Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 42 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

Anthony Manfreda
American football player (1904-1988)
1904 - 1988
American football player
Barney Rapp
Barney Rapp
American bandleader and musician (1900–1970)
1900 - 1970
jazz musicianbandleaderconductor
Henry H. Crocker
Recipient of the Medal of Honor (1839–1913)
1839 - 1913
military personnel
LeGrand Lockwood
LeGrand Lockwood
American businessman (1820-1872)
1820 - 1872
banker
John Woodruff
John Woodruff
American politician (1826-1868)
1826 - 1868
politician
Jeremiah Day
Jeremiah Day
Congregational minister and President of Yale College (1817–1846)
1773 - 1867
mathematicianprofessor
Thomas F. Rowland
Thomas F. Rowland
American engineer and shipbuilder
1831 - 1907
shipbuilderengineer
Caroline Dutcher Sterling Choate
Caroline Dutcher Sterling Choate
artist, philanthropist and advocate for women’s education, co-founder of Brearley School and Barnard College.
1837 - 1929
activistphilanthropistartist
George W. Hotchkiss
George W. Hotchkiss
American lumber dealer (1831–1926)
1831 - 1926
merchantwriter
Jared Ingersoll, Sr.
Jared Ingersoll, Sr.
American stamp act agent
1722 - 1781
judgelawyer
Emily S. Bouton
Emily S. Bouton
American educator, journalist, editor (1837-1927)
1837 - 1927
newspaper editorjournalistteacher
Stu Clancy
American football quarterback (1906-1965)
1906 - 1965
American football player
John Cook
John Cook
American abolitionist
1830 - 1859
adventurerabolitionistschool teacher
Richard Brown
Richard Brown
yacht captain from the United States
1810 - 1885
Sandy Hook pilot
Seymour Mills Spencer
New Zealand Missionary
1812 - 1898
missionary
James P. Geelan
American politician (1901-1982)
1901 - 1982
politician
James Wolfe Ripley
James Wolfe Ripley
Union Army general
1794 - 1870
military officerwriter
John A. McGuire
John A. McGuire
American politician (1906-1976)
1906 - 1976
bank tellerexecutive directorpolitician
Elizabeth Louisa Foster Mather
Elizabeth Louisa Foster Mather
19th-century American writer
1815 - 1882
writer
James Stephens Bulloch
James Stephens Bulloch
American planter
1793 - 1849
Mary Grew
Mary Grew
Anti-Slavery activist
1813 - 1896
women's rights activistabolitionist
Mary Goodrich Jenson
American aviator and journalist
1907 - 2004
journalist
Seth Wells Cheney
Seth Wells Cheney
American artist (1810–1856)
1810 - 1856
artist
George Sklar
George Sklar
American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter (1908-1988)
1908 - 1988
novelistauthorplaywright
Mildred P. Allen
Mildred P. Allen
American politician
1908 - 1961
politician
Seth Porter Ford
physician
1817 - 1866
physician
Sadah Shuchari
Sadah Shuchari
American violinist
1908 - 2001
violinist
Albie Booth
Albie Booth
American football player (1908-1959)
1908 - 1959
American football playerbaseball player
Andrew G. Patrick
American architect
1907 - 1955
architect
Attilio R. Frassinelli
American politician (1907–1976)
1907 - 1976
politician
Beauty McGowan
American baseball player (1901-1982)
1901 - 1982
baseball player
Horace Holley
Horace Holley
American minister
1781 - 1827
academic administratorparsondirector
Charles Kullman
Charles Kullman
American opera singer
1903 - 1983
music educatoropera singermusician
William S. Holabird
American politician
1794 - 1855
politician
Constance Carrier
Constance Carrier
American writer
1908 - 1991
classical philologisttranslatorpoet
Sarah Harris Fayerweather
Sarah Harris Fayerweather
African-American anti-discrimination pioneer
1812 - 1878
activistabolitionist
Ducky Pond
Ducky Pond
American football player and coach, public relations executive (1902–1982)
1902 - 1982
American football playerbaseball playermilitary officer
Eddie Wilson
American baseball player (1909-1979)
1909 - 1979
baseball player
Eleanor Post Hutton
Eleanor Post Hutton
American heiress, art collector and socialite
1909 - 2006
art collectorsocialite
Esther Averill
American creator of children's books
1902 - 1992
children's writerillustratorwriter
F. Curtis Canfield
American theatre director
1903 - 1986
theatre director
Orsamus H. Marshall
Orsamus H. Marshall
Lawyer, educator, historian (1813–1884)
1813 - 1884
historianlawyer
Henry W. Lee
Henry W. Lee
Bishop of Iowa; Provisional Bishop of Nebraska; Provisional Bishop of Kansas; American Episcopalian bishop (1815–1874)
1815 - 1874
Anglican priest
Greene C. Bronson
Greene C. Bronson
American politician
1789 - 1863
politicianlawyerjudge
Francis Loomis
Francis Loomis
American politician (1812-1892)
1812 - 1892
financierpolitician
Erastus Wentworth
Erastus Wentworth
American missionary
1813 - 1886
Christian minister
Nathan Goodell
American mayor
1798 - 1883
politician
Ephraim H. Hyde
American politician (1812-1896)
1812 - 1896
politician
John Lee Comstock
John Lee Comstock
American surgeon, publisher and botanist (1787 – 1858)
1787 - 1858
surgeonbotanistpublisher
János Rémay
association football player
1903 - 1945
association football coachassociation football player
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