Danbury, Connecticut
Danbury, Connecticut ranks 4,554th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saint-Raphaël, Var, Hickory, North Carolina, and Svishtov. Memorable people born in Danbury, Connecticut include Charles Ives, Jonathan Brandis, and Lindsey Jacobellis. Memorable people who died in Danbury, Connecticut include Leela Chitnis, Rose Wilder Lane, and Laura Nyro. Danbury, Connecticut has been the birth place of many actors, and composers and the death place of many actors, and writers. Danbury, Connecticut is located in United States.
Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately 50 miles (80 km) northeast of New York City. Danbury's population as of 2020 was 86,518. It is the third-largest city in Western Connecticut, and the seventh-largest city in Connecticut. Located within the heart of the Housatonic Valley region, the city is a historic commercial hub of western Connecticut, home to many commuters and summer residents from the New York metropolitan area and New England. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1874 and 1985, Danbury, Connecticut was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Charles Ives, Jonathan Brandis, and Lindsey Jacobellis. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Danbury, Connecticut including Leela Chitnis, Rose Wilder Lane, and Laura Nyro. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Danbury, Connecticut than were born there.
People Born in Danbury, Connecticut
Go to all RankingsCharles Ives
COMPOSER
1874 - 1954
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 2
Jonathan Brandis
ACTOR
1976 - 2003
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 3
Lindsey Jacobellis
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 1
Jenna von Oÿ
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.22
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Danbury, Connecticut
Go to all RankingsLeela Chitnis
ACTOR
1909 - 2003
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Rank: 1
Rose Wilder Lane
WRITER
1886 - 1968
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Rank: 2
Laura Nyro
MUSICIAN
1947 - 1997
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Rank: 3
Henry A. Wallace
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1965
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Rank: 4
Betsy Palmer
ACTOR
1926 - 2015
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Rank: 5
Jim Steinman
SINGER
1947 - 2021
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Rank: 6
Maurice Sendak
WRITER
1928 - 2012
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Rank: 7
Robert Vaughn
ACTOR
1932 - 2016
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Rank: 8
Rex Stout
WRITER
1886 - 1975
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Rank: 9
Mary Travers
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2009
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Rank: 10
Miloš Forman
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2018
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Rank: 11
Jessie Royce Landis
ACTOR
1896 - 1972
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Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Danbury, Connecticut
Go to all RankingsLeela Chitnis
ACTOR
1909 - 2003
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Rank: 1
Rose Wilder Lane
WRITER
1886 - 1968
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Rank: 2
Laura Nyro
MUSICIAN
1947 - 1997
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Rank: 3
Henry A. Wallace
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1965
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Rank: 4
Betsy Palmer
ACTOR
1926 - 2015
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Jim Steinman
SINGER
1947 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Maurice Sendak
WRITER
1928 - 2012
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Robert Vaughn
ACTOR
1932 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Rex Stout
WRITER
1886 - 1975
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Mary Travers
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2009
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Miloš Forman
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Jessie Royce Landis
ACTOR
1896 - 1972
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Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Danbury, Connecticut were actors (2), composers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were actors (5), writers (3), musicians (2), singers (2), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Danbury, Connecticut, including Jonathan Brandis, and Jenna von Oÿ. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Danbury, Connecticut, including Jonathan Brandis, and Jenna von Oÿ.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Danbury, Connecticut since 1700.