West Hartford, Connecticut
West Hartford, Connecticut ranks 2,725th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Framingham, Massachusetts, Decatur, Georgia, and Dunkirk. Memorable people born in West Hartford, Connecticut include John Franklin Enders, Edward Norton Lorenz, and Larry Collins. Memorable people who died in West Hartford, Connecticut include Edward W. Morley. West Hartford, Connecticut has been the birth place of many actors, and biologists and the death place of many chemists. West Hartford, Connecticut is located in United States.
West Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of downtown Hartford. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 64,083 at the 2020 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1897 and 1969, West Hartford, Connecticut was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including John Franklin Enders, Edward Norton Lorenz, and Larry Collins. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in West Hartford, Connecticut including Edward W. Morley.
People Born in West Hartford, Connecticut
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John Franklin Enders
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1985
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 1
Edward Norton Lorenz
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2008
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2
Larry Collins
WRITER
1929 - 2005
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 3
Joseph Mascolo
ACTOR
1929 - 2016
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 4
Peter Paige
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 35.98
Rank: 5
Jimmy Shea
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 31.29
Rank: 6
People Deceased in West Hartford, Connecticut
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day West Hartford, Connecticut were actors (2), biologists (1), mathematicians (1), writers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were chemists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in West Hartford, Connecticut, including Joseph Mascolo, and Peter Paige. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day West Hartford, Connecticut, including Joseph Mascolo, and Peter Paige.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in West Hartford, Connecticut since 1700.
