Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 8 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

Samuel Dickinson Hubbard
Samuel Dickinson Hubbard
American politician (1799-1855)
1799 - 1855
politicianlawyer
Lyman Trumbull
Lyman Trumbull
American politician (1813–1896)
1813 - 1896
politicianlawyerjudge
Allan Briggs
Allan Briggs
sport shooter
1873 - 1951
sport shooter
George Miller Beard
George Miller Beard
American neurologist (1839-1883)
1839 - 1883
military physiciansurgeon's assistantneurologist
Dudley Buck
Dudley Buck
American composer and organist (1839–1909)
1839 - 1909
music journalistorganistcomposer
Henry A. Foster
Henry A. Foster
American politician (1800-1889)
1800 - 1889
politicianlawyerjudge
Joseph K. Mansfield
Joseph K. Mansfield
civil engineer and career officer of the United States Army (1803–1862)
1803 - 1862
military officer
Mary Katharine Goddard
American printer and publisher
1738 - 1816
editorprinterbusinessperson
Mary Foote
Mary Foote
American painter (1872-1968)
1872 - 1968
painter
Maria W. Stewart
Maria W. Stewart
American activist, teacher, journalist, lecturer, abolitionist
1803 - 1879
oratorsocial reformersuffragist
Burton J. Hendrick
Burton J. Hendrick
American author and editor (1870–1949)
1870 - 1949
journalistbiographerauthor
Bernard Widrow
Bernard Widrow
American artificial intelligence researcher (born 1929)
1929 - 2025
artificial intelligence researcheracademicelectrical engineer
Paul Wayland Bartlett
Paul Wayland Bartlett
American artist (1865–1925)
1865 - 1925
sculptor
Robert Kent
Robert Kent
American actor (1908-1955)
1908 - 1955
actor
William C. Redfield
William C. Redfield
American meteorologist (1789-1857)
1789 - 1857
paleontologistmeteorologist
Horace Bushnell
Horace Bushnell
American theologian (1802–1876)
1802 - 1876
Christian ministertheologianwriter
Samuel Prentiss
Samuel Prentiss
United States federal judge (1782-1857)
1782 - 1857
politicianlawyerjudge
Lawrence Brainerd
Lawrence Brainerd
American politician (1794-1870)
1794 - 1870
bankerpolitician
Jonathan Trumbull
Jonathan Trumbull
Revolutionary-era Governor of the Colony and State of Connecticut
1710 - 1785
juristlawyer
Lafayette S. Foster
Lafayette S. Foster
American politician (1806-1880)
1806 - 1880
university teacherpoliticianlawyer
Nathan Smith
Nathan Smith
American politician (1770–1835)
1770 - 1835
politicianlawyer
Orris S. Ferry
Orris S. Ferry
Union Army general (1823-1875)
1823 - 1875
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Alfred Terry
Alfred Terry
Union Army general (1827-1890)
1827 - 1890
army officer
Henry W. Edwards
Henry W. Edwards
American politician (1779–1847)
1779 - 1847
juristgovernorpolitician
William Gaston
William Gaston
American politician and lawyer (1820-1894); Governor of Massachusetts
1820 - 1894
governorpoliticianlawyer
Francis Gillette
Francis Gillette
American politician (1807-1879)
1807 - 1879
politician
Teresa Stich-Randall
Teresa Stich-Randall
American singer (1927-2007)
1927 - 2007
opera singer
Theodore Judah
Theodore Judah
Planner of U.S. transcontinental railroad and chief engineer of Central Pacific Railroad (1826-1863)
1826 - 1863
railway engineerinventorengineer
Dore Gold
Dore Gold
American-Israeli political scientist and diplomat ( 1953-2025)
1953 - 2025
pedagoguepolitical scientistdiplomat
Theodore Winthrop
Theodore Winthrop
Union Army officer (1828–1861)
1828 - 1861
novelistlawyerwriter
Frank B. Brandegee
Frank B. Brandegee
American politician (1864-1924)
1864 - 1924
politicianlawyer
William Strong
William Strong
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1808–1895)
1808 - 1895
politicianlawyerjudge
Russell Henry Chittenden
Russell Henry Chittenden
American chemist (1856–1943)
1856 - 1943
biochemistuniversity teacherchemist
Charles Quigley
Charles Quigley
American actor (1906-1964)
1906 - 1964
film actortelevision actoractor
Doug Ford
Doug Ford
professional golfer (1922-2018)
1922 - 2018
golfer
Joseph Tommasi
Joseph Tommasi
American neo-Nazi (1951–1975)
1951 - 1975
militantopinion journalistpolitician
Collis Potter Huntington
Collis Potter Huntington
American businessman (1821-1900)
1821 - 1900
industrialistentrepreneur
William Huntington Russell
William Huntington Russell
American businessman (1809–1885)
1809 - 1885
politicianbusinessperson
Galusha A. Grow
Galusha A. Grow
Pennsylvania politician (1822-1907)
1822 - 1907
businesspersonpoliticianlawyer
Joseph Alsop
Joseph Alsop
American columnist (1910–1989)
1910 - 1989
journalist
Charles Schnee
American screenwriter (1916–1963)
1916 - 1962
producerfilm producerscreenwriter
Ingram Olkin
Ingram Olkin
American mathematician (1924-2016)
1924 - 2016
statisticianuniversity teachermathematician
James Dixon
James Dixon
United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut (1814-1873)
1814 - 1873
politicianlawyer
Jim O'Rourke
Jim O'Rourke
Major League Baseball player, manager (1850–1919)
1850 - 1919
baseball playerlawyer
George N. Barnard
George N. Barnard
American photographer (1819–1902)
1819 - 1902
photographer
David Dudley Field II
David Dudley Field II
American politician (1805-1894)
1805 - 1894
juristpoliticianlawyer
Ira Allen
Ira Allen
American politician and first Treasurer of Vermont (1751-1814)
1751 - 1814
explorerstatespersonsurveyor
Clare Eames
Clare Eames
Theatre actor (1894-1930)
1894 - 1930
stage actoractor
Francis T. Maloney
Francis T. Maloney
American politician (1894-1945)
1894 - 1945
politician
John A. Danaher
John A. Danaher
American lawyer and politician (1899–1990)
1899 - 1990
politicianlawyerjudge
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