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Edward Norton Lorenz
1917–2008American mathematician and meteorologist
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Famous people · West Hartford
28 famous people from West Hartford, many of them performers
Articles in 44 languages make the American mathematician and meteorologist Edward Norton Lorenz the best known. Second place goes to the US skeleton racer Jimmy Shea, third to Peter Paige. 17 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 4.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Connecticut has 2.9.
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
Edward Norton Lorenz
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1746
Theodore Sedgwick
Youngest
2004
Pearse O'Brien
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about West Hartford’s famous people
A town of performersPerformers make up 7 of the 28, 2.7 times the usual share.Still making names16 were born since 1950, the youngest in 2004.Known worldwideRead in 44 languages, Edward Norton Lorenz is known far beyond the town.A chosen home5 more notable people chose to live in West Hartford, including Alan L. Hart.
★ What stands out · Known for
What West Hartford is known for
Performers stand out most, at 2.7 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.
Through the years
When West Hartford’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 6 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in West Hartford
Edward Norton Lorenz leads with articles in 44 languages, ahead of Jimmy Shea (22) and Peter Paige (21).
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Everyone else born in West Hartford
The other 25 span the years 1746 to 2004.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called West Hartford home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in West Hartford, though born elsewhere.
The town’s pick
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Famous people from the towns next door
5 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Hartford 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 (16)
- Jimmy Shea: Derek Baird from So California, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Paige: Olaf Rehbein. original uploaded by ThomasChristes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Mascolo: Popular Press Media Group, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Naughton: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Sedgwick: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Carrabba: Will Fresch from San Diego, CA, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teresa Stich-Randall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chantelle Swaby: Dianaatflourish, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Thompson Sedgwick: Fisher, I.F. and Fisk, E.L., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George J. Mead: Louis Fabian Bachrach, Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Katz: USAG- Humphreys, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katharine Hepburn: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios; Restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Rubins: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anika Noni Rose: John Manard for Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Alsop: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melanie Fontana: Michel Schulz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons