Connecticut
Connecticut ranks 2,330th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Volhynia Governorate, Písek, and East London, South Africa. The most famous people from Connecticut are Roy Raymond, Tommy Godwin, and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson. The most famous people who died in Connecticut are K. C. Jones, Hendrik Willem van Loon, and M. Scott Peck. Connecticut has been the birth place of many actors, and businesspeople and the death place of many writers, and basketball players. Connecticut is located in United States.
People
Between 1920 and 1988, Connecticut was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Roy Raymond, Tommy Godwin, and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Connecticut including K. C. Jones, Hendrik Willem van Loon, and M. Scott Peck.
People Born in Connecticut
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Roy Raymond
BUSINESSPERSON
1947 - 1993
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 1
Tommy Godwin
CYCLIST
1920 - 2012
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 2
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 3
Katherine Tai
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 4
Tahereh Mafi
WRITER
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 5
Aarti Mann
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 6
Jeff Anderson
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Connecticut
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K. C. Jones
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 1
Hendrik Willem van Loon
WRITER
1882 - 1944
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 2
M. Scott Peck
WRITER
1936 - 2005
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 3
Fatman Scoop
SINGER
1968 - 2024
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Connecticut
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Most individuals born in present day Connecticut were actors (3), businesspeople (1), cyclists (1), politicians (1), and writers (1), while most who died were writers (2), basketball players (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Connecticut, including Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Aarti Mann, and Jeff Anderson. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Connecticut, including Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Aarti Mann, and Jeff Anderson.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Connecticut since 1700.
