#1Famous people · Weston
Mariette Hartley tops a list of 7 famous people born in Weston
At the top of the list is the American actress Mariette Hartley, covered in 25 languages. Jacob Pitts is second and Jared Cohen third. More than half were born since 1970, 5 in all. From Samuel B. Sherwood to Nicholas la Cava, the births on the list run from 1767 to 1986.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Mariette Hartley
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1767
Samuel B. Sherwood
Youngest
1986
Nicholas la Cava
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
Also called it home
8
notable residents
What stands out about Weston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Weston’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1980s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Weston
Mariette Hartley leads with articles in 25 languages, ahead of Jacob Pitts (19) and Jared Cohen (8).
#1
#2Film, TV & Stage
Jacob Pitts
born 1979American television, film, and stage actor
19 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JC#3
Writing & Arts
Jared Cohen
born 1981American public policy professional, author
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Weston is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 4.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Weston
Here are 4 more, born from 1767 to 1986.
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A chosen home
Also called Weston home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 8 in all, led by Christopher Plummer.
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Of the towns around it, Fairfield has the most on record: 25.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weston 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 (12)
- Mariette Hartley: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Pitts: Joella Marano, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamey Richard: Mike Morbeck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Plummer: GDC Graphics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Richards: Siebbi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Triple H: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mequitta Ahuja: Brooklyn Museum, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayley Faith Negrin: Moviecareer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Harmon: Brown University, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Hearst-Shaw: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hope Lange: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Burr Osborne: Jennette Shepherd Harrison Loop, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons