#1Famous people · Winsted
12 famous people from Winsted, many of them leaders
Ralph Nader, the American lawyer and activist, is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. The largest group, 8, was born in the age of mills and railroads. From Arphaxed Loomis to Ralph Nader, the births on the list run from 1798 to 1934. The list comes to 17.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 2.9 in the typical town in Connecticut.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Ralph Nader
in 51 Wikipedia languages
First
1798
Arphaxed Loomis
Youngest
1934
Ralph Nader
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Winsted’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Winsted is known for
Winsted has 2× the usual share of leaders.
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 Winsted
Three names lead: Ralph Nader (51 languages), Crane Brinton (13) and Henry R. Pease (7).
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Henry R. Pease
1835–1907Union Army officer, lawyer and businessman
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Through the years
When Winsted’s famous people were born
The 1890s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitarySportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Winsted
9 more, 4 of them leaders.
Arthur B. Woodford
1861–1946American economist, university professor, and grammar school rector
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Winchester has the most on record: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Winsted 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 (8)
- Ralph Nader: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wickenden/ Don LaVange, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry R. Pease: unkonwn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wakefield: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James P. Glynn: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arphaxed Loomis: Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, attribution, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur B. Woodford: Gilbert and Bacon, Philadelphia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Atwood Judson: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abe Brault: Foster-Dementi Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons