Schoolhouse No. 5 · Photo: Vonsky87 · CC BY-SA 3.0Hamden has no famous person on record yet
Next door, the list for Delhi holds 10, Candace Wheeler first. In all of New York, the famous people on record come from 1,264 towns. New York City has the most of any town in New York: 99. After New York City, the next longest list in New York is Huntington’s, with 81.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Hamden), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Hamden has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Hamden
The most names next door are in Delhi: 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamden 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 (5)
- Candace Wheeler: Sarony & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel T. Headley: Rev. J. T. Headley., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James H. Davidson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. Leal: Drinkingwaterdoc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel F. Miller: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons