Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 24 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

William Myron MacDonald
American-Canadian aviator
1890 - 1958
aircraft pilot
Wilmot H. Bradley
Wilmot H. Bradley
Chief Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey (1944 to 1959)
1899 - 1979
botanistresearchergeologist
Michael Joseph Ready
Michael Joseph Ready
Catholic bishop (1893-1957)
1893 - 1957
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Albert W. Cretella
Albert W. Cretella
lawyer and politician (1897–1979)
1897 - 1979
politicianlawyer
Howard Cann
American football player and coach, basketball player and coach, Olympic shot putter (1895–1992)
1895 - 1992
shot putterbasketball playerbasketball coach
Edward A. Craig
Edward A. Craig
Lieutenant General
1896 - 1994
military officer
Albert H. Kelley
American film director (1894–1989)
1894 - 1989
film director
Budd Fine
Budd Fine
American actor (1894-1966)
1894 - 1966
actor
Elizabeth Beecher
American screenwriter
1898 - 1973
comics writerscreenwriter
Lucy Talcott
American archaeologist (1899-1970)
1899 - 1970
classical archaeologistarchaeologist
Vera Buch Weisbord
American communist and union organizer (1895-1987)
1895 - 1987
political activistunion organizer
Harry C. Carver
Harry C. Carver
American mathematician (1890–1977)
1890 - 1977
statisticianmathematician
Westbrook Van Voorhis
American broadcaster (1903-1968)
1903 - 1968
voice actorspeakeractor
Nathan Cohn
Nathan Cohn
American electrical engineer
1907 - 1989
electrical engineerengineer
Isadore Tarlov
American Neurosurgeon
1905 - 1977
neurosurgeonphysician
Ralph Ingersoll
American writer (1900-1985)
1900 - 1985
publisherjournalisteditor
Richard M. Bissell, Jr.
Richard M. Bissell, Jr.
American spy (1909-1994)
1909 - 1994
spyeconomistprofessor
Antoni Nicholas Sadlak
Antoni Nicholas Sadlak
lawyer and politician (1908-1969)
1908 - 1969
lecturerassistant managereducator
Edward Killy
American film director (1903-1981)
1903 - 1981
film directorassistant director
Michael Fleischer
American mineralogist and geochemist, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. (1908–1998)
1908 - 1998
geochemistmineralogist
J. Joseph Smith
J. Joseph Smith
American politician (1904-1980)
1904 - 1980
politicianlawyerjudge
James Thomas Patterson
James Thomas Patterson
American politician and officer (1908-1989)
1908 - 1989
military officerpolitician
Thomas G. Bergin
Thomas G. Bergin
American scholar of Italian literature (1904–1987)
1904 - 1987
romanistuniversity teacherpoet
Pamela Cunningham Copeland
Pamela Cunningham Copeland
American horticulturalist
1906 - 2001
horticulturist
Billy Burke
professional golfer
1902 - 1972
golfer
Cliff Nazarro
Cliff Nazarro
American comedian and actor (1904-1961)
1904 - 1961
comedianactor
Frank Hogan
Frank Hogan
American lawyer (1902-1974)
1902 - 1974
politicianlawyer
Tony Pastor
Tony Pastor
American musician (1907–1969)
1907 - 1969
saxophonistjazz musicianbandleader
Glenna Collett-Vare
Glenna Collett-Vare
American golfer (1903–1989)
1903 - 1989
golfer
Joseph Francis Donnelly
Joseph Francis Donnelly
Catholic bishop (1909-1977)
1909 - 1977
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Connie Rasinski
animation director (1907-1965)
1907 - 1965
pencillerfilm directoranimator
George Metesky
George Metesky
Serial bomber (1903-1994)
1903 - 1994
electricianmilitary personnel
Fredson Bowers
American bibliographer and scholar of textual editing
1905 - 1991
literary historianphilologistscholar of English
John E. Sheridan
American politician (1902-1987)
1902 - 1987
politicianlawyer
John P. Merrill
American physician
1917 - 1984
internistnephrologisttransplant surgeon
Lincoln Borglum
American artist
1912 - 1986
engineerwriterphotographer
Stewart Alsop
American columnist and political analyst (1914–1974)
1914 - 1974
journalistwriter
Dick Joy
Dick Joy
American actor (1915-1991)
1915 - 1991
radio personalityactor
Clegg Hoyt
American actor (1910-1967)
1910 - 1967
television actoractor
Marynn Older Ausubel
American photographer (1912–1980)
1912 - 1980
editorartistphotographer
John S. Monagan
John S. Monagan
American politician (1911-2005)
1911 - 2005
politicianlawyer
Jonathan Brewster Bingham
Jonathan Brewster Bingham
American politician and diplomat (1914-1986)
1914 - 1986
diplomatpoliticiancaptain
Paul Himmel
American photographer (1914–2009)
1914 - 2009
fashion photographerpsychotherapistphotographer
William Colepaugh
American able seaman and secret agent (1918–2005)
1918 - 2005
able seamanspy
Bernard Gordon
American politician (1918-2007)
1918 - 2007
producerfilm producerscreenwriter
Edward Dugmore
Edward Dugmore
American artist (1915-1996)
1915 - 1996
artistpainter
John S. Foster, Jr.
John S. Foster, Jr.
American physicist
1922 - 2025
physicist
Pat O'Sullivan
Amateur golfer
1926 - 2019
golfer
Charles Zwick
Charles Zwick
American civil servant
1926 - 2018
economist
Donald Brooks
American fashion designer (1928–2005)
1928 - 2005
fashion designercostume designer
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