Biographical Records

Notable People from Connecticut

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

William Lyon Phelps
William Lyon Phelps
American author, critic and scholar (1865–1943)
1865 – 1943
university teacherwriterscientist
Eli Terry
Eli Terry
American clockmaker (1772-1852)
1772 – 1852
inventorbusinessperson
Walter Eli Clark
Walter Eli Clark
American journalist and 1st Governor of Alaska Territory (1869-1950)
1869 – 1950
publisherjournalisteditor
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
Blair Moody
Blair Moody
American politician (1902–1954)
1902 – 1954
journalistpolitician
William A. Palmer
William A. Palmer
American politician (1781-1860)
1781 – 1860
politicianlawyerjudge
Samuel A. Foot
Samuel A. Foot
American politician (1780-1846)
1780 – 1846
politician
Frank Frost Abbott
American classical philologist (1860-1924)
1860 – 1924
classical philologistuniversity teacher
Maurice Bennett Flynn
Maurice Bennett Flynn
American football player and actor (1892-1959)
1892 – 1959
American football playerAmerican footballactor
Paul Shulman
Paul Shulman
Israeli Navy general (1922–1994)
1922 – 1994
soldiermilitary officer
Samuel Augustus Mitchell
American geographer and publisher
1792 – 1868
publishergeographer
Martin W. Bates
Martin W. Bates
American lawyer and politician (1786-1869)
1786 – 1869
politicianlawyer
Samuel S. Phelps
Samuel S. Phelps
(1793–1855) American lawyer and politician
1793 – 1855
politicianlawyerjudge
Edward Clark Potter
Edward Clark Potter
American artist (1857-1923)
1857 – 1923
sculptor
Nathaniel Pitcher
Nathaniel Pitcher
American lawyer, politician, and diplomat (1777-1836)
1777 – 1836
juristgovernorpolitician
Samuel Huntington
Samuel Huntington
American politician; Governor of Ohio (1765-1817)
1765 – 1817
governorpoliticianlawyer
Calvin Willey
Calvin Willey
American politician (1776–1858)
1776 – 1858
politicianlawyerjudge
Elijah Boardman
Elijah Boardman
American politician (1760-1823)
1760 – 1823
politician
Dominick Dunne
American writer and journalist (1925-2009)
1925 – 2009
novelistfilm producerjournalist
Russell Trall
Russell Trall
American writer (1812-1877)
1812 – 1877
physicianwriter
John J. Kelley
John J. Kelley
American marathon runner (1930–2011)
1930 – 2011
athletics competitormarathon runnerteacher
Edmund Fanning
American explorer and sea captain (1769–1841)
1769 – 1841
explorer
Julius Rockwell
Julius Rockwell
American politician (1805-1888)
1805 – 1888
politicianlawyerjudge
John Henson
American puppeteer (1965-2014)
1965 – 2014
television actorpuppeteeractor
Hannah Ocuish
12-year-old Native American sentenced to death and executed in Connecticut in 1786
1774 – 1786
James Watson
James Watson
United States Senator representing the state of New York (1750-1806)
1750 – 1806
politicianlawyer
George P. McLean
George P. McLean
American politician (1857–1932)
1857 – 1932
juristgovernorpolitician
Emil Richards
American musician (1932–2019)
1932 – 2019
jazz musicianpercussionistmusician
Ithiel Town
American architect
1784 – 1844
civil engineerengineerarchitect
James Hillhouse
James Hillhouse
American lawyer, real estate developer and politician (1754-1832)
1754 – 1832
juristpoliticianlawyer
Maurice Rose
Maurice Rose
United States Army general (1899–1945)
1899 – 1945
soldiermilitary officer
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
Emma Curtis Hopkins
Emma Curtis Hopkins
American New thought writer, clergy (1849-1925)
1849 – 1925
feministwriter
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
Nathaniel William Taylor
Nathaniel William Taylor
American theologian (1786–1858)
1786 – 1858
educatortheologian
Howard Ensign Evans
Howard Ensign Evans
American entomologist (1919–2002)
1919 – 2002
scientific collectorentomologistuniversity teacher
Stephen P. Hempstead
Stephen P. Hempstead
American politician (1812-1883)
1812 – 1883
juristgovernorpolitician
John William Sterling
John William Sterling
lawyer and Yale benefactor (1844–1918)
1844 – 1918
lawyer
Chauncey Goodrich
Chauncey Goodrich
American lawyer and politician from Connecticut (1759-1815)
1759 – 1815
politicianlawyer
Ray Gilbert
American lyricist (1912-1976)
1912 – 1976
songwriterlyricistwriter
Michael Bruce Ross
American serial killer (1959–2005)
1959 – 2005
serial killer
Thomas L. Harris
Thomas L. Harris
American soldier and politician (1816–1858)
1816 – 1858
economistpoliticianlawyer
Alexander Lyman Holley
Alexander Lyman Holley
American engineer (1832–1882)
1832 – 1882
inventorengineer
Isaac Hull
Isaac Hull
American naval officer
1773 – 1843
sailor
Horatio Seymour
Horatio Seymour
United States Senator from Vermont
1778 – 1857
judgepoliticianlawyer
Moses Coit Tyler
Moses Coit Tyler
American author and professor of American history. (1835–1900)
1835 – 1900
literary scholarscholar of Englishliterary critic
Jonathan Bush
American banker (1931–2021)
1931 – 2021
banker
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