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Famous people · Fairfield
Of the 12 famous people born in Fairfield, an unusual share are leaders
Articles in 29 languages make the American psychologist Harry Harlow the best known. The American politician Joe Crail ranks second, ahead of Milo Hamilton. Over 94 years of births, the list goes from Hays B. White (1855) to Pamela Levy (1949). The largest group, 8, was born in the age of mills and railroads.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Harry Harlow
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1855
Hays B. White
Youngest
1949
Pamela Levy
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Fairfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Fairfield is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.6 times.
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 Fairfield
The three are covered in 29, 7 and 7 languages: Harry Harlow, Joe Crail and Milo Hamilton.
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#3Through the years
When Fairfield’s famous people were born
The 1910s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageSportsMusicWriting & ArtsBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Fairfield
9 more, 3 of them leaders.
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A chosen home
Also called Fairfield home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Richard Beymer the best known.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairfield 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 (7)
- Joe Crail: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milo Hamilton: Wahkeenah at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hays B. White: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pamela Levy: סטנלי בטקין, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Beymer: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Kraus: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey M. Smith: cheeseslave from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons