#1Famous people · Stamford
Stamford is the birthplace of 5 famous people
The best known is the American pharmacologist Alfred Newton Richards, with articles in 5 languages. Alfred William Lamb and Mike Barlow follow. From Alfred William Lamb in 1824 to Mike Barlow in 1948, the births cover 124 years. The biggest group are athletes: 2.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Alfred Newton Richards
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
Alfred William Lamb
Youngest
1948
Mike Barlow
What stands out about Stamford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Stamford’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1820s, with 2 births.
NotableSportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Stamford
Alfred Newton Richards has articles in 5 languages, Alfred William Lamb in 4 and Mike Barlow in 3.
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What Stamford is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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Everyone else born in Stamford
2 more names, born between 1827 and 1885.
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Nearby, Delhi has the most on record, with 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stamford 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 (8)
- Alfred Newton Richards: Blackstone Studios, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Barlow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Vaughn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. Hume: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Candace Wheeler: Sarony & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Gould: Bain News Service, publisher Restoration by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Murray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clark W. Bryan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons