#1Famous people · Litchfield
Litchfield is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Philo Remington, the American businessman, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Close behind are John Curtiss Underwood and Adelbert Cronkhite. 4 of them were born in the early republic, more than in any other period. More are leaders than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Philo Remington
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
John Curtiss Underwood
Youngest
1861
Adelbert Cronkhite
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Litchfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Litchfield’s famous people were born
The 1810s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Politics & LawBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Litchfield
Philo Remington has articles in 9 languages, John Curtiss Underwood in 5 and Adelbert Cronkhite in 2.
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#3Military
Adelbert Cronkhite
1861–1937Officer in the United States Army
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Known for
What Litchfield is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.9 times.
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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Another 2, the earliest born in 1813.
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3 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Litchfield 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)
- Philo Remington: Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Company, New York, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Curtiss Underwood: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) Cropped and touched up by CPacker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adelbert Cronkhite: Frank A. Munsey Company (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Bonamassa: Florian Stangl from Bayern, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Clark White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons