List of Famous people born in Connecticut, United States of America
Timothy Patrick Murphy
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.
Wilbur Lucius Cross
Wilbur Lucius Cross was an American literary critic who served as the 71st Governor of Connecticut from 1931 to 1939.
Dan Iassogna
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.
Tyrone Giordano
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.
Dick Purcell
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),
John Treadwell
John Treadwell was an American politician and the 21st Governor of Connecticut.
Matthew Griswold
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).
Charles Grandison Finney
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."
Richard Mastracchio
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.
Henry Baldwin
Henry Baldwin was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from January 6, 1830, to April 21, 1844.