#1Famous people · Seymour
Of the 13 famous people born in Seymour, an unusual share are leaders
John William De Forest leads the list, covered in 11 languages. The American actress and playwright Harriet Ford ranks second, ahead of John Wheeler. The oldest name on the list belongs to John Wheeler, born in 1823, the newest to Nicole Klarides-Ditria, born in 1968. For every 10,000 residents there are 7.7 on the list, well above the typical Connecticut town’s 2.9.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
John William De Forest
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1823
John Wheeler
Youngest
1968
Nicole Klarides-Ditria
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Seymour’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Seymour is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.2 times as common.
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 Seymour
John William De Forest has articles in 11 languages, Harriet Ford in 6 and John Wheeler in 5.
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Harriet Ford
1864–1949American actress and playwright
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Seymour’s famous people were born
The 1820s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawMilitarySportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Around it, Ansonia has the most people on record, 11 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Seymour 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 (10)
- John William De Forest: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet Ford: Meyer Bros. & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wheeler: William Carvosso Sharpe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlos French: Hollis Andrew Campbell, William Carvosso Sharpe, Frank G. Bassett, authors. W. C. Sharpe (Seymour, CT), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Tuttle Morris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur F. Booth: US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Henry Shelton: Seeman & Peters (Saginaw, MI), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orson Hyde: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Frederick Durand: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Frank Sperry: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons