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
Aaron Burr Sr.
Aaron Burr Sr.
Father of Aaron Burr and President of the College of New Jersey (1716-1757)
1716 – 1757
educatorminister
Jon Schnepp
Jon Schnepp
American television producer
1967 – 2018
film editorfilm producervoice actor
Vincent Scully
Vincent Scully
American architectural historian (1920-2017)
1920 – 2017
architectural historianart historianuniversity teacher
Ann Turner Cook
American writer (1926-2022)
1926 – 2022
novelistteacher
Kara Hultgreen
Kara Hultgreen
US Navy aviator (1965–1994)
1965 – 1994
military flight engineeraircraft pilotmilitary officer
Lilian Westcott Hale
American impressionist painter (1880-1963)
1880 – 1963
artistpainter
Brendan Gill
American journalist (1914–1997)
1914 – 1997
film criticart criticjournalist
Daniel Chipman
Daniel Chipman
American politician (1765-1850)
1765 – 1850
politicianlawyer
Simeon Olcott
Simeon Olcott
American politician (1735-1815)
1735 – 1815
politicianlawyerjudge
Thomas Cronan
American triple jumper
1885 – 1962
athletics competitor
James Lanman
James Lanman
American politician (1767-1841)
1767 – 1841
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert Ames
Robert Ames
American actor (1889-1931)
1889 – 1931
stage actoractor
Ezra Stiles
Ezra Stiles
American theologian, clergyman, Yale President 1727-1795
1727 – 1795
Christian ministertheologiantranslator
Robert F. Griggs
American botanist (1881-1962)
1881 – 1962
explorerscientific collectorecologist
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
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
Steve Dalkowski
American baseball player (1939-2020)
1939 – 2020
baseball player
Suzanne Corkin
American neuropsychologist (1937-2016)
1937 – 2016
neuroscientistpsychologist
Jennie June
Jennie June
American autobiographer
1874
autobiographerlaw clerkbiographer
Homer Lane
American educator
1875 – 1925
pedagogue
David Raymond Curtiss
American mathematician
1878 – 1953
university teachermathematician
David Wooster
David Wooster
General of the Continental Army
1711 – 1777
military officer
Samuel W. Dana
Samuel W. Dana
United States lawyer and politician (1760-1830)
1760 – 1830
juristpoliticianjudge
Morris Ketchum Jesup
Morris Ketchum Jesup
United States banker and philanthropist (1830–1908)
1830 – 1908
art collectorphilanthropistethnologist
George Adee
George Adee
American football player and tennis official (1874-1948)
1874 – 1948
tennis playerAmerican football player
Benton MacKaye
Benton MacKaye
American forester (1879-1975)
1879 – 1975
foresterengineer
Jedidiah Morse
Jedidiah Morse
American geographer and clergyman (1761-1826)
1761 – 1826
university teachergeographerclergyman
Theodore Low De Vinne
Theodore Low De Vinne
American printer and typographer (1828-1914)
1828 – 1914
book printerpublisherbusinessperson
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
Duncan Starr Johnson
Duncan Starr Johnson
botanist (1867-1937)
1867 – 1937
explorerbotanist
Florence van Straten
Florence van Straten
American physicist and meteorologist
1913 – 1992
meteorologistchemistphysicist
James Monroe
James Monroe
American congressman (1821-1898)
1821 – 1898
university teacherdiplomatpolitician
Mary Emma Woolley
Mary Emma Woolley
President of Mount Holyoke College
1863 – 1947
university teacher
Frank Fenton
Frank Fenton
American actor (1906–1957)
1906 – 1957
stage actorscreenwriteractor
Samuel Ball Platner
American archaeologist (1863–1921)
1863 – 1921
archaeologistclassical philologistanthropologist
Isabella Beecher Hooker
Isabella Beecher Hooker
American suffragist (1822-1907)
1822 – 1907
suffragist
Robert E. Dolan
Robert E. Dolan
American composer (1908–1972)
1908 – 1972
producerfilm producerfilm score composer
Rose Terry Cooke
Rose Terry Cooke
American writer (1827–1892)
1827 – 1892
short story writerpoetwriter
Washington Sheffield
Washington Sheffield
American dentist
1827 – 1897
inventorbusinesspersondentist
James Pierpont
American mathematician (1866-1938)
1866 – 1938
university teachermathematician
Barbara Kolb
American composer (1939–2024)
1938 – 2024
clarinetistcomposer
Ken Strong
American football player (1906-1979)
1906 – 1979
baseball playerAmerican football player
James Hammond Trumbull
James Hammond Trumbull
American historian (1821–1897)
1821 – 1897
botanistuniversity teacherhistorian
Walt Dropo
Walt Dropo
American baseball player (1923-2010)
1923 – 2010
American football playerbaseball playerbasketball player
Morton Downey
Morton Downey
American singer and entertainer (1901–1985)
1901 – 1985
film actorsingercomposer
Edward Burr Van Vleck
Edward Burr Van Vleck
American mathematician (1863–1943)
1863 – 1943
art collectormathematician
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