Torrington, Connecticut
Torrington, Connecticut ranks 8,325th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ordrup, Newnan, Georgia, and Mercia. Memorable people born in Torrington, Connecticut include John Brown, and Steven Strogatz. Memorable people who died in Torrington, Connecticut include William H. McNeill, and Mark Van Doren. Torrington, Connecticut has been the birth place of many social activists, and mathematicians and the death place of many historians, and writers. Torrington, Connecticut is located in United States.
Torrington is the most populated municipality and largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, and the Northwest Hills Planning Region. It is also the core city of Greater Torrington, one of the largest micropolitan areas in the United States. The city population was 35,515 according to the 2020 census. The city is located roughly 23 miles (37 km) west of Hartford, 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Springfield, Massachusetts, 67 miles (108 km) southeast of Albany, New York, 84 miles (135 km) northeast of New York City, and 127 miles (204 km) west of Boston, Massachusetts. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1800 and 1959, Torrington, Connecticut was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including John Brown, and Steven Strogatz. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Torrington, Connecticut including William H. McNeill, and Mark Van Doren.
People Born in Torrington, Connecticut
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John Brown
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1800 - 1859
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 1
Steven Strogatz
MATHEMATICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Torrington, Connecticut
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William H. McNeill
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2016
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 1
Mark Van Doren
WRITER
1894 - 1972
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Torrington, Connecticut
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Most individuals born in present day Torrington, Connecticut were social activists (1), and mathematicians (1), while most who died were historians (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, mathematicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Torrington, Connecticut, including Steven Strogatz. Whereas, throughout history, social activists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Torrington, Connecticut, including John Brown.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Torrington, Connecticut since 1700.
