list: 39, with Josiah Willard Gibbs at the top. 183 towns across Connecticut can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in Connecticut belongs to New Britain, with 65. After New Britain, the next longest list in Connecticut is Waterbury’s, with 59.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Orange), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Orange has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Orange
Close by, New Haven counts 39 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orange 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 (2)
- Josiah Willard Gibbs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christy Carlson Romano: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons