Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

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

Marian E. Koshland
American immunologist (1921-1997)
1921 - 1997
molecular biologistimmunologistmicrobiologist
William W. Ellsworth
William W. Ellsworth
American politician and jurist (1791–1868)
1791 - 1868
juristgovernorpolitician
Walter Eli Clark
Walter Eli Clark
American journalist and 1st Governor of Alaska Territory (1869-1950)
1869 - 1950
publisherjournalisteditor
Eli Terry
Eli Terry
American clockmaker (1772-1852)
1772 - 1852
inventorbusinessperson
Vernon Washington
American actor (1927-1988)
1927 - 1988
film actortelevision actoractor
Gideon Tomlinson
Gideon Tomlinson
American politician (1780-1854)
1780 - 1854
juristgovernorpolitician
Frank Frost Abbott
American classical philologist (1860-1924)
1860 - 1924
classical philologistuniversity teacher
Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Samuel Griswold Goodrich
American author (1793-1860)
1793 - 1860
children's writerjournalistdiplomat
William A. Palmer
William A. Palmer
American politician (1781-1860)
1781 - 1860
politicianlawyerjudge
Denison Olmsted
Denison Olmsted
U.S. physicist and astronomer (1791–1859)
1791 - 1859
university teacherphysicistastronomer
Paul Shulman
Paul Shulman
Israeli Navy general (1922–1994)
1922 - 1994
soldiermilitary officer
Samuel A. Foot
Samuel A. Foot
American politician (1780-1846)
1780 - 1846
politician
Samuel Augustus Mitchell
American geographer and publisher
1792 - 1868
publishergeographer
Maurice Bennett Flynn
Maurice Bennett Flynn
American football player and actor (1892-1959)
1892 - 1959
American football playerAmerican footballactor
Samuel S. Phelps
Samuel S. Phelps
(1793–1855) American lawyer and politician
1793 - 1855
politicianlawyerjudge
Martin W. Bates
Martin W. Bates
American lawyer and politician (1786-1869)
1786 - 1869
politicianlawyer
Dominick Dunne
American writer and journalist (1925-2009)
1925 - 2009
novelistfilm producerjournalist
Edward Clark Potter
Edward Clark Potter
American artist (1857-1923)
1857 - 1923
sculptor
Elijah Boardman
Elijah Boardman
American politician (1760-1823)
1760 - 1823
politician
Nathaniel Pitcher
Nathaniel Pitcher
American lawyer, politician, and diplomat (1777-1836)
1777 - 1836
juristgovernorpolitician
Calvin Willey
Calvin Willey
American politician (1776–1858)
1776 - 1858
politicianlawyerjudge
Russell Trall
Russell Trall
American writer (1812-1877)
1812 - 1877
physicianwriter
Blair Moody
Blair Moody
American politician (1902–1954)
1902 - 1954
journalistpolitician
Samuel Huntington
Samuel Huntington
American politician; Governor of Ohio (1765-1817)
1765 - 1817
governorpoliticianlawyer
Edmund Fanning
American explorer and sea captain (1769–1841)
1769 - 1841
explorer
Hannah Ocuish
12-year-old Native American sentenced to death and executed in Connecticut in 1786
1774 - 1786
Richard Welch
Richard Welch
American spy (1929-1975)
1929 - 1975
spydiplomat
James Watson
James Watson
United States Senator representing the state of New York (1750-1806)
1750 - 1806
politicianlawyer
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
William A. Barstow
William A. Barstow
Union Army general and governor of Wisconsin (1813-1865)
1813 - 1865
bankermilitary officergovernor
Stephen P. Hempstead
Stephen P. Hempstead
American politician (1812-1883)
1812 - 1883
juristgovernorpolitician
Nathaniel William Taylor
Nathaniel William Taylor
American theologian (1786–1858)
1786 - 1858
educatortheologian
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
John William Sterling
John William Sterling
lawyer and Yale benefactor (1844–1918)
1844 - 1918
lawyer
Emma Curtis Hopkins
Emma Curtis Hopkins
American New thought writer, clergy (1849-1925)
1849 - 1925
feministwriter
Chauncey Goodrich
Chauncey Goodrich
American lawyer and politician from Connecticut (1759-1815)
1759 - 1815
politicianlawyer
Thomas L. Harris
Thomas L. Harris
American soldier and politician (1816–1858)
1816 - 1858
economistpoliticianlawyer
Ray Gilbert
American lyricist (1912-1976)
1912 - 1976
songwriterlyricistwriter
Michael Bruce Ross
American serial killer (1959–2005)
1959 - 2005
serial killer
Howard Ensign Evans
Howard Ensign Evans
American entomologist (1919–2002)
1919 - 2002
scientific collectorentomologistuniversity teacher
Alexander Lyman Holley
Alexander Lyman Holley
American engineer (1832–1882)
1832 - 1882
inventorengineer
Ogden Rood
Ogden Rood
American physicist (1831–1902)
1831 - 1902
physicist
Moses Coit Tyler
Moses Coit Tyler
American author and professor of American history. (1835–1900)
1835 - 1900
literary scholarscholar of Englishliterary critic
Horatio Seymour
Horatio Seymour
United States Senator from Vermont
1778 - 1857
judgepoliticianlawyer
Emil Richards
American musician (1932–2019)
1932 - 2019
jazz musicianpercussionistmusician
Maurice Rose
Maurice Rose
United States Army general (1899–1945)
1899 - 1945
soldiermilitary officer
Isaac Hull
Isaac Hull
American naval officer
1773 - 1843
sailor
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