Westport, Connecticut
Westport, Connecticut ranks 8,319th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mugnano di Napoli, Sanahin, and Comloșu Mare. Memorable people born in Westport, Connecticut include Lawrence Roberts, Pamela Sue Martin, and Micah Sloat. Memorable people who died in Westport, Connecticut include Paul Newman, Sandy Dennis, and Dan Hartman. Westport, Connecticut has been the birth place of many actors, and businesspeople and the death place of many actors, and musicians. Westport, Connecticut is located in United States.
Westport is a town in the Fairfield County of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in the Gold Coast along the Long Island Sound, it is 48 miles (77 km) northeast of New York City and is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. Westport's public school system is ranked as the top public school district in Connecticut and 17th best school district in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1937 and 1981, Westport, Connecticut was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Lawrence Roberts, Pamela Sue Martin, and Micah Sloat. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Westport, Connecticut including Paul Newman, Sandy Dennis, and Dan Hartman. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Westport, Connecticut than were born there.
People Born in Westport, Connecticut
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Lawrence Roberts
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - 2018
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 2
Pamela Sue Martin
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 3
Micah Sloat
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 1
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Paul Newman
ACTOR
1925 - 2008
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 2
Sandy Dennis
ACTOR
1937 - 1992
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 1
Dan Hartman
MUSICIAN
1950 - 1994
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 4
William Glackens
PAINTER
1870 - 1938
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 7
Alex Raymond
COMIC ARTIST
1909 - 1956
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 5
Lillian Wald
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1867 - 1940
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 3
Imogene Coca
ACTOR
1908 - 2001
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Westport, Connecticut were actors (2), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were actors (3), musicians (1), painters (1), comic artists (1), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Westport, Connecticut, including Pamela Sue Martin, and Micah Sloat. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Westport, Connecticut, including Pamela Sue Martin, and Micah Sloat.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Westport, Connecticut since 1700.
