#1Famous people · Redding
Of the 11 famous people born in Redding, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the American actress Hope Lange, with articles in 40 languages. Most were born in the early republic: 6 of them. The list comes to 12.5 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.9 in the typical town in Connecticut. Joel Barlow, born in 1754, is the earliest name and Adam D'Angelo, born in 1984, the latest.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Hope Lange
in 40 Wikipedia languages
First
1754
Joel Barlow
Youngest
1984
Adam D'Angelo
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Redding’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Redding’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1860s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusinessNotableScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Redding is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.7 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 Redding
By how many languages cover them, Hope Lange comes first (40), then Joel Barlow (22) and Adam D'Angelo (18).
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Joel Barlow
1754–1812American poet, diplomat, politician and businessman
22 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Redding
A further 8 follow, born between 1778 and 1866.
Aaron Louis Treadwell
1866–1947American zoologist and university teacher
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Redding home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Barry Levinson the best known.
Barry Levinson
born 1942American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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Around it, Danbury has the most people on record, 50 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Redding 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 (14)
- Hope Lange: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Barlow: Robert Fulton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam D'Angelo: Philip Neustrom from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebenezer J. Hill: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudley Sanford Gregory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ada Josephine Todd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Levinson: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Kopins: Fox Broadcasting Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Ives: Clara Sipprell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Lawrence: Kevin Paul, CC BY 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
- P. T. Barnum: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mariette Hartley: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Burr Osborne: Jennette Shepherd Harrison Loop, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons