Route 7 Gateway has yet to put a famous person on the list
Of the bordering towns, Ridgefield has the longest list: 20, with Bill Lawrence at the top. New Britain has the most of any town in Connecticut: 65. After New Britain, the next longest list in Connecticut is Waterbury’s, with 59. 183 towns in Connecticut have at least one famous person on record.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Route 7 Gateway), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Route 7 Gateway has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Route 7 Gateway
The best known from each town bordering Route 7 Gateway.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Route 7 Gateway 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)
- Bill Lawrence: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Lange: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons