Willimantic, Connecticut
Willimantic, Connecticut ranks 7,833rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hōfu, Skara, and Eaglesfield, Cumbria. Memorable people born in Willimantic, Connecticut include William Bonin, and Chris Dodd. Willimantic, Connecticut has been the birth place of many extremists, and politicians. Willimantic, Connecticut is located in United States.
Willimantic is a census-designated place located in Windham, Connecticut, United States. Previously organized as a city and later as a borough, Willimantic is currently one of two tax districts within the Town of Windham. Willimantic is located within Windham County and the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Known as "Thread City" for the American Thread Company's mills along the Willimantic River, it was a center of the textile industry in the 19th century. Originally incorporated as a city in 1893, it entered a period of decline after the Second World War, culminating in the mill's closure and the city's reabsorption into the town of Windham in the 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1944 and 1947, Willimantic, Connecticut was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including William Bonin, and Chris Dodd.
People Born in Willimantic, Connecticut
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William Bonin
EXTREMIST
1947 - 1996
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 1
Chris Dodd
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Willimantic, Connecticut were extremists (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, extremists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Willimantic, Connecticut, including William Bonin. Whereas, throughout history, extremists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Willimantic, Connecticut, including William Bonin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Willimantic, Connecticut since 1700.
