Allen, Ethan (Litchfield)
American Revolution fighter who helped found Vermont
Famous Connecticut People
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Arnold, Benedict (Norwich)
The great traitor of the American Revolution -
Barnum, P. T. (Bethel)
19th century American huckster -
Borgnine, Ernest (Hamden)
The Oscar winning star of the 1955 movie Marty -
Bremer, Paul (Hartford)
The U.S. diplomat in charge of occupied Iraq, 2003-04 -
Brown, John (Torrington)
The anti-slavery militant who raided Harpers Ferry in 1859 -
Burghoff, Gary (Bristol)
"Radar" O'Reilly on TV's M*A*S*H -
Burke, Brooke (Hartford)
Host of TV's Wild On from 1999-2002 -
Bush, George W. (New Haven)
President of the United States, 2001-2009 -
Chu, Julie (Bridgeport)
The goal-scoring forward who made four US Olympic hockey teams -
Clayton Powell, Adam Jr. (New Haven)
The Harlem preacher who was a congressman from 1945 to 1970 -
Close, Glenn (Greenwich)
Oscar-winning star and lead in TV's Damages -
Collins, Suzanne
The author of The Hunger Games -
Colt, Samuel (Hartford)
Inventor of the Colt revolver -
Crane, Bob (Waterbury)
Star of TV's Hogan's Heroes -
Dano, Paul (Wilton)
The mute kid in Little Miss Sunshine -
Dodd, Christopher (Willimantic)
U.S. senator from Connecticut, 1981-2011 -
Giamatti, Paul (New Haven)
Star of American Splendor and Sideways -
Goss, Porter (Waterbury)
The CIA director who resigned suddenly in 2006 -
Hale, Nathan (Coventry)
Revolutionary War hero who said "I only regret that I have but one life..." -
Hall, Donald (Hamden)
The New England poet who wrote Ox-Cart Man -
Hepburn, Katharine (Hartford)
Silver screen legend, star of The African Queen -
Hernandez, Aaron (Bristol)
The NFL tight end charged with murder in 2013 -
Knight, Ted (Terryville)
Newscaster Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show -
Land, Edwin (Bridgeport)
The inventor of the Polaroid camera -
Lear, Norman (New Haven)
The TV producer behind 'All in the Family' and 'Sanford and Son' -
Leibovitz, Annie (Waterbury)
Portrait photographer for Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair -
Libby, Lewis "Scooter" (New Haven)
Dick Cheney's chief of staff, 2001-2005 -
Lieberman, Joe (Stamford)
U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1988-2012 -
MacFarlane, Seth (Kent)
The creator of the animated series Family Guy -
Manafort, Paul (New Britain Connecticut)
The campaign manager for Donald Trump who was convicted of financial crimes -
Mayer, John (Bridgeport)
Singer of "Your Body is a Wonderland" -
McClintock, Barbara (Hartford)
The genetics scientist who learned from maize -
Meyer, Stephenie (Hartford)
The author of the teen vampire romance Twilight -
Mitchum, Robert (Bridgeport)
The wicked preacher in The Night of the Hunter -
Mol, Gretchen (Deep River)
The star of The Notorious Bettie Page -
Morgan, J. P. (Hartford)
Early 20th century financier who formed U.S. Steel -
Nader, Ralph (Winsted)
Author of Unsafe at Any Speed and perennial presidential candidate -
Newman, Alfred (New Haven)
17 February 1970 -
Olmsted, Frederick Law (Hartford)
The designer of Central Park -
Phillips, Bijou (Greenwich)
The wild-child daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas and The Papas -
Porcaro, Jeff (Hartford)
Founder of the group Toto -
Proulx, Annie (Norwich)
The author of The Shipping News -
Roosevelt, Edith (Norwich)
President Teddy Roosevelt's second wife -
Ryan, Meg (Fairfield)
Impish star of "When Harry Met Sally" -
Sevigny, Chloë (Darien)
Star of the indie film The Brown Bunny and the HBO series Big Love -
Skakel, Michael
The Kennedy relative convicted of killing Martha Moxley -
Solnit, Rebecca (Bridgeport)
The author of 'The Faraway Nearby' and 'Men Explain Things to Me' -
Spock, Dr. (New Haven)
The author of Baby and Child Care -
Stowe, Harriet Beecher (Litchfield)
Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin -
Summers, Lawrence H. (New Haven)
Director of the U.S. National Economic Council, 2009-present -
Surowiecki, James (Meridien)
Finance journalist who wrote 2004's The Wisdom of Crowds -
Van Der Beek, James (Cheshire)
Dawson on the old TV show Dawson's Creek -
von Oÿ, Jenna (Stamford)
Six LeMeure on TV's Blossom -
Webster, Noah (West Hartford)
The man behind 1828's An American Dictionary of the English Language