New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut ranks 248th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Douala, Yaoundé, and Potsdam. The most famous people from New Haven, Connecticut are George W. Bush, Josiah Willard Gibbs, and Alfred Newman. The most famous people who died in New Haven, Connecticut are Noah Webster, Eli Whitney, and Bronisław Malinowski. New Haven, Connecticut has been the birth place of many actors, and film directors and the death place of many actors, and linguists. New Haven, Connecticut is located in United States.
People
Between 1749 and 1987, New Haven, Connecticut was the birth place of 55 globally memorable people, including George W. Bush, Josiah Willard Gibbs, and Alfred Newman. Additionaly, 49 globally memorable people have passed away in New Haven, Connecticut including Noah Webster, Eli Whitney, and Bronisław Malinowski.
People Born in New Haven, Connecticut
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George W. Bush
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 84.81
Rank: 1
Josiah Willard Gibbs
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1903
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 2
Alfred Newman
COMPOSER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 3
Charles Goodyear
INVENTOR
1800 - 1860
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 4
Alfred G. Gilman
CHEMIST
1941 - 2015
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 5
George Akerlof
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 6
Roberts Blossom
ACTOR
1924 - 2011
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 7
Vint Cerf
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 8
Karen Carpenter
SINGER
1950 - 1983
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 9
Benjamin Spock
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1998
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 10
Scooter Libby
LAWYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 11
Craig Mello
BIOLOGIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in New Haven, Connecticut
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Adam LaVorgna
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 47
Carl Zimmer
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 51
Mike Cahill
FILM DIRECTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 52
Scott Burrell
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 36.99
Rank: 54
People Deceased in New Haven, Connecticut
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Noah Webster
LINGUIST
1758 - 1843
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 1
Eli Whitney
INVENTOR
1765 - 1825
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 2
Bronisław Malinowski
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1884 - 1942
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 3
Josiah Willard Gibbs
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1903
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 4
Leonard Bloomfield
LINGUIST
1887 - 1949
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 5
Max Theiler
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 6
Harvey Cushing
PHYSICIAN
1869 - 1939
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 7
Hermann Broch
WRITER
1886 - 1951
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 8
Edward Sapir
LINGUIST
1884 - 1939
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 9
James Tobin
ECONOMIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 10
Tjalling Koopmans
ECONOMIST
1910 - 1985
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 11
Josef Albers
ARTIST
1888 - 1976
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day New Haven, Connecticutwere actors (16), film directors (4), writers (4), politicians (3), and singers (3), while most who died were actors (7), linguists (4), writers (3), politicians (3), and psychologists (3).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in New Haven, Connecticut since 1700.
