Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 10 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

Nathaniel William Taylor
Nathaniel William Taylor
American theologian (1786–1858)
1786 – 1858
educatortheologian
Chauncey Goodrich
Chauncey Goodrich
American lawyer and politician from Connecticut (1759-1815)
1759 – 1815
politicianlawyer
Maurice Bennett Flynn
Maurice Bennett Flynn
American football player and actor (1892-1959)
1892 – 1959
American football playerAmerican footballactor
Marian E. Koshland
American immunologist (1921-1997)
1921 – 1997
molecular biologistimmunologistmicrobiologist
James Curtiss
James Curtiss
American mayor and newspaper publisher (1803-1859)
1803 – 1859
politicianlawyer
Paul Shulman
Paul Shulman
Israeli Navy general (1922–1994)
1922 – 1994
soldiermilitary officer
George P. McLean
George P. McLean
American politician (1857–1932)
1857 – 1932
juristgovernorpolitician
Horatio Seymour
Horatio Seymour
United States Senator from Vermont
1778 – 1857
judgepoliticianlawyer
Stephen P. Hempstead
Stephen P. Hempstead
American politician (1812-1883)
1812 – 1883
juristgovernorpolitician
William A. Barstow
William A. Barstow
Union Army general and governor of Wisconsin (1813-1865)
1813 – 1865
bankermilitary officergovernor
Maurice Rose
Maurice Rose
United States Army general (1899–1945)
1899 – 1945
soldiermilitary officer
Emma Curtis Hopkins
Emma Curtis Hopkins
American New thought writer, clergy (1849-1925)
1849 – 1925
feministwriter
Dominick Dunne
American writer and journalist (1925-2009)
1925 – 2009
novelistfilm producerjournalist
Thomas L. Harris
Thomas L. Harris
American soldier and politician (1816–1858)
1816 – 1858
economistpoliticianlawyer
Seabury Ford
Seabury Ford
American politician (1801-1855)
1801 – 1855
juristmajor generalgovernor
John A. Danaher
John A. Danaher
American lawyer and politician (1899–1990)
1899 – 1990
politicianlawyerjudge
John William Sterling
John William Sterling
lawyer and Yale benefactor (1844–1918)
1844 – 1918
lawyer
Francis T. Maloney
Francis T. Maloney
American politician (1894-1945)
1894 – 1945
politician
Emil Richards
American musician (1932–2019)
1932 – 2019
jazz musicianpercussionistmusician
John J. Kelley
John J. Kelley
American marathon runner (1930–2011)
1930 – 2011
athletics competitormarathon runnerteacher
John Henson
American puppeteer (1965-2014)
1965 – 2014
television actorpuppeteeractor
Julius Rockwell
Julius Rockwell
American politician (1805-1888)
1805 – 1888
politicianlawyerjudge
Perry Smith
American politician (1783-1852)
1783 – 1852
politicianlawyerjudge
Alexander Lyman Holley
Alexander Lyman Holley
American engineer (1832–1882)
1832 – 1882
inventorengineer
Oliver H. Prince
Oliver H. Prince
American politician
1782 – 1837
politicianlawyer
Moses Coit Tyler
Moses Coit Tyler
American author and professor of American history. (1835–1900)
1835 – 1900
literary scholarscholar of Englishliterary critic
Peter Pond
American explorer
1740 – 1807
explorercartographer
Ogden Rood
Ogden Rood
American physicist (1831–1902)
1831 – 1902
physicist
William Torrey Harris
William Torrey Harris
American philosopher (1835–1909)
1835 – 1909
lexicographerlinguistphilosopher
Howard Ensign Evans
Howard Ensign Evans
American entomologist (1919–2002)
1919 – 2002
scientific collectorentomologistuniversity teacher
Alice Cogswell
Alice Cogswell
1805-1830 first student of an official deaf school in the United States of America
1805 – 1830
student
Vernon Washington
American actor (1927-1988)
1927 – 1988
film actortelevision actoractor
Ray Gilbert
American lyricist (1912-1976)
1912 – 1976
songwriterlyricistwriter
Michael Bruce Ross
American serial killer (1959–2005)
1959 – 2005
serial killer
Tom Purdom
Tom Purdom
American writer (1936–2024)
1936 – 2024
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Johnny Egan
American basketball player and coach (1939–2022)
1939 – 2022
basketball playerbasketball coach
Marian Bergeron
Marian Bergeron
American beauty pageant contestant and singer (1918-2002)
1918 – 2002
beauty pageant contestantmodelsinger
Steve Dalkowski
American baseball player (1939-2020)
1939 – 2020
baseball player
Paul Brigham
Paul Brigham
American politician
1746 – 1824
politicianlawyerjudge
Jennie June
Jennie June
American autobiographer
1874
autobiographerlaw clerkbiographer
Jabez W. Huntington
Jabez W. Huntington
American politician 1788-1847
1788 – 1847
politicianlawyerjudge
Ernest Pintoff
American film and television director, screenwriter and film producer (1931-2002)
1931 – 2002
trumpeterdirectorfilm producer
John Bissell Carroll
American psychologist (1916–2003)
1916 – 2003
university teacherpsychologist
Morris Ketchum Jesup
Morris Ketchum Jesup
United States banker and philanthropist (1830–1908)
1830 – 1908
art collectorphilanthropistethnologist
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland
American politician (1799-1887)
1799 – 1887
juristmajor generalgovernor
David Raymond Curtiss
American mathematician
1878 – 1953
university teachermathematician
Suzanne Corkin
American neuropsychologist (1937-2016)
1937 – 2016
neuroscientistpsychologist
Richard Skinner
Richard Skinner
American politician (1778-1833)
1778 – 1833
politicianlawyerjudge
Florence van Straten
Florence van Straten
American physicist and meteorologist
1913 – 1992
meteorologistchemistphysicist
George Adee
George Adee
American football player and tennis official (1874-1948)
1874 – 1948
tennis playerAmerican football player
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