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Famous people · Danbury

Danbury is the birthplace of 2 famous people

Carl Ray, the American baseball player, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The other is Sandra J. Hairston, the American attorney. The list’s best known name, Carl Ray, dates from 1889. The longest list in North Carolina is Wilmington’s, with 67 names.

#2 best knownSandra J. HairstonPolitics & Law
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Carl Ray
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Carl Ray
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Danbury

CR#1
Sports

Carl Ray

1889–1970

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Sandra J. Hairston#2
Politics & Law

Sandra J. Hairston

American attorney

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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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.

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  • Sandra J. Hairston: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons