Redding - People, Places

41º19N 73º22W, pop (2000e) 8300. Residential rural town in Fairfield Co, Connecticut, USA; settled by John Read in 1714; incorporated, 1767; birthplace of Joel Barlow; during 19th–20th-c was a popular summer resort for affluent New Yorkers; town hall (1883); public library (1909) donated by Mark Twain; declared a national historic district (1993).

Redding may mean:

People

Burr Redding, fictional character Dick Redding (1890-1948), baseball player Ellis Boyd Redding, a character in the novel and film The Shawshank Redemption George Redding, Canadian ice hockey player Noel Redding (1945-2003), a member of The Jimi Hendrix Experience Oscar Redding, Australian actor Otis Redding (1941-1967), an American soul singer Rob Redding (b 1976), American commentator Theodor von Redding, Swiss general Tim Redding, baseball player

Places

Redding, Scotland is a district of Falkirk in Scotland.