Famous People from Hartford, Connecticut

• Bremer, Paul

  The U.S. diplomat in charge of occupied Iraq, 2003-04

• Burke, Brooke

  Host of TV's Wild On from 1999-2002

• Colt, Samuel

  Inventor of the Colt revolver

• Hepburn, Katharine

  Silver screen legend, star of The African Queen

• McClintock, Barbara

  The genetics scientist who learned from maize

• Meyer, Stephenie

  The author of the teen vampire romance Twilight

• Morgan, J. P.

  Early 20th century financier who formed U.S. Steel

• Olmsted, Frederick Law

  The designer of Central Park

• Porcaro, Jeff

  Founder of the group Toto

See also: Born in Connecticut