Waterbury, Connecticut
Waterbury, Connecticut ranks 1,203rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kagawa Prefecture, Long Branch, New Jersey, and Zenica. Memorable people born in Waterbury, Connecticut include Annie Leibovitz, Dylan McDermott, and Robert Gallo. Memorable people who died in Waterbury, Connecticut include Naum Gabo, and Jakub Szynkiewicz. Waterbury, Connecticut has been the birth place of many actors, and photographers and the death place of many sculptors, and religious figures. Waterbury, Connecticut is located in United States.
Waterbury is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Waterbury had a population of 114,403 as of the 2020 Census. The city is 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Hartford and 77 miles (124 km) northeast of New York City. Waterbury is the largest city in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region and second-largest city in New Haven County. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1875 and 1982, Waterbury, Connecticut was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Annie Leibovitz, Dylan McDermott, and Robert Gallo. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Waterbury, Connecticut including Naum Gabo, and Jakub Szynkiewicz.
People Born in Waterbury, Connecticut
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Annie Leibovitz
PHOTOGRAPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 1
Dylan McDermott
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 2
Robert Gallo
BIOLOGIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 3
Rosalind Russell
ACTOR
1907 - 1976
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 4
Thom Mayne
ARCHITECT
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 5
Bob Crane
ACTOR
1928 - 1978
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 6
Harry Daghlian
PHYSICIST
1921 - 1945
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 7
Elizabeth Gilbert
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 8
Porter Goss
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 9
Sheryl Lee Ralph
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 10
J. Farrell MacDonald
ACTOR
1875 - 1952
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 11
Richard Mastracchio
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Waterbury, Connecticut
Go to all RankingsHarry Daghlian
PHYSICIST
1921 - 1945
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 7
J. Farrell MacDonald
ACTOR
1875 - 1952
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 11
Ryan Gomes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 22.29
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Waterbury, Connecticut
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Naum Gabo
SCULPTOR
1890 - 1977
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 1
Jakub Szynkiewicz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1884 - 1966
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Waterbury, Connecticut
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Most individuals born in present day Waterbury, Connecticut were actors (5), photographers (1), biologists (1), architects (1), and physicists (1), while most who died were sculptors (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Waterbury, Connecticut, including Dylan McDermott, Bob Crane, and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Waterbury, Connecticut, including Dylan McDermott, Rosalind Russell, and Bob Crane.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Waterbury, Connecticut since 1700.
