List of Famous people born in Connecticut, United States of America

Timothy Patrick Murphy

First Name Timothy

Last Name Murphy

Born on November 3, 1959

Died on December 6, 1988 (aged 29)

Born in United States of America, Connecticut

Actor

Timothy Patrick Murphy was an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Mickey Trotter on the popular CBS prime time soap opera Dallas from 1982–83.

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Wilbur Lucius Cross

First Name Wilbur

Last Name Cross

Born on April 10, 1862

Died on October 5, 1948 (aged 86)

Born in United States of America, Connecticut

Wilbur Lucius Cross was an American literary critic who served as the 71st Governor of Connecticut from 1931 to 1939.

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Dan Iassogna

First Name Dan

Last Name Iassogna

Born on May 3, 1969 (age 57)

Born in United States of America, Connecticut

Daniel Ralph Iassogna is an American umpire in Major League Baseball. He joined the major league staff in 1999. In 2012, Iassogna worked his first World Series. He was promoted to crew chief for the 2020 season.

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Tyrone Giordano

First Name Tyrone

Last Name Giordano

Born on April 18, 1976 (age 50)

Born in United States of America, Connecticut

Tyrone Giordano is a deaf American film, television, and stage actor. He is known for his roles in the musical Big River and the movie The Family Stone.

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Dick Purcell

First Name Dick

Last Name Purcell

Died on April 10, 1944

Born in United States of America, Connecticut

Actor

Richard Gerold Purcell Jr. was an American actor best known for playing Marvel Comics' Captain America in the 1943 film serial, co-starring with Lorna Gray and Lionel Atwill. Purcell also appeared in films such as Tough Kid (1938), Accidents Will Happen (1938), Heroes in Blue (1939), Irish Luck (1939), The Bank Dick (1940), and King of the Zombies (1941),

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John Treadwell

First Name John

Last Name Treadwell

Born on November 23, 1745

Died on August 18, 1823 (aged 77)

Born in United States of America, Connecticut

John Treadwell was an American politician and the 21st Governor of Connecticut.

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Matthew Griswold

First Name Matthew

Last Name Griswold

Born on March 25, 1714

Died on April 28, 1799 (aged 85)

Born in United States of America, Connecticut

Matthew Griswold was the 17th Governor of Connecticut from 1784 to 1786. He also served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor. He was also Chief Justice of the Superior Court, during the American Revolution (1769–1784).

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Charles Grandison Finney

First Name Charles

Last Name Finney

Born on August 29, 1792

Died on August 16, 1875 (aged 82)

Born in United States of America, Connecticut

Charles Grandison Finney was an American Presbyterian minister and leader in the Second Great Awakening in the United States. He has been called the "Father of Modern Revivalism."

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Richard Mastracchio

First Name Richard

Last Name Mastracchio

Born on February 11, 1960 (age 66)

Born in United States of America, Connecticut

Richard Alan "Rick" Mastracchio is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut. He has flown on three NASA Space Shuttle missions as a mission specialist in addition to serving as a Flight Engineer on the Soyuz TMA-11M long duration mission aboard the International Space Station. He is currently the Senior Director of Operations for Commercial Resupply Services at Orbital ATK.

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Henry Baldwin

First Name Henry

Last Name Baldwin

Born on January 14, 1780

Died on April 21, 1844 (aged 64)

Born in United States of America, Connecticut

Henry Baldwin was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from January 6, 1830, to April 21, 1844.

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