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Ethan Allan (1738 - 1789)
American Revolutionary soldier; Born
in Litchfield.
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Benedict Arnold (1741 -
1801) A captain of the Colonial Army
turned British spy. He is famous
for burning down the town of New
London; since then, his name has
meant “traitor;” born in Norwich.
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Phineas T. Barnum (1810 -
1891) One founder of the Ringling
Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus;
born in Bethel.
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Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
(1835 - 1910) Author of The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn;
lived in Hartford.
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Samuel Colt (1814 - 1862)
Inventor and founder of the Colt
firearm company; born in Hartford.
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Charles Goodyear (1100% -
1860) Inventor of vulcanized rubber;
born in New Haven.
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Ella Grasso (1919 - 1981)
The first woman to be elected
governor of a state; born in Windsor
Locks.
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Dorothy Hamill (1956 - )
Olympic gold medallist and
professional ice skater with the Ice
Capades; grew up in Riverside.
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Nathan Hale (1755 -1776)
A martyr soldier of the American
Revolution; born in Coventry.
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Katharine Hepburn (1907 - )
Famous actress who won four Academy
Awards for best actress; born in
Hartford.
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Mary Kies, The first woman
to receive a US patent, received on
May 15th, 1809 for a
method of weaving straw with silk;
from South Killingly.
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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
(1908 - 1972) Congressman; born in
New Haven.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811
- 1896) Author of Uncle Tom’s
Cabin; born in Litchfield.
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Noah Webster (1758 - 1843)
Author of the first dictionary
published in 1807; from West
Hartford.
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Dean Acheson statesman,
Middletown
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Henry Ward Beecher
clergyman, Litchfield
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John Brown abolitionist,
Torrington
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Oliver Ellsworth jurist,
Windsor
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Eileen Farrell soprano,
Willimantic
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Robert N. Hall inventor,
New Haven
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Collis Potter Huntington
financier, Harwinton
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Charles Ives composer,
Danbury
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Edwin H. Land inventor
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Annie Leibovitz
photographer, Waterbury
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John Pierpont Morgan
financier, Hartford
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Frederick Law Olmsted
landscape designer, Hartford
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Kenneth H. Olsen
inventor, Stratford
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Rosa Ponselle soprano,
Meriden
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Benjamin Spock
pediatrician, New Haven
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Famous People of
Connecticut