Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

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

Vernon Washington
American actor (1927-1988)
1927 - 1988
film actortelevision actoractor
Nathaniel William Taylor
Nathaniel William Taylor
American theologian (1786–1858)
1786 - 1858
educatortheologian
Alice Cogswell
Alice Cogswell
1805-1830 first student of an official deaf school in the United States of America
1805 - 1830
student
Chauncey Goodrich
Chauncey Goodrich
American lawyer and politician from Connecticut (1759-1815)
1759 - 1815
politicianlawyer
James Curtiss
James Curtiss
American mayor and newspaper publisher (1803-1859)
1803 - 1859
politicianlawyer
Maurice Bennett Flynn
Maurice Bennett Flynn
American football player and actor (1892-1959)
1892 - 1959
American football playerAmerican footballactor
Stephen P. Hempstead
Stephen P. Hempstead
American politician (1812-1883)
1812 - 1883
juristgovernorpolitician
Paul Shulman
Paul Shulman
Israeli Navy general (1922–1994)
1922 - 1994
soldiermilitary officer
William A. Barstow
William A. Barstow
Union Army general and governor of Wisconsin (1813-1865)
1813 - 1865
bankermilitary officergovernor
Horatio Seymour
Horatio Seymour
United States Senator from Vermont
1778 - 1857
judgepoliticianlawyer
George P. McLean
George P. McLean
American politician (1857–1932)
1857 - 1932
juristgovernorpolitician
Richard Welch
Richard Welch
American spy (1929-1975)
1929 - 1975
spydiplomat
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
Julius Rockwell
Julius Rockwell
American politician (1805-1888)
1805 - 1888
politicianlawyerjudge
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
Francis T. Maloney
Francis T. Maloney
American politician (1894-1945)
1894 - 1945
politician
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
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
John Henson
American puppeteer (1965-2014)
1965 - 2014
television actorpuppeteeractor
Emil Richards
American musician (1932–2019)
1932 - 2019
jazz musicianpercussionistmusician
Peter Pond
American explorer
1740 - 1807
explorercartographer
Moses Coit Tyler
Moses Coit Tyler
American author and professor of American history. (1835–1900)
1835 - 1900
literary scholarscholar of Englishliterary critic
Ogden Rood
Ogden Rood
American physicist (1831–1902)
1831 - 1902
physicist
William Torrey Harris
William Torrey Harris
American philosopher (1835–1909)
1835 - 1909
lexicographerlinguistphilosopher
Lucine Amara
Lucine Amara
American soprano of Armenian descent (1925–2024)
1925 - 2024
opera singer
Ray Gilbert
American lyricist (1912-1976)
1912 - 1976
songwriterlyricistwriter
Howard Ensign Evans
Howard Ensign Evans
American entomologist (1919–2002)
1919 - 2002
scientific collectorentomologistuniversity teacher
John J. Kelley
John J. Kelley
American marathon runner (1930–2011)
1930 - 2011
athletics competitormarathon runnerteacher
George Tuska
American comics artist (1916-2009)
1916 - 2009
visual artistcomics artistillustrator
John Wales
John Wales
American politician (1783-1863)
1783 - 1863
politicianlawyer
Suzanne Corkin
American neuropsychologist (1937-2016)
1937 - 2016
neuroscientistpsychologist
Morris Ketchum Jesup
Morris Ketchum Jesup
United States banker and philanthropist (1830–1908)
1830 - 1908
art collectorphilanthropistethnologist
Paul Brigham
Paul Brigham
American politician
1746 - 1824
politicianlawyerjudge
Marian Bergeron
Marian Bergeron
American beauty pageant contestant and singer (1918-2002)
1918 - 2002
beauty pageant contestantmodelsinger
Tom Purdom
Tom Purdom
American writer (1936–2024)
1936 - 2024
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Steve Dalkowski
American baseball player (1939-2020)
1939 - 2020
baseball player
Johnny Egan
American basketball player and coach (1939–2022)
1939 - 2022
basketball playerbasketball coach
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
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland
American politician (1799-1887)
1799 - 1887
juristmajor generalgovernor
Homer Lane
American educator
1875 - 1925
pedagogue
Theodore Low De Vinne
Theodore Low De Vinne
American printer and typographer (1828-1914)
1828 - 1914
book printerpublisherbusinessperson
David Raymond Curtiss
American mathematician
1878 - 1953
university teachermathematician
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