Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 44 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

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
William Davis Shipman
William Davis Shipman
United States federal judge (1818–1898)
1818 – 1898
politicianlawyerjudge
Barbara McDermott
Barbara McDermott
1912 – 2008
Thomas H. Stevens, Jr.
Thomas H. Stevens, Jr.
United States Navy Rear Admiral (1819-1896)
1819 – 1896
military officer
Alexander S. Wolcott
Alexander S. Wolcott
American photographer (1804-1844)
1804 – 1844
photographer
Horace Wilder
Ohio Jurist and Legislator (1802-1889)
1802 – 1889
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry T. Backus
Henry T. Backus
American politician (1809-1877)
1809 – 1877
politicianlawyerjudge
Jedediah Huntington
Jedediah Huntington
American general and civil servant (1743–1818)
1743 – 1818
military officer
William L. Howard
William L. Howard
United States naval officer
1860 – 1930
naval officer
Noyes Billings
American politician (1800–1865)
1800 – 1865
politician
Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley
Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley
American insurance company founder
1804 – 1872
politician
Elijah Porter Barrows
Elijah Porter Barrows
American minister
1807 – 1888
writer
David Belden Lyman
David Belden Lyman
American missionary to Hawaii; educator
1803 – 1884
missionary
Thornton Leigh Page
Thornton Leigh Page
American professor of astronomy
1913 – 1996
military officerastronomer
Alvin T. Smith
American judge
1802 – 1888
postmastermissionarycarpenter
William St. Onge
William St. Onge
American politician (1914–1970)
1914 – 1970
politicianlawyerjudge
Gérard Ouellet
Canadian politician (1913–1975)
1913 – 1975
farmerpolitician
Lucius Israel Barber
American politician
1806 – 1889
politicianlawyerjudge
Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff
Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff
United States federal judge
1809 – 1875
lawyerjudge
John M. Holley
American politician (1802-1848)
1802 – 1848
politicianlawyer
John Cheney
John Cheney
American artist (1801-1885)
1801 – 1885
printmakerpainter
Elliot Caplin
American comics writer (1913–2000)
1913 – 2000
comics artistcartoonist
Sidney Mason Stone
Architect and builder
1803 – 1882
architect
Henry Colton Shumway
Henry Colton Shumway
American painter, illuminator, and gem cutter (1807–1884)
1807 – 1884
gemologistpainterilluminator
David H. Burr
American cartographer, surveyor and topographer
1803 – 1875
topographercartographersurveyor
William Mason
William Mason
American mechanical engineer (1808-1883)
1808 – 1883
engineer
William F. Allen
William F. Allen
New York politician and judge (1808–1878)
1808 – 1878
politicianlawyerjudge
Theron R. Strong
American politician (1802–1873)
1802 – 1873
politicianlawyerjudge
Orlando Allen
18th mayor of Buffalo, NY (1803–1874)
1803 – 1874
politician
Lucius V. Bierce
American politician and military officer (1801–1876)
1801 – 1876
politicianlawyer
Sarah Lanman Smith
Sarah Lanman Smith
American missionary, memoirist, school founder (1802-1836)
1802 – 1836
educatormissionarywriter
Solon Robinson
(1803-1880)
1803 – 1880
pioneerjournalistwriter
Alex M. Diachenko
United States Navy Silver Star recipient (1919-1943)
1919 – 1943
sailor
Thomas Winthrop Coit
priest, teacher and academic administrator (1803-1885)
1803 – 1885
academic administratoruniversity teacherpriest
Cornel Lengyel
American writer and historian (1914-2003)
1914 – 2003
editortranslatorplaywright
Bennet Tyler
Bennet Tyler
President of Dartmouth College
1783 – 1858
educatorpastor
Henry Curtis Beardslee
botanist (1807-1884)
1807 – 1884
mycologistbotanistsurgeon
Alexander Catlin Twining
Alexander Catlin Twining
American scientist and inventor (1801-1884)
1801 – 1884
civil engineerscientist
Linus Child
Linus Child
American politician (1802-1870)
1802 – 1870
politicianlawyer
Henry W. Wessells
Henry W. Wessells
United States Army officer
1809 – 1889
military personnel
H. Allen Brooks
American architectural historian (1925–2010)
1925 – 2010
architectural historianart historianhistorian
Hal Hackady
American lyricist, librettist and screenwriter (1922–2015)
1922 – 2015
librettistsongwriterlyricist
Harold P. Warren
American film director (1923–1985)
1923 – 1985
film directorsalespersonscreenwriter
Jack Zilly
Jack Zilly
American football player (1921-2009)
1921 – 2009
American football player
Loren P. Waldo
Loren P. Waldo
American politician (1802-1881)
1802 – 1881
politicianlawyerjudge
James Kinsella
American politician and lawyer
1924 – 2012
politicianlawyerjudge
Daniel B. St. John
Daniel B. St. John
American politician (1808-1890)
1808 – 1890
politician
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