List of people from Hartford, Connecticut

The following list of people from Hartford, Connecticut, includes people who were born in, lived in or are otherwise closely connected with the city:

Academia

  • August Coppola, academic, film executive and father of Nicolas Cage
  • Michael C. FitzGerald (born 1953), art historian and Picasso scholar at Trinity College in Hartford
  • Stephen Cole Kleene (1909–1994), mathematician and professor
  • Spencer Shaw (1916–2010), librarian and professor at the University of Washington[1]

Art and architecture

  • A. Everett "Chick" Austin (1900–1957), arts innovator and director of the Wadsworth Atheneum
  • Nadine M. DeLawrence (1953–1992), African-American visual artist; born and raised in Hartford[2]
  • George Keller (1842–1935), architect, noted for Hartford's Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch and Hartford Union Station
  • Kathleen Kucka, abstract painter
  • Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903), landscape architect and urban planner, noted for many of the New York City parks and Stanford University's campus

Business

  • Samuel Colt (1814–1862), firearm inventor and industrialist
  • Austin Cornelius Dunham, businessman who was chief executive officer of Hartford Electric Light Company
  • J. P. Morgan (1837–1913), financier and industrialist
  • Albert A. Pope (1843–1909), Manufacturer of Pope Manufacturing Company automobiles and bicycles
  • Amos Whitney (1832–1920), mechanical engineer, inventor and co-founder of Pratt & Whitney company[3]

Entertainment

Film and television

Music

Radio

  • Jason Jackson, hosted a local sports radio show on ESPN Radio
  • Phil Tonken (1919–2000), announcer at New York station WOR-AM-TV

Law

Mark Twain, photo taken three years before he moved to the city

Literature and journalism

Military

Politics

Religion

Science and medicine

Sports

Other

See also

Notes

  1. ^ American Library Association (2010-06-29). "Memorial Resolution Honoring Dr. Spencer G. Shaw" (PDF). ala.org. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  2. ^ "Nadine M. Delawrence, 39; Artist Exhibited Internationally". Hartford Courant. 1992-11-28. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  3. ^ "History | Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems". www.prattandwhitney.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  4. ^ Barnes, Mike (2020-02-26). "Ben Cooper, Actor in 'Johnny Guitar' and Lots of Other Westerns, Dies at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  5. ^ "Ann Corio | Burlesque Hall of Fame". 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  6. ^ "Jenna Dewan News". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  7. ^ WRITER, JOHANNA CROSBY,STAFF. "'Dynasty' legends are at it again". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved 2022-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Barreca, Gina (2021-07-04). "Opinion: Why isn't CT funnier?". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  9. ^ Hall Meares, Hadley (2022-10-07). "Miss Independent: Katharine Hepburn's Obsessive Originality". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  10. ^ Lennon, Troy (2017-12-14). "Film star Elyse Knox's love story was better than any Hollywood movie". The Daily Telegraph (Australia). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  11. ^ "TV Legend And Connecticut Native Norman Lear Turns 95". Connecticut Public. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  12. ^ "Tony Todd on Candyman, Black Lives Matter and seeing stars cry on the set of Platoon". the Guardian. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  13. ^ "Charles Flores Dead: Grammy-Winning Jazz Bassist Passes Away From Throat Cancer at Age 41". Spinner. 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  14. ^ Dixon, Ken, "Music Hall of Fame proposed for state ", article in Connecticut Post in Bridgeport, Connecticut, April 26, 2007 ("Other famous state residents include the late jazz saxophonist Jackie McLean of Hartford")
  15. ^ "Obituary: Gene Pitney". the Guardian. 2006-04-06. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  16. ^ "The Greats: Jeff Porcaro". Modern Drummer Magazine. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  17. ^ Chawkins, Steve (2015-03-16). "Mike Porcaro dies at 59; bassist played with two brothers in rock band Toto". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  18. ^ Lifton, Dave. "Drummer Joe Porcaro Dies at 90". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  19. ^ Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society - Frank Hooker
  20. ^ "Stowe's Hartford Neighborhood, Nook Farm". Harriet Beecher Stowe Center. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  21. ^ "Biography". Mark Twain House. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  22. ^ Davis, Henry Blaine Jr. (1998). Generals In Khaki. Raleigh, NC: Pentland Press. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-1-5719-7088-6 – via Google Books.
  23. ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
  24. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1941-1942,'Biographical Sketch of James J. Barbour, pg. 126-127
  25. ^ "OBITUARY SKETCH OF CHARLES R. CHAPMAN". Connecticut State Library. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  26. ^ Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Georhe A. French
  27. ^ Matthews, Anthony (2013-05-31), "Johnson, Wilfred X.", African American Studies Center, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.39431, ISBN 978-0-19-530173-1, retrieved 2022-01-24
  28. ^ Feeney, Mark K. (1995-07-08). "Rachel Taylor Milton; Urban League Founder". courant.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  29. ^ "Nick Bonino Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  30. ^ "John Carney Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  31. ^ "Dwight Freeney Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  32. ^ "Cliff Olander Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  33. ^ "Eugene Robinson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  34. ^ "John Sullivan Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  35. ^ The Republican-American: Roderick G. Taylor, former U.S. Olympic ski team member Archived 2014-07-25 at archive.today: retrieved July 17, 2014
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