#1Politics & Law
William Samuel Johnson
1727–1819British-American politician
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Famous people · Stratford
18 famous people from Stratford, many of them leaders
Articles in 20 languages make the British-American politician William Samuel Johnson the best known. Javier Colon and John William Sterling follow. 5 were born in 1970 or later. Born in 1711, David Wooster is the first name on record, and Janka Hlinka, born in 1995, the most recent.
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18
notable people
Best known
William Samuel Johnson
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1711
David Wooster
Youngest
1995
Janka Hlinka
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9 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Stratford’s famous people
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What Stratford is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.4 times.
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Through the years
When Stratford’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 3 people born in that decade.
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The best known
Born in Stratford
William Samuel Johnson, Javier Colon and John William Sterling are written about in 20, 11 and 10 languages.
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John William Sterling
1844–1918Lawyer and Yale benefactor
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Everyone else born in Stratford
Another 15, 7 of them leaders.
Richard M. Blatchford
1798–18751798-1875 , banking and trust lawyer and politician
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A chosen home
Also called Stratford home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Stephen King.
Victoria Leigh Soto
1985–2012American primary school teacher, adult victim of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stratford 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 (17)
- William Samuel Johnson: John Wesley Jarvis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Javier Colon: Back9Network, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John William Sterling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gideon Tomlinson: Frederick Calvin Norton, author. Reproduction of Connecticut State Library portrait by George F. Wright, after original by unknown artist., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Wooster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loring Smith: film trailer screenshot (MGM), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard M. Blatchford: Eliphalet Wickes Blatchford, author and publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaime Sifers: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janka Hlinka: Mathis Benguigui, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Platt Cooke: William Jennys, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Matakevich: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Debby P. Sanderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Bangs: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Bunch: https://www.flickr.com/people/162679407@N06/ Juli Nader, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Mitchum: J. Fred Henry Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christy Carlson Romano: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Drury: Huntingj38, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons