Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 11 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

William Larrabee
William Larrabee
American politician and teacher (1832-1912)
1832 - 1912
governorpoliticianteacher
John Mattocks
John Mattocks
American politician (1777-1847)
1777 - 1847
politicianlawyerjudge
Aaron Burr Sr.
Aaron Burr Sr.
Father of Aaron Burr and President of the College of New Jersey (1716-1757)
1716 - 1757
educatorminister
Ralph Murphy
American film director (1895-1967)
1895 - 1967
directorfilm directorscreenwriter
Lilian Westcott Hale
American impressionist painter (1880-1963)
1880 - 1963
artistpainter
Daniel Chipman
Daniel Chipman
American politician (1765-1850)
1765 - 1850
politicianlawyer
Simeon Olcott
Simeon Olcott
American politician (1735-1815)
1735 - 1815
politicianlawyerjudge
Vincent Scully
Vincent Scully
American architectural historian (1920-2017)
1920 - 2017
architectural historianart historianuniversity teacher
Jon Schnepp
Jon Schnepp
American television producer
1967 - 2018
film editorfilm producervoice actor
Brendan Gill
American journalist (1914–1997)
1914 - 1997
film criticart criticjournalist
Thomas Cronan
American triple jumper
1885 - 1962
athletics competitor
Robert Ames
Robert Ames
American actor (1889-1931)
1889 - 1931
stage actoractor
James Lanman
James Lanman
American politician (1767-1841)
1767 - 1841
politicianlawyerjudge
Ezra Stiles
Ezra Stiles
American theologian, clergyman, Yale President 1727-1795
1727 - 1795
Christian ministertheologiantranslator
Kara Hultgreen
Kara Hultgreen
US Navy aviator (1965–1994)
1965 - 1994
military flight engineeraircraft pilotmilitary officer
Robert F. Griggs
American botanist (1881-1962)
1881 - 1962
explorerscientific collectorecologist
George Tuska
American comics artist (1916-2009)
1916 - 2009
visual artistcomics artistillustrator
Amasa Walker
Amasa Walker
U.S. Representative and economist (1799-1875)
1799 - 1875
economistpoliticianwriter
David Raymond Curtiss
American mathematician
1878 - 1953
university teachermathematician
Morris Ketchum Jesup
Morris Ketchum Jesup
United States banker and philanthropist (1830–1908)
1830 - 1908
art collectorphilanthropistethnologist
Jennie June
Jennie June
American autobiographer
1874
autobiographerlaw clerkbiographer
Homer Lane
American educator
1875 - 1925
pedagogue
Suzanne Corkin
American neuropsychologist (1937-2016)
1937 - 2016
neuroscientistpsychologist
David Wooster
David Wooster
General of the Continental Army
1711 - 1777
military officer
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
Sarah Jacobson
Sarah Jacobson
American film director, 1971-2004
1971 - 2004
film producerfilm directorcamera operator
George Adee
George Adee
American football player and tennis official (1874-1948)
1874 - 1948
tennis playerAmerican football player
Samuel W. Dana
Samuel W. Dana
United States lawyer and politician (1760-1830)
1760 - 1830
juristpoliticianjudge
William Robert Taylor
William Robert Taylor
American politician, Wisconsin (1820-1909)
1820 - 1909
governorpolitician
John Bissell Carroll
American psychologist (1916–2003)
1916 - 2003
university teacherpsychologist
Marian Bergeron
Marian Bergeron
American beauty pageant contestant and singer (1918-2002)
1918 - 2002
beauty pageant contestantmodelsinger
Theodore Low De Vinne
Theodore Low De Vinne
American printer and typographer (1828-1914)
1828 - 1914
book printerpublisherbusinessperson
Benton MacKaye
Benton MacKaye
American forester (1879-1975)
1879 - 1975
foresterengineer
Ernest Pintoff
American film and television director, screenwriter and film producer (1931-2002)
1931 - 2002
trumpeterdirectorfilm producer
Mary Emma Woolley
Mary Emma Woolley
President of Mount Holyoke College
1863 - 1947
university teacher
Duncan Starr Johnson
Duncan Starr Johnson
botanist (1867-1937)
1867 - 1937
explorerbotanist
James Monroe
James Monroe
American congressman (1821-1898)
1821 - 1898
university teacherdiplomatpolitician
Jedidiah Morse
Jedidiah Morse
American geographer and clergyman (1761-1826)
1761 - 1826
university teachergeographerclergyman
Florence van Straten
Florence van Straten
American physicist and meteorologist
1913 - 1992
meteorologistchemistphysicist
Frank Fenton
Frank Fenton
American actor (1906–1957)
1906 - 1957
stage actorscreenwriteractor
Rose Terry Cooke
Rose Terry Cooke
American writer (1827–1892)
1827 - 1892
short story writerpoetwriter
James Hammond Trumbull
James Hammond Trumbull
American historian (1821–1897)
1821 - 1897
botanistuniversity teacherhistorian
James Pierpont
American mathematician (1866-1938)
1866 - 1938
university teachermathematician
Washington Sheffield
Washington Sheffield
American dentist
1827 - 1897
inventorbusinesspersondentist
Isabella Beecher Hooker
Isabella Beecher Hooker
American suffragist (1822-1907)
1822 - 1907
suffragist
Charles Seymour Whitman
Charles Seymour Whitman
American judge and politician (1868–1947)
1868 - 1947
juristgovernorpolitician
Robert E. Dolan
Robert E. Dolan
American composer (1908–1972)
1908 - 1972
producerfilm producerfilm score composer
Hiram Bingham IV
Hiram Bingham IV
American diplomat (1903–1988)
1903 - 1988
consuldiplomat
Ken Strong
American football player (1906-1979)
1906 - 1979
baseball playerAmerican football player
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