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Famous people · Danbury
4 famous people were born in Danbury
Raymond Haley, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The American baseball player Harry Eells ranks second, ahead of Paul Collins. From Harry Eells in 1881 to Paul Collins in 1907, the births cover 26 years. 3 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Raymond Haley
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
Harry Eells
Youngest
1907
Paul Collins
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Danbury
Raymond Haley has articles in 3 languages, Harry Eells in 2 and Paul Collins in 2.
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Through the years
When Danbury’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1880s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Danbury is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.1 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 Danbury
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Danbury 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.