#1Famous people · Willington
4 famous people come from Willington, Elias Loomis the best known
The best known is the American science writer Elias Loomis, with articles in 14 languages. Close behind are Jared Sparks and Eleni Benson. The first birth on record is Jared Sparks’, in 1789, and the last Eleni Benson’s, in 1983. Per head, the list is long: 7.2 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Connecticut has 2.9.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Elias Loomis
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1789
Jared Sparks
Youngest
1983
Eleni Benson
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Willington
Two of the three are writers and artists.
#1
#2Writing & Arts
Jared Sparks
1789–1866American historian, educator, and Unitarian minister
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EB#3
Through the years
When Willington’s famous people were born
The 1810s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Willington is known for
The largest field is Writing & Arts, with 2 people.
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 Willington
1 more, best known first.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Ashford has the longest list next door: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Willington 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 (4)
- Elias Loomis: Elias Loomis or H. A. Newton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Sparks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Corbin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Lyon: National Park Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons