Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 19 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

William R. Cotter
William R. Cotter
American politician (1926-1981)
1926 – 1981
politician
John Denison Baldwin
John Denison Baldwin
American politician, Connecticut (1809-1883)
1809 – 1883
politicianwriter
Bernadotte Perrin
Bernadotte Perrin
American classical philologist (1847–1920)
1847 – 1920
classical philologistuniversity teacher
Grant Tinker
Grant Tinker
American businessman (1925-2016)
1925 – 2016
television producer
John Wilkinson
American sound engineer (1920-2002)
1920 – 2002
audio engineer
Irwin Schiff
Irwin Schiff
American activist
1928 – 2015
activisttax protesterpolitician
Jules Cowles
Jules Cowles
American actor (1877 – 1943)
1877 – 1943
actor
Leni Lynn
American actress (1923-2010)
1923 – 2010
film actoractor
Albert Lester
American politician
1803 – 1867
lieutenant governorjuristpolitician
Francis Patrick Garvan
Francis Patrick Garvan
American lawyer and art collector (1912-1953)
1875 – 1937
art collectorjuristlawyer
David Miles
David Miles
American silent film actor and director (1871–1915)
1871 – 1915
silent film actorfilm director
Edith Dimock
Edith Dimock
American artist (1876–1955)
1876 – 1955
painterartist
Edward FitzGerald
Edward FitzGerald
American mountaineer
1871 – 1931
mountaineer
Mary Rutherfurd Jay
Mary Rutherfurd Jay
American landscape architect
1872 – 1953
horticulturistlandscape architectarchitect
Jack Cohen
British biologist and author (1933-2019)
1933 – 2019
non-fiction writerscience fiction writerbiologist
Jonathan Brace
Jonathan Brace
American politician (1754-1837)
1754 – 1837
politicianlawyerjudge
William Seymour
American politician (1775-1848)
1775 – 1848
politicianjudgelawyer
Arthur Hoops
Arthur Hoops
American actor (1870-1916)
1870 – 1916
film actorstage actoractor
Annie Trumbull Slosson
Annie Trumbull Slosson
American entomologist and writer (1838-1926)
1838 – 1926
scientific collectorshort story writerentomologist
Alphonse Chapanis
American industrial designer and professor of psychological and brain sciences
1917 – 2002
psychologistengineer
Alexander McCormick Sturm
American businessman (1923-1951)
1923 – 1951
children's writerwriter
John Russell
United States Representative from New York (1772-1842)
1772 – 1842
politician
Henry R. Storrs
American politician
1787 – 1837
politicianlawyerjudge
Joshua Coit
American politician (1758-1798)
1758 – 1798
politicianlawyer
Theodore Burr
American inventor and civil engineer (1771–1822/1824)
1771 – 1822
civil engineerinventor
Edwin W. Higgins
Edwin W. Higgins
American politician (1874–1954)
1874 – 1954
politicianlawyer
Timothy Pitkin
Timothy Pitkin
American lawyer, politician and historian (1766-1847)
1766 – 1847
historianjuristpolitician
Uri Tracy
American politician
1764 – 1838
politicianlawyerjudge
William Colepaugh
American able seaman and secret agent (1918–2005)
1918 – 2005
able seamanspy
Thomson J. Skinner
Thomson J. Skinner
American politician
1752 – 1809
politicianlawyerjudge
Simon Larned
American politician
1753 – 1817
politician
John Treadwell
John Treadwell
American politician (1745-1823)
1745 – 1823
juristgovernorpolitician
Charles Alfred Weatherby
American botanist (1875-1949)
1875 – 1949
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Albert Marshman Palmer
Albert Marshman Palmer
American theatre manager (1838–1905)
1838 – 1905
theatre directorbusinessperson
Thomas Walter Swan
Thomas Walter Swan
American judge (1877-1975)
1877 – 1975
judge
Paul Himmel
American photographer (1914–2009)
1914 – 2009
fashion photographerpsychotherapistphotographer
Jonathan Taylor
Jonathan Taylor
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
1796 – 1848
politicianlawyer
John S. Monagan
John S. Monagan
American politician (1911-2005)
1911 – 2005
politicianlawyer
Richard C. Shannon
Richard C. Shannon
American politician (1839–1920)
1839 – 1920
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Jonathan Brewster Bingham
Jonathan Brewster Bingham
American politician and diplomat (1914-1986)
1914 – 1986
diplomatpoliticiancaptain
Asahel Nettleton
Asahel Nettleton
American theologian (1783-1844)
1783 – 1844
theologianparsonChristian minister
Leonard Woolsey Bacon
Leonard Woolsey Bacon
American clergyman (1830-1907)
1830 – 1907
clericbiographertheologian
Joseph Whipple Congdon
American attorney and plant collector (1834-1910)
1834 – 1910
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Thomas B. Cooke
American politician (1778–1853)
1778 – 1853
politicianlawyerjudge
Jonathan Scoville
Jonathan Scoville
American politician
1834 – 1891
politician
James Davenport
American politician and lawyer (1758-1797)
1758 – 1797
politicianlawyerjudge
George Edwin Bissell
George Edwin Bissell
American sculptor (1839–1920)
1839 – 1920
sculptor
Franklin Carter
Franklin Carter
American academic administrator
1837 – 1919
philologistuniversity teachertheologian
Josiah Holbrook
Josiah Holbrook
American educator
1788 – 1854
geologistwriter
Asher Benjamin
Asher Benjamin
American architect
1773 – 1845
architect
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