#1Writing & Arts
William Kent Krueger
born 1950American author and novelist
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Famous people · Torrington
Of the 11 famous people born in Torrington, an unusual share are leaders
At the top of the list is the American author and novelist William Kent Krueger, covered in 13 languages. The largest group, 9, was born between 1920 and 1969. The earliest on the list is Jack Van Mark, born in 1930, and the youngest Daniel Singh, born in 1997. The list comes to 17.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 5.1 in the typical town in Wyoming.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
William Kent Krueger
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1930
Jack Van Mark
Youngest
1997
Daniel Singh
Most common field
Politics & Law
8 people
What stands out about Torrington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Torrington is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Torrington’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Torrington
Ranked by languages covered: William Kent Krueger with 13, then Michael Punke with 12 and Stephanie A. Burns with 11.
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#3Science & Medicine
Stephanie A. Burns
born 1955American organosilicon chemist and businesswoman
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Torrington 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 (4)
- William Kent Krueger: August Schwerdfeger, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Punke: United States Mission Geneva, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie A. Burns: Conrad Erb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Singh: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons