#1Famous people · New London
8 famous people were born in New London, most of them in the early republic
Nicholas Fairall, the American ski jumper, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Anthony Colby and Donald Nielsen, Jr.. Per head, the list is long: 18 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Hampshire has 5.8. Born in 1792, Anthony Colby is the first name on record, and Nicholas Fairall, born in 1989, the most recent.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Nicholas Fairall
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1792
Anthony Colby
Youngest
1989
Nicholas Fairall
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about New London’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When New London’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1810s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawNotableWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in New London
Nicholas Fairall leads with articles in 8 languages, ahead of Anthony Colby (6) and Donald Nielsen, Jr. (3).
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Known for
What New London is known for
New London has 1.8× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in New London
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Sutton’s, at 8 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New London 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 (9)
- Nicholas Fairall: Alexander Nilssen from Tromsø, Norway, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Colby: John Badger Clarke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Everett Sargent: The original uploader was AmyLagata at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Phineas Woodbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Greeley Flanders: John R. Berryman, ed., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Minnie Mary Lee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John S. Pillsbury: The original uploader was Blankfaze at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Bartlett: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Alonzo Haynes: C M Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons