#1Politics & Law
William Strong
1808–1895Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Famous people · Somers
Leaders stand out among the 8 famous people born in Somers
With articles in 10 languages, William Strong is the most widely known. The list is still growing: 3 were born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents there are 7.8 on the list, well above the typical Connecticut town’s 2.9. Born in 1756, Ephraim Kibbey is the first name on record, and Hannah Soar, born in 1999, the most recent.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
William Strong
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1756
Ephraim Kibbey
Youngest
1999
Hannah Soar
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Somers’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Somers is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.4 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 Somers’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1800s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Somers
William Strong, Hannah Soar and Arthur Stanley Pease are written about in 10, 8 and 5 languages.
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Science & Medicine
Arthur Stanley Pease
1881–1964American classical philologist and botanist
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Somers
Of the other 5, 3 are leaders.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Enfield has the most people on record, 13 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Somers 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 (3)
- William Strong: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William O. Collins: Sam7420, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha M. Pease: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons