Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

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

Ray Foley
baseball player (1906–1980)
1906 – 1980
baseball player
Henry H. Crocker
Recipient of the Medal of Honor (1839–1913)
1839 – 1913
military personnel
Robert P. Anderson
Robert P. Anderson
United States federal judge (1906–1978)
1906 – 1978
lawyerpoliticianjudge
Sam Lacy
Sam Lacy
American sportwriter (1903-2003)
1903 – 2003
journalist
LeGrand Lockwood
LeGrand Lockwood
American businessman (1820-1872)
1820 – 1872
banker
Anthony Manfreda
American football player (1904-1988)
1904 – 1988
American football player
Parmenio Adams
American politician
1776 – 1832
politician
Barney Rapp
Barney Rapp
American bandleader and musician (1900–1970)
1900 – 1970
jazz musicianbandleaderconductor
John Woodruff
John Woodruff
American politician (1826-1868)
1826 – 1868
politician
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
Emily S. Bouton
Emily S. Bouton
American educator, journalist, editor (1837-1927)
1837 – 1927
newspaper editorjournalistteacher
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
Stu Clancy
American football quarterback (1906-1965)
1906 – 1965
American football player
Elizabeth Louisa Foster Mather
Elizabeth Louisa Foster Mather
19th-century American writer
1815 – 1882
writer
Mary Grew
Mary Grew
Anti-Slavery activist
1813 – 1896
women's rights activistabolitionist
Seth Wells Cheney
Seth Wells Cheney
American artist (1810–1856)
1810 – 1856
artist
Seth Porter Ford
physician
1817 – 1866
physician
James P. Geelan
American politician (1901-1982)
1901 – 1982
politician
Jeremiah Day
Jeremiah Day
Congregational minister and President of Yale College (1817–1846)
1773 – 1867
mathematicianprofessor
John A. McGuire
John A. McGuire
American politician (1906-1976)
1906 – 1976
bank tellerexecutive directorpolitician
Michael Kulich
founder and chairman of the adult entertainment company Monarchy Distribution
1987 – 2016
film director
Sarah Harris Fayerweather
Sarah Harris Fayerweather
African-American anti-discrimination pioneer
1812 – 1878
activistabolitionist
Mary Goodrich Jenson
American aviator and journalist
1907 – 2004
journalist
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
Orsamus H. Marshall
Orsamus H. Marshall
Lawyer, educator, historian (1813–1884)
1813 – 1884
historianlawyer
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
Charles Kullman
Charles Kullman
American opera singer
1903 – 1983
music educatoropera singermusician
Daryl Blonder
American actor (1981-2012)
1981 – 2012
actor
Constance Carrier
Constance Carrier
American writer
1908 – 1991
classical philologisttranslatorpoet
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
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
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
Francis Loomis
Francis Loomis
American politician (1812-1892)
1812 – 1892
financierpolitician
Erastus Wentworth
Erastus Wentworth
American missionary
1813 – 1886
Christian minister
Ephraim H. Hyde
American politician (1812-1896)
1812 – 1896
politician
Jared Ingersoll, Sr.
Jared Ingersoll, Sr.
American stamp act agent
1722 – 1781
judgelawyer
James Wolfe Ripley
James Wolfe Ripley
Union Army general
1794 – 1870
military officerwriter
David Ruggles
David Ruggles
American abolitionist (1810-1849)
1810 – 1849
abolitionistjournalist
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