#1Famous people · Hartford
Most of the 8 famous people born in Hartford came into the world in the early republic
Virgil Earp, the deputy US marshal and soldier, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. The next two names are Charles Courtney Curran and Richard P. Bland. Born in 14, Kirker Butler is the first name on record, and Rob Calloway, born in 1969, the most recent. The biggest group are leaders: 3.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Virgil Earp
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
14
Kirker Butler
Youngest
1969
Rob Calloway
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Hartford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hartford’s famous people were born
The 1840s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hartford
Three names lead: Virgil Earp (15 languages), Charles Courtney Curran (14) and Richard P. Bland (12).
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What Hartford is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
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 Hartford
Still to come: 5 more, from 14 to 1969.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Hartford home
Born elsewhere, Ramsey Carpenter-Bearse lived here.
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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 (8)
- Virgil Earp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Courtney Curran: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard P. Bland: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Earp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry D. McHenry: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirker Butler: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayman Crow: Samuel Sartain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ramsey Carpenter-Bearse: Chad Hembree from Berea, KY, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons