#1Famous people · Hartford
A single famous person was born in Hartford: Clint Walker
Clint Walker, the American actor, was born in 1927. Their birth falls between 1920 and 1969. Articles about them exist in 27 languages. Across the town line, Granite City lists 34, Robert Olen Butler first.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Clint Walker
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Clint Walker
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Hartford
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hartford 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)
- Clint Walker: Macfadden Publications, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donnie Freeman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Stothert: Omayor2020, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Gallatin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


