Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 37 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

Mark Thompson
American reporter, born 1953
1953 – 2002
journalist
Melvin Dixon
poet, novelist, professor, translator (1950–1992)
1950 – 1992
scholar of Englishliterary scholarnovelist
Alfred Fones
Alfred Fones
Dental assistant (1869–1938)
1869 – 1938
dentist
Frank Hinman Pierpont
typeface designer (1860–1937)
1860 – 1937
type designer
Edward Woolsey Bacon
American Congregationalist minister and military officer
1843 – 1887
theologianwriter
Edward Rowland Sill
Edward Rowland Sill
American poet and educator
1841 – 1887
songwriterpoetwriter
James Edson White
James Edson White
American Seventh-day Adventist minister (1849–1928)
1849 – 1928
hymnwriterSeventh-day Adventist ministerpublisher
Daniel N. Morgan
Daniel N. Morgan
American banker (1844–1931)
1844 – 1931
politician
Chauncey B. Brewster
Chauncey B. Brewster
American bishop
1848 – 1941
Anglican priest
Charles H. Stanley
Charles H. Stanley
22nd Comptroller of Maryland (1842-1913)
1842 – 1913
politician
Charles H. Marsh
Charles H. Marsh
Union Army Medal of Honor recipient
1840 – 1867
military personnel
Charles F. Daniels
Charles F. Daniels
Major League Baseball umpire (1849-1932)
1849 – 1932
baseball umpire
Arthur Elmore Bostwick
Arthur Elmore Bostwick
United States librarian and author (1860–1942)
1860 – 1942
librarian
Benjamin Brewster
Benjamin Brewster
American bishop
1860 – 1941
Anglican priest
Biff Sheehan
American baseball player
1868 – 1923
baseball player
Carleton Lewis Brownson
Carleton Lewis Brownson
American hellenist (1866–1948)
1866 – 1948
hellenistclassical philologisttranslator
Dan Phelan
Dan Phelan
American baseball player (1861-1945)
1861 – 1945
baseball player
Dan Shannon
Dan Shannon
Major League Baseball player, Manager (1865-1913)
1865 – 1913
baseball player
Daniel Huntington
Daniel Huntington
American bishop
1868 – 1950
Anglican priestmissionary
Ed Beecher
American baseball player (1860-1935)
1860 – 1935
baseball player
Arthur De Wint Foote
mining engineer
1849 – 1933
mining engineercivil engineer
Frank Cable
electrical engineer
1863 – 1945
submarinerengineer
Joseph A. Jackson
American architect (1861–1940)
1861 – 1940
architect
Percy Knapp
American tennis player
1863 – 1917
tennis player
John Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald
American baseball pitcher, born 1866
1866 – 1892
baseball player
Ruby Brooks
Ruby Brooks
banjo player
1861 – 1906
banjoist
Albert Elijah Dunning
Albert Elijah Dunning
American theologian (1844–1923)
1844 – 1923
theologianwriter
Fred Crane
Fred Crane
American baseball player
1840 – 1925
baseball player
Jennette Lee
Jennette Lee
American writer and academic (1860–1951)
1860 – 1951
scholar of Englishnovelistuniversity teacher
Lurana W. Sheldon
Lurana W. Sheldon
American author
1862 – 1945
novelistsuffragettepoet
Jane Elizabeth Robbins
Jane Elizabeth Robbins
American settlement house worker and physician (1860–1946)
1860 – 1946
social workerphysician
General Stafford
General Stafford
Major League Baseball player (1868-1923)
1868 – 1923
baseball player
George P. B. Alderman
George P. B. Alderman
American architect
1862 – 1929
architect
George Sumner Huntington
George Sumner Huntington
American comparative anatomist and professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
1861 – 1927
anatomistphysicist
Henry Gruber
Henry Gruber
American baseball player (1863-1932)
1863 – 1932
baseball player
Charles Le Moyne Mitchell
Charles Le Moyne Mitchell
American politician (1844-1890)
1844 – 1890
politician
Jumping Jack Jones
Jumping Jack Jones
American professional baseball pitcher (1860-1936)
1860 – 1936
baseball playerdentist
Jack McMahon
American baseball player
1869 – 1894
baseball player
John Cavanagh
Hat manufacturer, mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut
1864 – 1957
politician
Tom Leahy
Tom Leahy
American baseball player
1869 – 1951
baseball player
Charles H. Ruggles
Charles H. Ruggles
American politician (1789-1865)
1789 – 1865
politicianlawyerjudge
Anna Matilda Larrabee
Anna Matilda Larrabee
American social leader (1842-1931)
1842 – 1931
Pete Gilbert
American baseball player (1867–1911)
1867 – 1911
baseball player
Roger Welles
Roger Welles
Mayor of San Diego, California (1862–1932)
1862 – 1932
naval officerpolitician
Stephen Farrell
Stephen Farrell
track athlete, circus performer and track coach (1863–1933)
1863 – 1933
athletics competitor
William Goodyear
William Goodyear
American football coach, newspaper publisher, and politician (1865-1936)
1865 – 1936
American football playerjournalisteditor
Willis H. Downs
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1866-1929)
1866 – 1929
military personnel
Terry Backer
American politician (1954-2015)
1954 – 2015
politician
Henry S. Walbridge
Henry S. Walbridge
American politician (1801–1869)
1801 – 1869
politicianlawyerjudge
Susan Huntington Vernon
US educator
1869 – 1946
educator
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