Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 28 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

Mary Hunt
Mary Hunt
American temperance activist (1830-1906)
1830 - 1906
writer
William Close
American surgeon (1924-2009)
1924 - 2009
medical writersurgeonphysician
Philip Everett Curtiss
American author. Member Connecticut legislature, 1941-1943, 1945-1947
1885 - 1964
novelisthumoristshort story writer
Mildred Ames
American writer (1919-1994)
1919 - 1994
science fiction writernovelistchildren's writer
Bob Shea
American professional basketball player
1924 - 2015
basketball player
Ernest Haskell
Ernest Haskell
American artist and illustrator (1876–1925)
1876 - 1925
etcherillustratorgraphic artist
Epaphroditus Champion
Epaphroditus Champion
American politician 1756-1834
1756 - 1834
politician
Ellen Bree Burns
Ellen Bree Burns
United States federal judge (1923-2019)
1923 - 2019
lawyerjudge
Elizur Goodrich
Elizur Goodrich
American politician (1761-1849)
1761 - 1849
juristpoliticianlawyer
Elisha Phelps
Elisha Phelps
American politician (1779-1847)
1779 - 1847
politicianlawyer
Hugh Joseph Gaffey
Hugh Joseph Gaffey
United States general (1895–1946)
1895 - 1946
military personnel
Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight
Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight
American historian and writer
1816 - 1889
historian
Robert E. Parsons
American politician (1892-1966)
1892 - 1966
politician
Ruth Berman Harris
Harpist, composer
1916 - 2013
harpistcomposer
Antonina Uccello
Mayor of Hartford, CT
1922 - 2023
politician
Samuel Jaskilka
Samuel Jaskilka
Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
1919 - 2012
military officer
J. Gerald Phelan
American architect (1893-1981)
1893 - 1981
architect
James Hotchkiss Rogers
James Hotchkiss Rogers
American organist and composer (1857–1940)
1857 - 1940
classical composermusic educatorjournalist
Edward Hempstead
Edward Hempstead
American politician (1780-1817)
1780 - 1817
politicianlawyer
Samuel Campbell
American politician (1773–1853)
1773 - 1853
lawyerpoliticianjudge
Ebenezer Young
American politician (1783-1851)
1783 - 1851
politicianlawyer
Mary Bidwell
American supercentenarian
1881 - 1996
William Pitkin
Governor of the Connecticut Colony (1694-1769)
1694 - 1769
governorpolitician
Roy C. Wilcox
American politician
1891 - 1975
politician
Andrew T. Judson
United States federal judge (1784-1853)
1784 - 1853
politicianlawyerjudge
Vince O'Brien
American actor (1919-2010)
1919 - 2010
television actorstage actoractor
William Fenn Sr
William Fenn Sr
1880
cyclist
William F. Bolger
William F. Bolger
Postmaster General
1923 - 1989
military personnel
David Higgins
David Higgins
American lawyer
1789 - 1873
politicianlawyerjudge
Terence Hildner
Terence Hildner
United States Army brigadier general (1962-2012)
1962 - 2012
military personnel
Andrew Jackson Warner
Andrew Jackson Warner
American architect (1832–1910)
1833 - 1910
architect
Benjamin Douglas
Benjamin Douglas
American politician (1816-1894)
1816 - 1894
politician
Frank Conniff
American journalist (1914-1971)
1914 - 1971
journalist
Ben-ami Kadish
Israeli spy (1923–2012)
1923 - 2012
spyengineer
Daniel Gott
Daniel Gott
American politician
1794 - 1864
politicianlawyer
Jim Murray
American journalist (1919–1998)
1919 - 1998
sports journalistjournalist
Robert Augustine Ward Lowndes
Robert Augustine Ward Lowndes
American writer
1916 - 1998
science fiction writernovelist
Chauncey Allen Goodrich
Chauncey Allen Goodrich
American lexicographer
1790 - 1860
linguistlexicographertheologian
Marion Elizabeth Blake
American classical scholar
1892 - 1961
philologistanthropologistarchaeologist
Charles J. McCurdy
Charles J. McCurdy
American judge (1797–1891)
1797 - 1891
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Charles A. Ingersoll
Charles A. Ingersoll
United States federal judge
1798 - 1860
politicianlawyerjudge
Calvin Pease
Calvin Pease
Ohio jurist and legislator (1776–1839)
1776 - 1839
politicianlawyerjudge
Titus Hosmer
Titus Hosmer
American politician (1736-1780)
1736 - 1780
politicianlawyerjudge
William A. Soderman
William A. Soderman
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1912 - 1980
military personnel
Matthew Francis Brady
Catholic bishop
1893 - 1959
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Thomas Skidmore
American reformer
1790 - 1832
social reformerpoliticianwriter
Vince Cazzetta
Vince Cazzetta
American basketball coach
1925 - 2005
basketball coach
Richard Bayley
Richard Bayley
American physician and surgeon
1745 - 1801
surgeonphysician
William S. Miller
American politician, New York (1793-1854)
1793 - 1854
politician
Bird Beers Chapman
Bird Beers Chapman
American politician (1821-1871)
1821 - 1871
politicianlawyer
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