Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 25 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

Edward Bennett Williams
Edward Bennett Williams
American lawyer and sports team owner (1920-1988)
1920 - 1988
lawyer
Franco Ventriglia
Franco Ventriglia
American opera singer (1922–2012)
1922 - 2012
opera singersinger
Al Tinney
American actor (1921-2002)
1921 - 2002
jazz musicianstage actorbandleader
Wesley E. Lanyon
Wesley E. Lanyon
American ornithologist (1926-2017)
1926 - 2017
ornithologistcurator
Dana Raphael
American medical anthropologist (1926-2016)
1926 - 2016
anthropologist
Bernard F. Grabowski
Bernard F. Grabowski
lawyer and politician (1923-2019)
1923 - 2019
politicianlawyerjudge
Dick Wellstood
American jazz pianist (1927–1987)
1927 - 1987
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Max Wilk
American writer (1920-2011)
1920 - 2011
playwrightauthorwriter
Rod Colbin
American actor (1923-2007)
1923 - 2007
stage actortelevision actoractor
Spec Shea
Spec Shea
American baseball player (1920-2002)
1920 - 2002
baseball player
Thomas B. Allen
American author, historian and lecturer (1929–2018)
1929 - 2018
historianwriter
William R. Corliss
American scientist
1926 - 2011
physicistwriter
Philip G. Hodge
Philip G. Hodge
American applied mathematician
1920 - 2014
mechanical engineeruniversity teachermathematician
Bob Knight
American basketball player (1929–2008)
1929 - 2008
basketball player
Luigi Mastroianni
American physician (1925-2008)
1925 - 2008
gynecologistphysician
Sonny Berman
American musician (1925–1947)
1925 - 1947
jazz musiciantrumpetermusician
Thomas Patrick Melady
Thomas Patrick Melady
Diplomat, Academic (1927-2014)
1927 - 2014
university teacherdiplomat
Alonzo Levister
Alonzo Levister
American musician (1925-2016)
1925 - 2016
jazz musicianpianistcomposer
Leo Katkaveck
American basketball and baseball player (1923–2006)
1923 - 2006
baseball playerbasketball player
Tom Callahan
basketball player
1921 - 1996
basketball player
David K. Barton
American engineer (1927–2023)
1927 - 2023
university teacherengineer
Frank A. Barker
Frank A. Barker
American military personnel
1928 - 1968
military personnel
Edwin Gordon
Edwin Gordon
American music educator
1927 - 2015
jazz musicianpsychologist
George M. Fredrickson
American professor and historian (1934-2008)
1934 - 2008
historian
Richard H. Hall
ufologist (1930–2009)
1930 - 2009
ufologist
Don Catlin
American scientist (1938–2024)
1938 - 2024
physician
Betty Woodman
American artist (1930-2018)
1930 - 2018
installation artistdraftspersonceramicist
Big Bill Bissonnette
Big Bill Bissonnette
Jazz trombonist and record producer
1937 - 2018
jazz musician
Eunice Groark
American politician
1938 - 2018
politicianlawyer
Dick McAuliffe
Dick McAuliffe
American baseball player
1939 - 2016
baseball player
W. Bruce Lincoln
American historian (1938-2000)
1938 - 2000
historian
John H. Martin
oceanographer
1935 - 1993
oceanographer
George B. Crist
George B. Crist
American Marine Corps general (1931–2024)
1931 - 2024
military officer
Jon Stone
American writer, television producer and director (1931–1997)
1931 - 1997
television writertelevision directorfilm director
Robert A. Kraft
Robert A. Kraft
American academic
1934 - 2023
Bible translatorexegetebiblical scholar
Ronnie Bedford
American musician
1931 - 2014
jazz musicianmusician
Russell Edson
American writer
1935 - 2014
novelistpoet
Merle Goldman
American historian
1931 - 2023
political scientistuniversity teacherhistorian
Rudi Stern
American multimedia artist
1936 - 2006
galleristartist
Brooks Kerr
American musician (1951-2018)
1951 - 2018
jazz musicianpianist
Ted Christopher
Ted Christopher
American racing driver (1958–2017)
1958 - 2017
racing driver
David Caron
David Caron
American jurist
1952 - 2018
university teacherjurist
Joe Marinelli
American actor
1957 - 2025
television actoractor
Bob Rivers
American radio host and musician
1956 - 2025
radio personalitydisc jockeysinger
Molly Glynn
American actress
1968 - 2014
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Perry DeAngelis
Perry DeAngelis
podcaster (1963-2007)
1963 - 2007
podcaster
Victoria Leigh Soto
American primary school teacher, adult victim of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting (1985–2012)
1985 - 2012
primary school teacher
Thomas Harper Goodspeed
American botanist specializing in the genetics of species Nicotiana (1887–1966)
1887 - 1966
scientific collectorexplorercell biologist
Joseph A. Scranton
Joseph A. Scranton
American politician (1838–1908)
1838 - 1908
politician
Sarah Porter
Sarah Porter
American educator
1813 - 1900
founderteacher
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