Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

2,282 notable figures born in Connecticut, showing page 9 of 46, ranked by historical prominence.

Chuck Mitchell
American actor (1927-1992)
1927 - 1992
television actoractor
Kevin Gray
American actor (1958-2013)
1958 - 2013
actor
Augustine Lonergan
Augustine Lonergan
American politician (1874–1947)
1874 - 1947
juristpoliticianlawyer
Jeremiah Mason
Jeremiah Mason
American politician (1768–1848)
1768 - 1848
politicianlawyer
William W. Ellsworth
William W. Ellsworth
American politician and jurist (1791–1868)
1791 - 1868
juristgovernorpolitician
Jimmy Piersall
Jimmy Piersall
American baseball player (1929-2017)
1929 - 2017
baseball player
Richard Welch
Richard Welch
American spy (1929-1975)
1929 - 1975
spydiplomat
Lucine Amara
Lucine Amara
American soprano of Armenian descent (1925–2024)
1925 - 2024
opera singer
Harold Rome
Harold Rome
American composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theater (1908-1993)
1908 - 1993
lyricistsongwritercomposer
Hillary Waugh
American mystery novelist (1920-2008)
1920 - 2008
novelistwriter
Eli Terry
Eli Terry
American clockmaker (1772-1852)
1772 - 1852
inventorbusinessperson
Alice Cogswell
Alice Cogswell
1805-1830 first student of an official deaf school in the United States of America
1805 - 1830
student
Gideon Tomlinson
Gideon Tomlinson
American politician (1780-1854)
1780 - 1854
juristgovernorpolitician
Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Samuel Griswold Goodrich
American author (1793-1860)
1793 - 1860
children's writerjournalistdiplomat
Sarah Louise Judd
American photographer and schoolteacher (1802–1881)
1802 - 1881
teacherphotographer
Vernon Washington
American actor (1927-1988)
1927 - 1988
film actortelevision actoractor
George Hoadly
George Hoadly
American politician (1826-1902)
1826 - 1902
juristgovernorpolitician
William A. Palmer
William A. Palmer
American politician (1781-1860)
1781 - 1860
politicianlawyerjudge
Thaddeus Betts
American politician 1789-1840
1789 - 1840
politicianlawyer
Samuel A. Foot
Samuel A. Foot
American politician (1780-1846)
1780 - 1846
politician
William Lyon Phelps
William Lyon Phelps
American author, critic and scholar (1865–1943)
1865 - 1943
university teacherwriterscientist
Walter Eli Clark
Walter Eli Clark
American journalist and 1st Governor of Alaska Territory (1869-1950)
1869 - 1950
publisherjournalisteditor
Denison Olmsted
Denison Olmsted
U.S. physicist and astronomer (1791–1859)
1791 - 1859
university teacherphysicistastronomer
Samuel Augustus Mitchell
American geographer and publisher
1792 - 1868
publishergeographer
Blair Moody
Blair Moody
American politician (1902–1954)
1902 - 1954
journalistpolitician
Nathaniel Pitcher
Nathaniel Pitcher
American lawyer, politician, and diplomat (1777-1836)
1777 - 1836
juristgovernorpolitician
Paul Shulman
Paul Shulman
Israeli Navy general (1922–1994)
1922 - 1994
soldiermilitary officer
Samuel Huntington
Samuel Huntington
American politician; Governor of Ohio (1765-1817)
1765 - 1817
governorpoliticianlawyer
Samuel S. Phelps
Samuel S. Phelps
(1793–1855) American lawyer and politician
1793 - 1855
politicianlawyerjudge
Calvin Willey
Calvin Willey
American politician (1776–1858)
1776 - 1858
politicianlawyerjudge
Martin W. Bates
Martin W. Bates
American lawyer and politician (1786-1869)
1786 - 1869
politicianlawyer
Frank Frost Abbott
American classical philologist (1860-1924)
1860 - 1924
classical philologistuniversity teacher
Hannah Ocuish
12-year-old Native American sentenced to death and executed in Connecticut in 1786
1774 - 1786
Maurice Bennett Flynn
Maurice Bennett Flynn
American football player and actor (1892-1959)
1892 - 1959
American football playerAmerican footballactor
Russell Trall
Russell Trall
American writer (1812-1877)
1812 - 1877
physicianwriter
Marian E. Koshland
American immunologist (1921-1997)
1921 - 1997
molecular biologistimmunologistmicrobiologist
James Curtiss
James Curtiss
American mayor and newspaper publisher (1803-1859)
1803 - 1859
politicianlawyer
James Watson
James Watson
United States Senator representing the state of New York (1750-1806)
1750 - 1806
politicianlawyer
Edmund Fanning
American explorer and sea captain (1769–1841)
1769 - 1841
explorer
Ithiel Town
American architect
1784 - 1844
civil engineerengineerarchitect
James Hillhouse
James Hillhouse
American lawyer, real estate developer and politician (1754-1832)
1754 - 1832
juristpoliticianlawyer
Stephen Mix Mitchell
Stephen Mix Mitchell
American politician (1743-1835)
1743 - 1835
juristpoliticianlawyer
John Henson
American puppeteer (1965-2014)
1965 - 2014
television actorpuppeteeractor
George P. McLean
George P. McLean
American politician (1857–1932)
1857 - 1932
juristgovernorpolitician
Julius Rockwell
Julius Rockwell
American politician (1805-1888)
1805 - 1888
politicianlawyerjudge
Nathaniel William Taylor
Nathaniel William Taylor
American theologian (1786–1858)
1786 - 1858
educatortheologian
Maurice Rose
Maurice Rose
United States Army general (1899–1945)
1899 - 1945
soldiermilitary officer
Stephen P. Hempstead
Stephen P. Hempstead
American politician (1812-1883)
1812 - 1883
juristgovernorpolitician
Emil Richards
American musician (1932–2019)
1932 - 2019
jazz musicianpercussionistmusician
Chauncey Goodrich
Chauncey Goodrich
American lawyer and politician from Connecticut (1759-1815)
1759 - 1815
politicianlawyer
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