Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 3 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

Gideon Welles
Gideon Welles
American government official; United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869 (1802–1878)
1802 – 1878
journalisteditorpolitician
William Gillette
William Gillette
American actor, inventor and writer (1853-1937)
1853 – 1937
film actortheatre directorvoice actor
William Higinbotham
William Higinbotham
American physicist (1910–1994)
1910 – 1994
university teacherphysicist
Ted Knight
Ted Knight
American actor (1923-1986)
1923 – 1986
television actorvoice actoractor
Allen Stack
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, lawyer (1928-1999)
1928 – 1999
swimmerlawyer
Lawrence Roberts
Lawrence Roberts
American computer scientist (1937–2018)
1937 – 2018
chief technology officercomputer scientist
Mike Porcaro
Mike Porcaro
American bassist (1955–2015)
1955 – 2015
musicianbassist
William Samuel Johnson
William Samuel Johnson
British-American politician (1727-1819)
1727 – 1819
university presidentpoliticianlawyer
Christine Ladd-Franklin
Christine Ladd-Franklin
Psychologist and logician (1847-1930)
1847 – 1930
logicianpsychologistmathematician
Gifford Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot
American forester and politician (1865–1946)
1865 – 1946
forestry scientistforestry workerconservationist
George Murdock
George Murdock
American anthropologist (1897–1985)
1897 – 1985
ethnologistanthropologistethnographer
Elyse Knox
Elyse Knox
American actress (1917-2012)
1917 – 2012
modelfilm actoractor
Joseph Mascolo
Joseph Mascolo
American actor (1929–2016)
1929 – 2016
actor
Jerry Bock
American theatre composer (1928-2010)
1928 – 2010
songwritercomposer
Eliphalet Remington
Eliphalet Remington
American firearm designer (1793–1861)
1793 – 1861
blacksmithpatent inventorentrepreneur
Ida Barney
American astronomer (1886–1982)
1886 – 1982
university teachermathematicianastronomer
Karl Warner
athletics competitor (1908-1995)
1908 – 1995
athletics competitor
Michael O'Shea
Michael O'Shea
American actor (1906–1973)
1906 – 1973
film actortelevision actoractor
Sidney Wood
Sidney Wood
US tennis player (1911–2009)
1911 – 2009
tennis player
Tommy Godwin
English racing cyclist (1920–2012)
1920 – 2012
sport cyclistbusinessperson
Bernard Bailyn
Bernard Bailyn
American historian (1922–2020)
1922 – 2020
historian of Modern Ageuniversity teacherhistorian
Willy DeVille
Willy DeVille
American singer-songwriter (1950–2009)
1950 – 2009
instrumentalistguitaristsinger-songwriter
Benjamin Silliman Sr.
Benjamin Silliman Sr.
early American chemist and science educator (1779–1864)
1779 – 1864
mineralogistuniversity teachergeologist
Oliver Wolcott
Oliver Wolcott
American politician, Connecticut (1726-1797)
1726 – 1797
physicianpolitician
William Henry Welch
William Henry Welch
American physician and scientist (1850–1934)
1850 – 1934
bacteriologistpathologistmilitary physician
Franklin Henry Giddings
Franklin Henry Giddings
American economist (1855–1931)
1855 – 1931
sociologistuniversity teachereconomist
Frank J. Sprague
Frank J. Sprague
American naval officer and railroad pioneer (1857-1934)
1857 – 1934
inventorbusinessperson
J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald
American actor and director (1875-1952)
1875 – 1952
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Jennison Heaton
Jennison Heaton
American Skeleton racer (1904–1971)
1904 – 1971
skeleton racerbobsledder
Willie Pep
Willie Pep
American boxer
1922 – 2006
boxer
Angus MacLise
Angus MacLise
American musician and poet (1938–1979)
1938 – 1979
printmakerpercussionistmusician
Jared Ingersoll
Jared Ingersoll
American judge (1749-1822)
1749 – 1822
juristpoliticianlawyer
Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps
Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps
American educator, botanist, author (1793-1884)
1793 – 1884
scientific collectorbotanisttextbook writer
General Tom Thumb
General Tom Thumb
American circus performer (1838–1883)
1838 – 1883
circus performerstage actorperforming artist
Walter Camp
Walter Camp
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1859-1925)
1859 – 1925
sports journalistAmerican football coachAmerican football player
Frederick W. True
Frederick W. True
American biologist, mammalogist and curator (1858-1914)
1858 – 1914
mammalogistbotanical collectorpaleontologist
Albert Hull
Albert Hull
American inventor (1880–1966)
1880 – 1966
inventorphysicist
John Spellman
John Spellman
Olympic wrestler (1899-1966)
1899 – 1966
amateur wrestlerAmerican football player
Larry Collins
American journalist (1929–2005)
1929 – 2005
science fiction writerjournalisthistorian
A. C. Crispin
American science fiction writer (1950–2013)
1950 – 2013
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Walter Forward
Walter Forward
American politician (1786-1852)
1786 – 1852
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Lyman Hall
Lyman Hall
American physician (1724-1790)
1724 – 1790
politician
Lyman Beecher
Lyman Beecher
American Presbyterian minister and American Temperance Society co-founder (1775–1863)
1775 – 1863
theologianpresbyterpriest
John Fiske
John Fiske
American philosopher and historian (1842-1901)
1842 – 1901
philosopherhistorianlawyer
Charles Benedict Davenport
Charles Benedict Davenport
American botanist, zoologist and eugenicist (1866 – 1944)
1866 – 1944
geneticisteugeniciststatistician
Charles McLean Andrews
Charles McLean Andrews
American historian (1863–1943)
1863 – 1943
university teacherhistorianwriter
Joseph Farnham
Joseph Farnham
American screenwriter (1884–1931)
1884 – 1931
screenwriter
Mary Philips
Mary Philips
American stage actor (1901-1975)
1901 – 1975
film actorstage actoractor
John Heaton
John Heaton
American Skeleton racer (1908-1976)
1908 – 1976
bobsledderskeleton racer
Louise Platt
Louise Platt
American actress (1915-2003)
1915 – 2003
television actorfilm actorstage actor
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