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Famous people · Hartford
11 famous people were born in Hartford from 1846 to 1998
At the top of the list is the American football player Quinn Meinerz, covered in 6 languages. Behind the leader come Samuel S. Barney and Wilhelmine Key. 5 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 7, while at least half the towns in Wisconsin list nobody born there.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Quinn Meinerz
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1846
Samuel S. Barney
Youngest
1998
Quinn Meinerz
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Hartford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hartford’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hartford
Ranked by languages covered: Quinn Meinerz with 6, then Samuel S. Barney with 6 and Wilhelmine Key with 6.
#2
#3Known for
What Hartford is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hartford
Here are 8 more, born from 1858 to 1989.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Rubicon’s, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hartford 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)
- Samuel S. Barney: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilhelmine Key: Creator: Bachrach Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Hansen: Fade2black265, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Walter Mountin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ericka Walker: Ericka Walker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons