Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 12 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

Marian Bergeron
Marian Bergeron
American beauty pageant contestant and singer (1918-2002)
1918 - 2002
beauty pageant contestantmodelsinger
Brendan Gill
American journalist (1914–1997)
1914 - 1997
film criticart criticjournalist
Mary Austin Holley
American writer
1784 - 1846
geologisthistorianwriter
John Bissell Carroll
American psychologist (1916–2003)
1916 - 2003
university teacherpsychologist
Charles Seymour Whitman
Charles Seymour Whitman
American judge and politician (1868–1947)
1868 - 1947
juristgovernorpolitician
Suzanne Corkin
American neuropsychologist (1937-2016)
1937 - 2016
neuroscientistpsychologist
Samuel Ball Platner
American archaeologist (1863–1921)
1863 - 1921
archaeologistclassical philologistanthropologist
Isabella Beecher Hooker
Isabella Beecher Hooker
American suffragist (1822-1907)
1822 - 1907
suffragist
James Monroe
James Monroe
American congressman (1821-1898)
1821 - 1898
university teacherdiplomatpolitician
James Pierpont
American mathematician (1866-1938)
1866 - 1938
university teachermathematician
Jared Potter Kirtland
Jared Potter Kirtland
American politician and zoologist (1793–1877)
1793 - 1877
ichthyologistentomologistuniversity teacher
Nathan F. Dixon I
Nathan F. Dixon I
American politician (1774-1842)
1774 - 1842
bankerpoliticianlawyer
Francis Cornwall Sherman
Francis Cornwall Sherman
American politician (1805-1870)
1805 - 1870
politician
Florence van Straten
Florence van Straten
American physicist and meteorologist
1913 - 1992
meteorologistchemistphysicist
Steve Dalkowski
American baseball player (1939-2020)
1939 - 2020
baseball player
Rose Terry Cooke
Rose Terry Cooke
American writer (1827–1892)
1827 - 1892
short story writerpoetwriter
Tom Purdom
Tom Purdom
American writer (1936–2024)
1936 - 2024
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Washington Sheffield
Washington Sheffield
American dentist
1827 - 1897
inventorbusinesspersondentist
Edward Burr Van Vleck
Edward Burr Van Vleck
American mathematician (1863–1943)
1863 - 1943
art collectormathematician
James Hammond Trumbull
James Hammond Trumbull
American historian (1821–1897)
1821 - 1897
botanistuniversity teacherhistorian
Frank Fenton
Frank Fenton
American actor (1906–1957)
1906 - 1957
stage actorscreenwriteractor
Johnny Egan
American basketball player and coach (1939–2022)
1939 - 2022
basketball playerbasketball coach
William Hamilton Gibson
William Hamilton Gibson
American artist (1850-1896)
1850 - 1896
botanistillustratorwriter
George C. Woodruff
George C. Woodruff
American politician (1805-1885)
1805 - 1885
politicianlawyer
William Frederick Durand
William Frederick Durand
American naval officer and engineering instructor
1859 - 1958
scientist
Edward Bouchet
Edward Bouchet
American physicist (1852–1918)
1852 - 1918
physicist
Reginald De Koven
Reginald De Koven
American music critic and composer (1859–1920)
1859 - 1920
journalistmusic criticconductor
Robert E. Dolan
Robert E. Dolan
American composer (1908–1972)
1908 - 1972
producerfilm producerfilm score composer
Ken Strong
American football player (1906-1979)
1906 - 1979
baseball playerAmerican football player
Mary Rogers Williams
Mary Rogers Williams
American artist
1857 - 1907
painterartist
Ernest Pintoff
American film and television director, screenwriter and film producer (1931-2002)
1931 - 2002
trumpeterdirectorfilm producer
Morton Downey
Morton Downey
American singer and entertainer (1901–1985)
1901 - 1985
film actorsingercomposer
Thomas S. Savage
Thomas S. Savage
American clergyman and naturalist (1804-1880)
1804 - 1880
Christian clericbiologistzoologist
David Raymond Curtiss
American mathematician
1878 - 1953
university teachermathematician
John Pierpont
John Pierpont
American poet, teacher, lawyer, merchant, Unitarian minister
1785 - 1866
merchantpoetpriest
Hiram Bingham IV
Hiram Bingham IV
American diplomat (1903–1988)
1903 - 1988
consuldiplomat
Eleazar Wheelock
Eleazar Wheelock
President of Dartmouth College
1711 - 1779
philanthropistChristian ministereducator
Edward Tarr
Edward Tarr
American trumpet player (1936–2020)
1936 - 2020
musicologisttrumpeteruniversity teacher
Thomas Sterry Hunt
Thomas Sterry Hunt
United States geologist and chemist; first chemist and later mineralogist, Geological Survey of Canada (1826-1892)
1826 - 1892
mineralogistuniversity teachercurator
William O'Neill
William O'Neill
American politician (1930–2007)
1930 - 2007
governorpolitician
Frank Kowalski
Frank Kowalski
American politician (1907–1974)
1907 - 1974
politician
Charles Roberts Ingersoll
Charles Roberts Ingersoll
American politician (1821–1903)
1821 - 1903
juristgovernorpolitician
Martin Chittenden
Martin Chittenden
American politician (1763-1840)
1763 - 1840
juristgovernorpolitician
Nathan Brownson
Nathan Brownson
American continental congressman and governor (1742-1796)
1742 - 1796
politician
Jonas Galusha
Jonas Galusha
American politician
1753 - 1834
governorpoliticianlawyer
William Thompson Sedgwick
William Thompson Sedgwick
American microbiologist (1855-1921)
1855 - 1921
microbiologistuniversity teacher
Leo Tover
Leo Tover
American cinematographer (1902–1964)
1900 - 1964
cinematographerscreenwriter
Paul Stanley
American television director (1922–2002)
1922 - 2002
directorfilm director
Henry B. Plant
Henry B. Plant
Railroad and Steamboat Company Founder (1819–1899)
1819 - 1899
businessperson
Henry Dutton
Henry Dutton
American politician (1796-1869)
1796 - 1869
opinion journalistjurisprudencehead teacher
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