#1Film, TV & Stage
Bill Lawrence
born 1968American screenwriter, producer, and director
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Famous people · Ridgefield
Writers and artists stand out among the 20 famous people born in Ridgefield
Bill Lawrence is the best known, with articles in 19 languages. Second and third on the list are Ian Falconer and Peggy Bacon. In the early republic, 8 were born, the most of any period. Per head, the list is long: 8 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Connecticut has 2.9.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Bill Lawrence
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1747
Jonathan Ingersoll
Youngest
2001
Jackson Mitchell
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
Also called it home
10
notable residents
What stands out about Ridgefield’s famous people
A town of writers and artistsAmong the 20 people born here, 4 are writers and artists: 2 times the usual share.Deep roots8 were born before 1850, the first in 1747.Still making names7 were born since 1950, the youngest in 2001.A chosen home10 more notable people chose to live in Ridgefield, including Harvey Fierstein.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ridgefield is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 2 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Ridgefield’s famous people were born
The 2000s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ridgefield
Bill Lawrence has articles in 19 languages, Ian Falconer in 12 and Peggy Bacon in 10.
#1IF#2
Writing & Arts
Ian Falconer
1959–2023American illustrator and writer, costume and set designer
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PB#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ridgefield
A further 17 follow, born between 1747 and 2001.
Joseph Epes Brown
1920–2000American scholar of Native American traditions
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Ridgefield home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Ridgefield, though born elsewhere.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Danbury leads the towns around it, with 50 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgefield 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)
- Bill Lawrence: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Griswold Goodrich: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah Donovan: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Silvio Bedini: Kim Nielsen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry G. Stebbins: Mathew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nehemiah Perry: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phineas C. Lounsbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin O. Keeler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Mines: Elopez76, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Northrop: Antiqua Print Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Crocker Conway: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Cavett: Nick Stepowyj at https://www.flickr.com/people/nickstep/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Godfrey Cambridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Walsh: Jessica Walsh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ames Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Ives: Clara Sipprell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Hearst-Shaw: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Lange: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R. Jay Walsh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons