Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 43 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

Jedediah Huntington
Jedediah Huntington
American general and civil servant (1743–1818)
1743 - 1818
military officer
Grattan O'Connell
Grattan O'Connell
American football player (1902-1942)
1902 - 1942
American football player
William T. Carroll
American politician (1902-1992)
1902 - 1992
politician
Reed Whittemore
American poet (1919–2012)
1919 - 2012
poet
Henry Breault
Henry Breault
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1900-1941)
1900 - 1941
submariner
David Ruggles
David Ruggles
American abolitionist (1810-1849)
1810 - 1849
abolitionistjournalist
John Chamberlain
American journalist (critic, columnist, editor)
1903 - 1995
peace activistcriticliterary critic
John Michaels
American baseball player
1907 - 1996
baseball player
John Alden Scott
businessperson
1916 - 1996
journalistpolitician
John H. Fanning
John H. Fanning
American lawyer (1916-1990)
1916 - 1990
lawyer
Louis Darling Jr.
American children's illustrator and conservationist (1916-1970)
1916 - 1970
children's writerartistwriter
Mason Welch Gross
Mason Welch Gross
American academic (1911-1977)
1911 - 1977
academic
John Hubbard Tweedy
John Hubbard Tweedy
American politician (1814-1891)
1814 - 1891
politicianlawyer
Charles T. Gorham
Charles T. Gorham
American banker
1812 - 1901
bankerdiplomatpolitician
Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
American chemist (1915-2010)
1915 - 2010
pharmacologistchemistpharmacist
Roger Tubby
Roger Tubby
White House Press Secretary (1910–1991)
1910 - 1991
journalist
Benjamin Hyde Edgerton
American businessman
1811 - 1886
politicianengineerbusinessperson
Thelma Moss
Thelma Moss
American Parapsychologist (1918–1997)
1918 - 1997
film directorpsychologist
Tom Carnegie
Tom Carnegie
Motorsports announcer (1919–2011)
1919 - 2011
announcer
William G. Fournier
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1913–1943)
1913 - 1943
military personnel
Win Elliot
American sportscaster
1915 - 1998
radio personalitysports commentator
Donald Buck
American field hockey player (1916–2002)
1916 - 2002
field hockey playerice hockey player
Irving Brinton Holley, Jr.
American historian
1919 - 2013
historian of technologysoldieruniversity teacher
Amos Starr Cooke
Amos Starr Cooke
educator and businessman in the Kingdom of Hawaii
1810 - 1871
businessperson
T. Emmet Clarie
United States federal judge
1913 - 1997
politicianlawyerjudge
Bennet Tyler
Bennet Tyler
President of Dartmouth College
1783 - 1858
educatorpastor
Harold M. Mulvey
American judge
1914 - 2000
judge
E. Donald Walsh
E. Donald Walsh
American military personnel
1917 - 1997
military personnel
John Schick
American basketball player (1916-1990)
1916 - 1990
basketball player
Richard Parsons
American cross-country skier (1910–1999)
1910 - 1999
cross-country skier
Miriam Butterworth
Miriam Butterworth
American educator, activist, politician, historian and writer (1918-2019)
1918 - 2019
activistpoliticianteacher
Anne W. Simon
American writer-environmentalist
1914 - 1996
environmentalistbusinessperson
Ward Cheney
American businessman (1813–1876)
1813 - 1876
businessperson
Nehemiah Bushnell
American politician (1813-1873)
1813 - 1873
journalisteditorpolitician
Jim Raymond
American cartoonist (1917-1981)
1917 - 1981
penciller
John Hooker
John Hooker
American lawyer, judge, abolitionist, and reformer for women's rights (1816–1901)
1816 - 1901
lawyer
Joseph D. Williams
American military personnel
1818
military personnel
Nathaniel Smith Richardson
American minister and author 1810-1883
1810 - 1883
journalist
Bradley B. Meeker
Bradley B. Meeker
American jurist, lawyer, and businessman
1813 - 1873
judge
Samuel Wolcott
Samuel Wolcott
American pastor and missionary (1813-1886)
1813 - 1886
missionary
Edward A. Bradford
American lawyer
1813 - 1872
lawyer
Henry Dwight Terry
Henry Dwight Terry
American general
1812 - 1869
military leader
Gideon Hollister Pond
Gideon Hollister Pond
American politician
1810 - 1878
editormissionarypolitician
Freddy Schmidt
American baseball player
1916 - 2012
baseball player
G. Roger Edwards
American archaeologist (1914-2009)
1914 - 2009
archaeologistanthropologist
George Abbe
American poet
1911 - 1989
university teacherpoet
Gertrude Warner
American actress (1917-1986)
1917 - 1986
actor
Henrietta Yurchenco
ethnomusicologist (1916-2007)
1916 - 2007
ethnomusicologistmusicologist
Herbert J. Sweet
Herbert J. Sweet
4th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (1919–1998)
1919 - 1998
military personnel
Josiah Carter
American politician
1813 - 1868
politicianlawyer
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