Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

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

Ken Olsen
Ken Olsen
American engineer and businessman (1926–2011)
1926 – 2011
inventorentrepreneurengineer
Tom Noonan
Tom Noonan
American actor, director, and screenwriter (1951-2026)
1951 – 2026
film actortelevision actorfilm editor
Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen
American general, writer and philosopher (1738–1789)
1738 – 1789
revolutionarysettlerphilosopher
William Hoyt
William Hoyt
American pole vaulter (1875–1954)
1875 – 1954
athletics competitorpole vaulter
Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale
soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
1755 – 1776
spymilitary officer
John Trumbull
John Trumbull
American artist (1756–1843)
1756 – 1843
painterarchitect
Alfred P. Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan
American businessman (1875–1966)
1875 – 1966
entrepreneur
Adriana Caselotti
Adriana Caselotti
American actress (1916–1997)
1916 – 1997
opera singerdub actorfilm actor
Robert Moses
Robert Moses
American urban planner (1888–1981)
1888 – 1981
independent politicianurban plannerengineer
Oliver Ellsworth
Oliver Ellsworth
chief justice of the United States from 1796 to 1800
1745 – 1807
juristpoliticianlawyer
Dyanne Thorne
Dyanne Thorne
American actress (1943-2020)
1936 – 2020
modelfilm actorerotic photography model
Saunders Mac Lane
Saunders Mac Lane
American mathematician (1909-2005)
1909 – 2005
university teachermathematician
Tony Musante
Tony Musante
American actor (1936–2013)
1936 – 2013
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Edward Robinson
Edward Robinson
American biblical scholar (1794-1863)
1794 – 1863
anthropologistProtestant theologianarchaeologist
Gary Merrill
Gary Merrill
film and television character actor from the United States (1915-1990)
1915 – 1990
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
Wilford Woodruff
Wilford Woodruff
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1807-1898)
1807 – 1898
diaristprophetpolitician
Henry Molaison
American memory disorder patient (1926–2008)
1926 – 2008
laborer
Glenne Headly
Glenne Headly
American actress (1955-2017)
1955 – 2017
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer
American screenwriter, novelist, essayist, playwright, LGBT-rights and AIDS activist (1935–2020)
1935 – 2020
HIV/AIDS activistLGBTQ rights activistproducer
Norman Lear
Norman Lear
American television writer and producer (1922-2023)
1922 – 2023
film producerfilm directorshowrunner
Nathaniel Palmer
Nathaniel Palmer
American explorer (1799–1877)
1799 – 1877
explorernaval officerengineer
John Frederick Kensett
John Frederick Kensett
American artist (1816-1872)
1816 – 1872
painter
Jeff Porcaro
Jeff Porcaro
American drummer (1954–1992)
1954 – 1992
jazz musiciansession musiciansongwriter
Lisa Robin Kelly
American film and television actress (1970–2013)
1970 – 2013
film actortelevision actoractor
William Cameron Menzies
William Cameron Menzies
American film production designer and art director (1896-1957)
1896 – 1957
producerproduction designerfilm producer
Emma Willard
Emma Willard
American educator and women's rights activist, 1787-1870
1787 – 1870
women's rights activisttextbook writerfeminist
George Murphy
George Murphy
American actor and politician (1902–1992)
1902 – 1992
film actortrade unionistdancer
Abraham Baldwin
Abraham Baldwin
United States politician (1754-1807)
1754 – 1807
politician
John Sedgwick
John Sedgwick
American military officer (1813–1864)
1813 – 1864
military officer
Sylvester Graham
Sylvester Graham
American Presbyterian minister and dietary reformer
1794 – 1851
health activistfood scientistpreacher
Bob Crane
Bob Crane
American actor, drummer, radio host, and disc jockey (1928–1978)
1928 – 1978
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Rosa Ponselle
Rosa Ponselle
American operatic soprano (1897–1981)
1897 – 1981
opera singermusiciansinger
Jack Arnold
Jack Arnold
American director (1916–1992)
1912 – 1992
directorfilm producerfilm director
Oliver Wolcott
Oliver Wolcott
United States federal judge; second U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1760-1833)
1760 – 1833
finance ministerjuristgovernor
Charles Grandison Finney
Charles Grandison Finney
American religious leader, writer and educator (1792–1875)
1792 – 1875
theologianreligious leaderpreacher
Harry Porter
Harry Porter
American athletics competitor (1882-1965)
1882 – 1965
athletics competitor
Harry K. Daghlian, Jr.
Harry K. Daghlian, Jr.
1940s physicist who died of radiation poisoning (1921–1945)
1921 – 1945
nuclear physicistphysicist
Nathaniel Lyon
Nathaniel Lyon
first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War
1818 – 1861
military officer
Samuel Jones
Samuel Jones
American athlete (1880-1954)
1880 – 1954
athletics competitor
Ella Grasso
Ella Grasso
American politician; 83rd governor of Connecticut (1975-80)
1919 – 1981
politician
John Fitch
John Fitch
American inventor, clockmaker, entrepreneur and engineer (1743–1798)
1743 – 1798
inventorwatchmakerentrepreneur
Joel Barlow
Joel Barlow
American poet, diplomat, politician and businessman (1754–1812)
1754 – 1812
diplomatpoliticianpoet
Richmond Landon
Richmond Landon
athletics competitor (1898-1971)
1898 – 1971
athletics competitor
Morrison Waite
Morrison Waite
American jurist (1816–1888); Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1874 to 1888
1816 – 1888
juristpoliticianlawyer
Sereno Watson
Sereno Watson
American botanist (1826-1892)
1826 – 1892
botanical collectorbotanistcurator
Aaron Hernandez
Aaron Hernandez
American convicted murderer and football player (1989-2017)
1989 – 2017
American football player
Harry Myers
Harry Myers
American actor (1882–1938)
1882 – 1938
film actorfilm directorstage actor
Tom Tryon
Tom Tryon
American actor and novelist (1926–1991)
1926 – 1991
science fiction writerfilm actornovelist
David Bushnell
American inventor (1740–1824)
1740 – 1824
submarinerinventormilitary personnel
Samuel Huntington
Samuel Huntington
American statesman; 18th Governor of Connecticut (1731-1796)
1731 – 1796
juristgovernorpolitician
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