#1Famous people · Stamford
36 famous people from Stamford, many of them writers and artists
At the top of the list is the American actor Christopher Lloyd, covered in 63 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 23 were born, the most of any period. The oldest name on the list belongs to James Davenport, born in 1758, the newest to Rhea Raj, born in 2000. The list is still growing: 7 were born since 1970.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
Christopher Lloyd
in 63 Wikipedia languages
First
1758
James Davenport
Youngest
2000
Rhea Raj
Most common field
Writing & Arts
10 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Stamford’s famous people
A town of writers and artistsWriters and artists make up 10 of the 36, 2.7 times the usual share.Known worldwideChristopher Lloyd has a Wikipedia article in 63 languages.Still making namesBirths since 1950 number 17, the most recent in 2000.A chosen home4 more notable people chose to live in Stamford, including William F. Buckley Jr..
★ What stands out · Known for
What Stamford is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.7 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 Stamford
Performers take two of the three places.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Harry Harrison
1924–2012American science fiction author
52 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Film, TV & Stage
Treat Williams
1951–2023American actor, producer, director, and author
45 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Stamford’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 8.
Writing & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicSportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineNotableFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Stamford
Of the other 33, 9 are writers and artists.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Stamford home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, William F. Buckley Jr. the best known.
William F. Buckley Jr.
1925–2008American public intellectual, conservative author and political commentator
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Arghavan Khosravi
born 1984Iranian-born American artist, known for 3D paintings (b. 1984)
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Greenwich: 46.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stamford 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 (9)
- Christopher Lloyd: Pedro Heshike for Galaxy Con, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Harrison: Szymon Sokół, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Treat Williams: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Lieberman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Simmons: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Buckley Jr.: SPC 5 Bert Goulait, US Military, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rikishi: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Rafferty: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Lounsbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons