#1Politics & Law
Gifford Pinchot
1865–1946American forester and politician
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Famous people · Simsbury
Of the 24 famous people born in Simsbury, an unusual share are soldiers and sailors
Most widely known is Gifford Pinchot, the American forester and politician, with articles in 20 languages. Born in 1729, Roger Enos is the first name on record, and Tommy Cross, born in 1989, the most recent. In the early republic, 11 were born, the most of any period. The list comes to 9.6 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.9 in the typical town in Connecticut.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Gifford Pinchot
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1729
Roger Enos
Youngest
1989
Tommy Cross
Most common field
Politics & Law
10 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Simsbury’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Simsbury is known for
Set against the usual town, business people come out 4.9 times as common.
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 Simsbury’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1810s, with 3 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawMilitaryBusinessSportsWriting & ArtsMusicFaithScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Simsbury
Leaders take two of the three places.
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Everyone else born in Simsbury
Another 21, 8 of them leaders.
Leon P. Alford
1877–1942American mechanical engineer, administrator for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and management-relations innovator
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A chosen home
Also called Simsbury home
One more notable person made the town home: Nat Gertler.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Bloomfield, with 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Simsbury 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 (21)
- Gifford Pinchot: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franz von Holzhausen: Steve Jurvetson / Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George P. McLean: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Phelps: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anson Green Phelps: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Cross: Sarah Connors, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Viets Griswold: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha Phelps: Elkanah Tisdale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greene C. Bronson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holly Graf: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon P. Alford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudley Ely: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Phelps: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Scheu: ORCA Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jay Phelps: Daniel Huntington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Enos: John Codman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nat Gertler: Jon Osumi, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anika Noni Rose: John Manard for Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Hoffman: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Alsop: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Forward: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons