#1Famous people · Stonington
20 famous people were born in Stonington, more of them writers and artists than in most towns
Nathaniel Palmer, the American explorer, is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. Behind the leader come Edmund Fanning and Samuel Prentiss. Most were born in the early republic: 11 of them. The earliest on the list is Edmund Fanning, born in 1769, and the youngest Sugar Ray Norcia, born in 1954.
Born here
20
notable people
Best known
Nathaniel Palmer
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1769
Edmund Fanning
Youngest
1954
Sugar Ray Norcia
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Stonington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Stonington’s famous people were born
The 1830s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsMilitaryFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotableMusicFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Stonington is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 2 times the usual share.
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 Stonington
By how many languages cover them, Nathaniel Palmer comes first (27), then Edmund Fanning (10) and Samuel Prentiss (10).
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Everyone else born in Stonington
Of the other 17, 4 are writers and artists.
Sugar Ray Norcia
born 1954American electric and soul blues singer and harmonica player
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Charles T. Stanton
1839–1915Fourteenth Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut
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A chosen home
Also called Stonington home
One more notable person made the town home: Andrew M. Maynard.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stonington 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 (14)
- Nathaniel Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Prentiss: Cornish, Lamport & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Adee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hammond Trumbull: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Denison Champlin, Jr.: Theron Brown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Annie Trumbull Slosson: William T. Davis published the photo of Annie Trumbull Slosson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbert Collins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph J. Fauliso: Connecticut State Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matty McIntyre: Detroit Free Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erastus Wentworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Stratton: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mrs. Julian Heath: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Kopf: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew M. Maynard: Dannel Malloy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons