Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 1 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907–2003)
1907 – 2003
autobiographertelevision actorfilm actor
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
American abolitionist and author (1811–1896)
1811 – 1896
short story writerabolitionistessayist
P. T. Barnum
P. T. Barnum
American showman and politician (1810–1891)
1810 – 1891
autobiographercircus performerjournalist
Barbara McClintock
Barbara McClintock
American scientist and cytogeneticist
1902 – 1992
cytogeneticist
J. P. Morgan
J. P. Morgan
American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)
1837 – 1913
patron of the artsart collectorfinancier
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
American actor (1917–2012)
1917 – 2012
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
Josiah Willard Gibbs
Josiah Willard Gibbs
American scientist (1839–1903)
1839 – 1903
statistical physicisttheoretical physicistthermodynamicist
Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
American actor (1917–1997)
1917 – 1997
film screenwritertelevision actorfilm actor
Samuel Colt
Samuel Colt
19th-century American industrialist and inventor (1814–1862)
1814 – 1862
weapons manufacturing companyartisandesign engineer
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
American physicist (1899–1980)
1899 – 1980
nuclear physicistuniversity teachermathematician
John Brown
John Brown
American abolitionist (1800–1859)
1800 – 1859
abolitionistsocial activistpostmaster
Asaph Hall
Asaph Hall
American astronomer (1829–1907)
1829 – 1907
mathematiciancarpenterastronomer
John Franklin Enders
John Franklin Enders
American medical researcher (1897-1985)
1897 – 1985
virologistbacteriologistbiochemist
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
American feminist, writer, artist, and lecturer (1860–1935)
1860 – 1935
feministwomen's rights activistsuffragist
Edward Calvin Kendall
Edward Calvin Kendall
American chemist (1886-1972)
1886 – 1972
biochemistchemist
Charles Goodyear
Charles Goodyear
American inventor (1800-1860)
1800 – 1860
chemistinventorentrepreneur
Roger Sperry
Roger Sperry
American neuroscientist
1913 – 1994
physiologistuniversity teacherneurologist
James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek
American actor (1977–2026)
1977 – 2026
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Dean Acheson
Dean Acheson
American statesman and lawyer (1893-1971)
1893 – 1971
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Noah Webster
Noah Webster
American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author (1758-1843)
1758 – 1843
linguistopinion journalistlexicographer
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
American actress (1907–1976)
1907 – 1976
film actormodeltelevision actor
Benjamin Spock
Benjamin Spock
American pediatrician and author of Baby and Child Care (1903-1998)
1903 – 1998
rowerpediatricianeducator
Karen Carpenter
Karen Carpenter
American singer and drummer (1950–1983)
1950 – 1983
jazz musiciandrummersinger
Harry Harrison
Harry Harrison
American science fiction author (1925–2012)
1925 – 2012
draftspersonprose writercomics writer
Charles Ives
Charles Ives
American modernist composer (1874–1954)
1874 – 1954
actuarycomposer
Edith Roosevelt
Edith Roosevelt
First Lady of the United States from 1901 to 1909
1861 – 1948
politician
Treat Williams
Treat Williams
American actor, producer, director, and author (1951–2023)
1951 – 2023
film actortelevision actorchildren's writer
Jules Dassin
Jules Dassin
American film director (1911–2008)
1911 – 2008
directorfilm actortheatre director
Edward Norton Lorenz
Edward Norton Lorenz
American mathematician and meteorologist (1917–2008)
1917 – 2008
meteorologistuniversity teachermathematician
Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy
American actor (1938–2020)
1938 – 2020
film actorfilm directorfilm producer
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman
American composer (1900-1970)
1900 – 1970
directorfilm score composerbandleader
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold
army officer who betrayed America to the British during the Revolutionary War (1740–1801)
1741 – 1801
military commanderapothecarymerchant
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
American clergyman and activist (1813–1887)
1813 – 1887
journalisttheologianpolitician
Ed Begley
Ed Begley
American actor (1901–1970)
1901 – 1970
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Edwards
Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian (1703-1758)
1703 – 1758
aestheticiantheologianChristian minister
Frederic Edwin Church
Frederic Edwin Church
American landscape painter (1826–1900)
1826 – 1900
landscape paintertravelerpainter
Hope Lange
Hope Lange
American actress (1933-2003)
1933 – 2003
modelfilm actortelevision actor
Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted
American landscape designer, journalist, social critic, and public administrator (1822-1903)
1822 – 1903
horticulturistimpresariobotanist
Jonathan Brandis
Jonathan Brandis
American actor (1976–2003)
1976 – 2003
television actorfilm actormodel
Eunice Newton Foote
Eunice Newton Foote
American scientist, inventor and women's rights activist (1819–1888)
1819 – 1888
feministwomen's rights activistclimatologist
Amos Bronson Alcott
Amos Bronson Alcott
American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)
1799 – 1888
philosopherpedagoguepoet
Henry Fairfield Osborn
Henry Fairfield Osborn
American geologist and eugenicist (1857–1935)
1857 – 1935
science administratorpaleoanthropologistpaleontologist
Edwin H. Land
Edwin H. Land
American scientist and inventor (1909–1991)
1909 – 1991
inventorentrepreneurphysicist
Wilbur Scoville
Wilbur Scoville
American pharmacist (1865–1942)
1865 – 1942
pharmacologistchemistpharmacist
Stephen Cole Kleene
Stephen Cole Kleene
American mathematician and theoretical computer scientist (1909–1994)
1909 – 1994
logicianphilosopheruniversity teacher
Sol LeWitt
American artist (1928-2007)
1928 – 2007
draftspersoncollagistconceptual artist
Horace Silver
Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014)
1928 – 2014
recording artistjazz musicianbandleader
Charles Dow
Charles Dow
American journalist (1851–1902)
1851 – 1902
journalisteconomistentrepreneur
Roberts Blossom
American actor and poet (1924–2011)
1924 – 2011
television actorfilm actortheatre director
Mary Whiton Calkins
Mary Whiton Calkins
American philosopher and psychologist (1863–1930)
1863 – 1930
philosopheruniversity teacherpsychologist
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