#1Famous people · Hartford
Hartford is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Articles in 9 languages make the Canadian ice hockey defenceman Eddie Carpenter the best known. Edward D. Kelly, the Catholic bishop, comes second, with Marty Conrad third. The list runs from Edward D. Kelly, born in 1860, to Marty Conrad, born in 1895. Famous people are on record for 506 of the towns in Michigan.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Eddie Carpenter
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
Edward D. Kelly
Youngest
1895
Marty Conrad
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Hartford
Two of the three are athletes.
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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 (2)
- Eddie Carpenter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward D. Kelly: Murch S. Morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons