Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

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

Barbara McDermott
Barbara McDermott
1912 - 2008
William Davis Shipman
William Davis Shipman
United States federal judge (1818–1898)
1818 - 1898
politicianlawyerjudge
Thomas H. Stevens, Jr.
Thomas H. Stevens, Jr.
United States Navy Rear Admiral (1819-1896)
1819 - 1896
military officer
Dudley Farlin
American politician
1777 - 1837
politician
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
Asa Lyon
Asa Lyon
American politician (1763-1841)
1763 - 1841
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry S. Walbridge
Henry S. Walbridge
American politician (1801–1869)
1801 - 1869
politicianlawyerjudge
Noyes Billings
American politician (1800–1865)
1800 - 1865
politician
Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley
Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley
American insurance company founder
1804 - 1872
politician
Thornton Leigh Page
Thornton Leigh Page
American professor of astronomy
1913 - 1996
military officerastronomer
Elijah Porter Barrows
Elijah Porter Barrows
American minister
1807 - 1888
writer
William St. Onge
William St. Onge
American politician (1914–1970)
1914 - 1970
politicianlawyerjudge
David Belden Lyman
David Belden Lyman
American missionary to Hawaii; educator
1803 - 1884
missionary
Gérard Ouellet
Canadian politician (1913–1975)
1913 - 1975
farmerpolitician
Alvin T. Smith
American judge
1802 - 1888
postmastermissionarycarpenter
Lucius Israel Barber
American politician
1806 - 1889
politicianlawyerjudge
Jonathan Law
Jonathan Law
Governor of the Colony of Connecticut (1674-1750)
1674 - 1750
governorpolitician
Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff
Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff
United States federal judge
1809 - 1875
lawyerjudge
Elliot Caplin
American comics writer (1913–2000)
1913 - 2000
comics artistcartoonist
John M. Holley
American politician (1802-1848)
1802 - 1848
politicianlawyer
John Cheney
John Cheney
American artist (1801-1885)
1801 - 1885
printmakerpainter
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
Alex M. Diachenko
United States Navy Silver Star recipient (1919-1943)
1919 - 1943
sailor
Ephraim Paine
American politician (1730-1785)
1730 - 1785
politicianlawyerjudge
Cornel Lengyel
American writer and historian (1914-2003)
1914 - 2003
editortranslatorplaywright
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
Thomas Winthrop Coit
priest, teacher and academic administrator (1803-1885)
1803 - 1885
academic administratoruniversity teacherpriest
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
Henry Curtis Beardslee
botanist (1807-1884)
1807 - 1884
mycologistbotanistsurgeon
Jack Zilly
Jack Zilly
American football player (1921-2009)
1921 - 2009
American football player
Alexander Catlin Twining
Alexander Catlin Twining
American scientist and inventor (1801-1884)
1801 - 1884
civil engineerscientist
James Kinsella
American politician and lawyer
1924 - 2012
politicianlawyerjudge
Linus Child
Linus Child
American politician (1802-1870)
1802 - 1870
politicianlawyer
Joe Johnson
American football player, running back (1929-2003)
1929 - 2003
American football player
John Wheelock
John Wheelock
President of Dartmouth College
1754 - 1817
author
Henry W. Wessells
Henry W. Wessells
United States Army officer
1809 - 1889
military personnel
Kenneth Colby
American psychiatrist
1920 - 2001
university teacherpsychiatrist
Loren P. Waldo
Loren P. Waldo
American politician (1802-1881)
1802 - 1881
politicianlawyerjudge
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