Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 7 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

Roger Connor
Roger Connor
American baseball player (1857-1931)
1857 – 1931
baseball player
Frederic Eugene Ives
Frederic Eugene Ives
American inventor (1856-1937)
1856 – 1937
inventorphysicistphotographer
Alice Mabel Bacon
Alice Mabel Bacon
American writer/women's educator/foreign advisor to the Japanese government in Meiji period Japan (1858-1918)
1858 – 1918
educatorauthorwriter
Mary Fairchild Low
American artist, painter (1858-1946)
1858 – 1946
painterartist
Peter Dolfen
Peter Dolfen
sport shooter (1880-1947)
1880 – 1947
sport shooter
Ann Haven Morgan
Ann Haven Morgan
American zoologist and ecologist (1882-1966)
1882 – 1966
ichthyologistecologistentomologist
Niles Welch
Niles Welch
American actor (1888-1976)
1888 – 1976
film actorstage actoractor
Laura Wheeler Waring
African American painter (1887-1948)
1887 – 1948
artistpainterillustrator
Quincy Porter
Quincy Porter
American composer (1897–1966)
1897 – 1966
musicologistmusic educatoruniversity teacher
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
American Baptist pastor and politician (1908–1972)
1908 – 1972
religious leaderfounderjournalist
Dick Purcell
Dick Purcell
American actor, best known for playing Marvel Comics' Captain America in the 1943 film serial
1905 – 1944
film actortelevision actor
Horace McMahon
Horace McMahon
American actor (1906–1971)
1906 – 1971
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Alwin Nikolais
American choreographer (1910-1993)
1910 – 1993
dancerchoreographerconductor
Joe McCluskey
American steeplechaser and long distance runner (1911-2002)
1911 – 2002
athletics competitor
Bernard Wolfe
American writer (1915–1985)
1915 – 1985
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Foster Furcolo
Foster Furcolo
US politician (1911-1995)
1911 – 1995
governormilitary officerpolitician
John DeFrancis
American linguist (1911-2009)
1911 – 2009
sinologistlinguistuniversity teacher
Jane Kean
Jane Kean
American actress, singer and memoirist (1923-2013)
1923 – 2013
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Frank Latimore
Frank Latimore
American actor (1925–1998)
1925 – 1998
television actorfilm actorstage actor
John S. Waugh
John S. Waugh
American chemist (1929–2014)
1929 – 2014
university teacherchemist
Early Wynn
Early Wynn
American baseball player (1920-1999)
1920 – 1999
baseball playerjournalist
Mike Kellin
Mike Kellin
American actor (1922-1983)
1922 – 1983
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Bill Watrous
Bill Watrous
American trombonist (1939–2018)
1939 – 2018
jazz musiciantrombonist
August Coppola
American academic, author, film executive, and advocate for the arts
1934 – 2009
authorprofessorwriter
Nathaniel Marston
American actor (1975-2015)
1975 – 2015
film actortelevision actoractor
Fred Fish
Fred Fish
U.S. computer programmer (1952-2007)
1952 – 2007
programmercomputer scientistengineer
James Gates Percival
James Gates Percival
American geologist, poet, and surgeon (1795-1856)
1795 – 1856
university teachergeologistsurgeon
Henry W. Edwards
Henry W. Edwards
American politician (1779–1847)
1779 – 1847
juristgovernorpolitician
Jonathan Trumbull
Jonathan Trumbull
Revolutionary-era Governor of the Colony and State of Connecticut
1710 – 1785
juristlawyer
William Woodbridge
William Woodbridge
American politician (1780–1861)
1780 – 1861
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Jared Sparks
Jared Sparks
American historian, educator, and Unitarian minister (1789-1866)
1789 – 1866
editing staffuniversity teacherhistorian
William C. Redfield
William C. Redfield
American meteorologist (1789-1857)
1789 – 1857
paleontologistmeteorologist
David J. Baker
David J. Baker
American politician (1792–1869)
1792 – 1869
politicianlawyerjudge
John Sloss Hobart
John Sloss Hobart
American statesman (1738-1805)
1738 – 1805
politicianlawyerjudge
Samuel C. Crafts
Samuel C. Crafts
American politician (1768-1853)
1768 – 1853
politicianlawyerjudge
Gideon Granger
Gideon Granger
American Postmaster General (1767-1822)
1767 – 1822
jurisprudencejuristpolitician
Jared W. Williams
Jared W. Williams
American politician (1796-1864)
1796 – 1864
juristgovernorpolitician
Henry Baldwin
Henry Baldwin
United States federal judge (1780-1844)
1780 – 1844
politicianlawyerjudge
Nathan Smith
Nathan Smith
American politician (1770–1835)
1770 – 1835
politicianlawyer
Lawrence Brainerd
Lawrence Brainerd
American politician (1794-1870)
1794 – 1870
bankerpolitician
Francis Granger
Francis Granger
American politician (1792-1868)
1792 – 1868
politicianlawyer
Nathaniel Chipman
Nathaniel Chipman
United States federal judge (1752-1843)
1752 – 1843
politicianlawyerjudge
Ira Allen
Ira Allen
American politician and first Treasurer of Vermont (1751-1814)
1751 – 1814
explorerstatespersonsurveyor
Samuel Prentiss
Samuel Prentiss
United States federal judge (1782-1857)
1782 – 1857
politicianlawyerjudge
Mary Katharine Goddard
American printer and publisher
1738 – 1816
editorprinterbusinessperson
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard
American politician (1799-1855)
1799 – 1855
politicianlawyer
William Huntington Russell
William Huntington Russell
American businessman (1809–1885)
1809 – 1885
politicianbusinessperson
William Strong
William Strong
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1808–1895)
1808 – 1895
politicianlawyerjudge
Francis Gillette
Francis Gillette
American politician (1807-1879)
1807 – 1879
politician
Lafayette S. Foster
Lafayette S. Foster
American politician (1806-1880)
1806 – 1880
university teacherpoliticianlawyer
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