Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 5 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

Ruth Aarons
Ruth Aarons
American table tennis player (1918-1980)
1918 – 1980
table tennis player
J. Walter Kennedy
American politician (1912–1977)
1912 – 1977
entrepreneurpolitician
Albert L. Lehninger
American biochemist (1917–1986)
1917 – 1986
biochemistuniversity teacherauthor
Dan Curtis
American director and producer of television and film (1927–2006)
1927 – 2006
directorfilm producerfilm director
Stu Griffing
American rower (1926–2021)
1926 – 2021
rower
John Gregory Dunne
American novelist, screenwriter, literary critic, journalist, essayist (1932-2003)
1932 – 2003
novelistliterary criticjournalist
Roswell Rudd
Roswell Rudd
American jazz trombonist and composer (1935–2017)
1935 – 2017
jazz musicianpedagoguetrombonist
Ben Cooper
Ben Cooper
American actor (1933-2020)
1933 – 2020
television actoractor
Arnold Richard Klemola
American astronomer (1931-2019)
1931 – 2019
astronomer
Uncas
Uncas
Native American leader
1600 – 1683
traditional leader or chief
Peter Buell Porter
Peter Buell Porter
American politician (1773–1844)
1773 – 1844
politicianlawyer
Silas Deane
Silas Deane
American politician (1737-1789)
1737 – 1789
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Lydia Sigourney
Lydia Sigourney
American poet (1791–1865)
1791 – 1865
children's writerautobiographeressayist
Return J. Meigs Jr.
Return J. Meigs Jr.
American politician 1764-1825
1764 – 1825
governorpoliticianlawyer
Ann S. Stephens
Ann S. Stephens
American writer (1810–1886)
1810 – 1886
novelistjournalistwriter
Stephen Johnson Field
Stephen Johnson Field
US Supreme Court justice from 1863 to 1897
1816 – 1899
politicianlawyerjudge
Albert Kellogg
Albert Kellogg
American botanist (1813–1887)
1813 – 1887
scientific collectorexplorerbotanist
Edwin Smith
Edwin Smith
American egyptologist (1822–1906)
1822 – 1906
archaeologistadventurerart collector
Edward Salisbury Dana
Edward Salisbury Dana
United States mineralogist (1849-1935)
1849 – 1935
mineralogistgeologistuniversity teacher
Townshend Stith Brandegee
American botanist (1843-1925)
1843 – 1925
scientific collectorexplorerbotanist
Robert Vonnoh
Robert Vonnoh
American painter (1858-1933)
1858 – 1933
portrait painterpainter
William Coley
William Coley
American surgeon (1862-1936)
1862 – 1936
immunologistoncologistsurgeon
Bertram Goodhue
American architect (1869–1924)
1869 – 1924
type designerarchitect
Amy Archer-Gilligan
Amy Archer-Gilligan
serial killer
1868 – 1962
serial killer
John Rand
John Rand
American actor (1871-1940)
1871 – 1940
film actorsilent film actor
Sam Hardy
Sam Hardy
American actor (1884–1935)
1883 – 1935
actorscreenwriter
Irvin Willat
Irvin Willat
film director (1890-1976)
1890 – 1976
film editorfilm directorcinematographer
Harold Devine
boxer (1909–1998)
1909 – 1998
boxer
Roy Neuberger
Roy Neuberger
American businessman and art collector (1903-2010)
1903 – 2010
art collectorbankerwriter
Philip Kapleau
Philip Kapleau
Zen Buddhist teacher (1912–2004)
1912 – 2004
journalistpoet lawyerwriter
Frank Coghlan, Jr.
Frank Coghlan, Jr.
actor (1916-2009)
1916 – 2009
film actormilitary officeractor
Wesley A. Clark
Wesley A. Clark
American physicist and computer engineer
1927 – 2016
engineercomputer scientist
George Schaefer
American television and theater director (1920-1997)
1920 – 1997
trade unionisttelevision writerdirector
Julius Boros
Julius Boros
professional golfer (1920–1994)
1920 – 1994
golfer
Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley
American politician and judge (1921-2005)
1921 – 2005
politicianlawyerjudge
John Hawkes
American novelist (1925–1998)
1925 – 1998
novelistwriter
Biff McGuire
American actor (1926-2021)
1926 – 2021
musicianactor
John Williamson
American basketball player (1951-1996)
1951 – 1996
basketball player
Kevin Curran
television writer (1957–2016)
1957 – 2016
screenwriter
Ethan Allen Brown
Ethan Allen Brown
American politician (1776-1852)
1776 – 1852
juristdiplomatgovernor
Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
second Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Paymaster, comptroller (1740-1809)
1740 – 1809
politician
William William
William William
signer of the US declaration of independence (1731-1811)
1731 – 1811
merchantpoliticianjudge
Ann Hall
Ann Hall
Miniature painter (1792–1863)
1792 – 1863
painterartist
John Milton Niles
John Milton Niles
American politician (1787-1856)
1787 – 1856
jurisprudenceeditorpolitician
John Hart
John Hart
American Founding Father and politician from Hopewell, New Jersey
1711 – 1779
farmerpolitician
David Brainerd
David Brainerd
Missionary in colonial North America
1718 – 1747
missionary
William Alfred Buckingham
William Alfred Buckingham
American politician (1804-1875)
1804 – 1875
politician
Andrew Hull Foote
Andrew Hull Foote
Union Navy admiral and United States Navy admiral (1806–1863)
1806 – 1863
Konteradmiralsoldiermilitary officer
Orville H. Platt
Orville H. Platt
American politician (1827-1905)
1827 – 1905
prosecutorpoliticianlawyer
Stephen F. Chadwick
Stephen F. Chadwick
American politician (1825-1895)
1825 – 1895
prosecutorjuristgovernor
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