#1Famous people · Southington
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 26 famous people born in Southington
The best known is the American biblical scholar Edward Robinson, with articles in 27 languages. The next two names are Lisa Robin Kelly and Albert Hull. The largest group, 8, was born in the early republic. Joel Root (1770) and Dave Kusek (2000) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Edward Robinson
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1770
Joel Root
Youngest
2000
Dave Kusek
Most common field
Science & Medicine
6 people
What stands out about Southington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Southington is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 3.9 times.
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 Southington
Counted by languages, Edward Robinson is ahead of Lisa Robin Kelly and Albert Hull: 27, 25 and 17.
#1LK#2
Film, TV & Stage
Lisa Robin Kelly
1970–2013American film and television actress
25 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Southington’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1880s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
Science & MedicinePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsNotableFilm, TV & StageMusicFaithBusiness
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Everyone else born in Southington
23 more, best known first.
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Around it, New Britain has the most people on record, 65 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Southington 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 (15)
- Edward Robinson: Conder, C. R. (Claude Reignier), 1848-1910, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Hull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Upson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Whittlesey: E. Decker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Olney Kirk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Root: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Krafcik: Waymo LLC, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Hopkins Twichell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmie Savage: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Lewis Byington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Eshoo: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Van Der Beek: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Willard: Emma Willard, ca. 1805-1815., CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Bronson Alcott: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Christopher: Steven Harrell from Springfield, MA, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons