List of Famous people born in Connecticut, United States of America
David Alan Basche
David Alan Basche is an American actor. He is best known for playing Todd Beamer in the film United 93, directed by Paul Greengrass. He has appeared in regional and professional theater, film and television including guest appearances on numerous television dramas.
Henry Simmons
Henry Oswald Simmons is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Baldwin Jones in the ABC police drama series NYPD Blue (2000–2005) and Alphonso "Mack" MacKenzie in the ABC superhero drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2020).
Jacob Pitts
Jacob Rives Pitts is an American television, film and stage actor. His most notable performances were as Cooper Harris in the film EuroTrip (2004), as Bill "Hoosier" Smith in the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010), and as U.S. Marshal Tim Gutterson on the FX television drama Justified (2010–15). He appeared in the play Where Do We Live at the Vineyard Theatre in May 2004. Pitts has also appeared in TV shows such as Law & Order, Ed and Sex and the City. He had a recurring role in the first season of The Sinner and is currently starring as Lance Lord in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete. He is married to Slovakian actress/director Tereza Nvotová since June 2020.
Richard Falley Cleveland
Richard Falley Cleveland was an American Congregationalist and Presbyterian minister. A graduate of Yale College and Princeton Theological Seminary, he spent most of his life as a pastor, outside of a brief period as a district secretary for the American Home Missionary Society. He is best known as the father of Grover Cleveland, who was twice President of the United States.
Daniel Coit Gilman
Daniel Coit Gilman was an American educator and academic. Gilman was instrumental in founding the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale College, and subsequently served as the second president of the University of California, Berkeley, as the first president of Johns Hopkins University, and as founding president of the Carnegie Institution. He was also co-founder of the Russell Trust Association, which administers the business affairs of Yale's Skull and Bones society. Gilman served for twenty five years as president of Johns Hopkins; his inauguration in 1876 has been said to mark "the starting point of postgraduate education in the U.S."
Rachael MacFarlane
Rachael Ann Laudiero is an American voice actress and singer. Her voice credits include Hayley Smith on the animated television show American Dad!, Supreme Leader Numbuh 362 in the television series Codename: Kids Next Door and Kate Lockwell in the video game Starcraft II.
Katherine Cannon
Katherine Cannon is an American actress. Her early roles included Hawaii Five-O; episode titled "Time and Memories" (10/7/1970), Fools' Parade (1971), Private Duty Nurses (1971), Women in Chains (1972), Emergency! (1973), Baa Baa Black Sheep. Katherine Cannon also appeared in Barnaby Jones; episode titled "Dangerous Summer" (02/11/1975). (1977–1978) as LCDR Dottie Dixon, and CHiPs as female trucker Robbie Davis, but she first attracted notice in High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980) playing Amy Kane, the part originated by Grace Kelly in High Noon. She later played the school teacher, Mae Woodward, in the TV series, Father Murphy, and appeared in the sci-fi thriller The Hidden in 1987. She is currently best known for playing Felice Martin, the cheating and domineering mother of Donna Martin, on the long-running teen series, Beverly Hills, 90210.
Valerie Azlynn
Valerie Azlynn is an American actress. She has appeared in several television shows and movies, notably starring in the TV comedy Sullivan & Son.
Tony Amendola
Tony Amendola is an American actor who is best known for playing the Jaffa master Bra'tac in Stargate SG-1. Amendola is also known for his recurring roles as revolutionary leader Edouard Kagame of Liber8 in the television show Continuum and on ABC's Once Upon a Time as Pinocchio's creator/father, Geppetto.
Michael Bergin
Michael John Bergin is an American model and actor.