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Famous people · Shelton
8 famous people come from Shelton, Peter Leo Gerety the best known
At the top of the list is the Catholic archbishop Peter Leo Gerety, covered in 16 languages. 3 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. John Beardsley (1732) and Sean Desai (1983) mark the two ends of the list. For its size the list is short: 1.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.9 in the typical Connecticut town.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Peter Leo Gerety
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1732
John Beardsley
Youngest
1983
Sean Desai
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
The best known
Born in Shelton
Performers take two of the three places.
#2Film, TV & Stage
Helen Barnes
1895–1925American musical comedy actress
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Film, TV & Stage
James A. Fitzpatrick
1894–1980American film producer and narrator
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Shelton’s famous people were born
The 1890s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Film, TV & StageFaithScience & MedicinePolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Shelton is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Shelton
5 more names, born between 1732 and 1983.
No one matches both filters.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Milford counts 27 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shelton 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 (7)
- Helen Barnes: Frank A. Munsey Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Fitzpatrick: Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christy Carlson Romano: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Samuel Johnson: John Wesley Jarvis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John William De Forest: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Drury: Huntingj38, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Gminski: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons