Hamden, Connecticut
Hamden, Connecticut ranks 7,766th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lansford, Pennsylvania, Michoacán, and Åre. Memorable people born in Hamden, Connecticut include Ernest Borgnine, Jonathan Quick, and Alexis Holmes. Memorable people who died in Hamden, Connecticut include Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Jaroslav Pelikan, and Neal E. Miller. Hamden, Connecticut has been the birth place of many actors, and hockey players and the death place of many writers, and mathematicians. Hamden, Connecticut is located in United States.
Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant". The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 61,169 at the 2020 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1917 and 2000, Hamden, Connecticut was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Ernest Borgnine, Jonathan Quick, and Alexis Holmes. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Hamden, Connecticut including Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Jaroslav Pelikan, and Neal E. Miller. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Hamden, Connecticut than were born there.
People Born in Hamden, Connecticut
Go to all RankingsErnest Borgnine
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 3
Jonathan Quick
HOCKEY PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.08
Rank: 2
Alexis Holmes
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 26.94
Rank: 1
People Deceased in Hamden, Connecticut
Go to all RankingsPatricia Goldman-Rakic
BIOLOGIST
1937 - 2003
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Rank: 1
Jaroslav Pelikan
WRITER
1923 - 2006
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Rank: 2
Neal E. Miller
PSYCHOLOGIST
1909 - 2002
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Rank: 3
René Wellek
WRITER
1903 - 1995
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Rank: 4
Robert A. Dahl
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1915 - 2014
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Rank: 5
Thornton Wilder
WRITER
1897 - 1975
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Rank: 6
George Mostow
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2017
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Rank: 7
Nathan Jacobson
MATHEMATICIAN
1910 - 1999
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Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Hamden, Connecticut
Go to all RankingsPatricia Goldman-Rakic
BIOLOGIST
1937 - 2003
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Rank: 1
Jaroslav Pelikan
WRITER
1923 - 2006
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Rank: 2
Neal E. Miller
PSYCHOLOGIST
1909 - 2002
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Rank: 3
René Wellek
WRITER
1903 - 1995
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Rank: 4
Robert A. Dahl
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1915 - 2014
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Rank: 5
Thornton Wilder
WRITER
1897 - 1975
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Rank: 6
George Mostow
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2017
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Rank: 7
Nathan Jacobson
MATHEMATICIAN
1910 - 1999
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Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hamden, Connecticut were actors (1), hockey players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were writers (3), mathematicians (2), biologists (1), psychologists (1), and political scientists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, hockey players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hamden, Connecticut, including Jonathan Quick. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hamden, Connecticut, including Ernest Borgnine.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Hamden, Connecticut since 1700.