Biographical Records
Notable People from Connecticut
2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 25 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.
Charles Zwick
1926 – 2018
economist
Donald Brooks
1928 – 2005
fashion designercostume designer
Edward Bennett Williams
1920 – 1988
lawyer
Franco Ventriglia
1922 – 2012
opera singersinger
Al Tinney
1921 – 2002
jazz musicianstage actorbandleader
Wesley E. Lanyon
1926 – 2017
ornithologistcurator
Dana Raphael
1926 – 2016
anthropologist
Bernard F. Grabowski
1923 – 2019
politicianlawyerjudge
Dick Wellstood
1927 – 1987
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Max Wilk
1920 – 2011
playwrightauthorwriter
Rod Colbin
1923 – 2007
stage actortelevision actoractor
Spec Shea
1920 – 2002
baseball player
Thomas B. Allen
1929 – 2018
historianwriter
William R. Corliss
1926 – 2011
physicistwriter
Philip G. Hodge
1920 – 2014
mechanical engineeruniversity teachermathematician
Bob Knight
1929 – 2008
basketball player
Luigi Mastroianni
1925 – 2008
gynecologistphysician
Sonny Berman
1925 – 1947
jazz musiciantrumpetermusician
Thomas Patrick Melady
1927 – 2014
university teacherdiplomat
Leo Katkaveck
1923 – 2006
baseball playerbasketball player
Tom Callahan
1921 – 1996
basketball player
David K. Barton
1927 – 2023
university teacherengineer
Frank A. Barker
1928 – 1968
military personnel
Edwin Gordon
1927 – 2015
jazz musicianpsychologist
George M. Fredrickson
1934 – 2008
historian
Richard H. Hall
1930 – 2009
ufologist
Don Catlin
1938 – 2024
physician
Betty Woodman
1930 – 2018
installation artistdraftspersonceramicist
Big Bill Bissonnette
1937 – 2018
jazz musician
Eunice Groark
1938 – 2018
politicianlawyer
Dick McAuliffe
1939 – 2016
baseball player
W. Bruce Lincoln
1938 – 2000
historian
John H. Martin
1935 – 1993
oceanographer
George B. Crist
1931 – 2024
military officer
Jon Stone
1931 – 1997
television writertelevision directorfilm director
Robert A. Kraft
1934 – 2023
Bible translatorexegetebiblical scholar
Ronnie Bedford
1931 – 2014
jazz musicianmusician
Russell Edson
1935 – 2014
novelistpoet
Merle Goldman
1931 – 2023
political scientistuniversity teacherhistorian
Rudi Stern
1936 – 2006
galleristartist
Brooks Kerr
1951 – 2018
jazz musicianpianist
Ted Christopher
1958 – 2017
racing driver
David Caron
1952 – 2018
university teacherjurist
Joe Marinelli
1957 – 2025
television actoractor
Bob Rivers
1956 – 2025
radio personalitydisc jockeysinger
Molly Glynn
1968 – 2014
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Perry DeAngelis
1963 – 2007
podcaster
Victoria Leigh Soto
1985 – 2012
primary school teacher
Carlos French
1835 – 1903
politicianbusinessperson
Frederic Brenton Fitch
1908 – 1987
philosopheruniversity teacher