Connecticut
Connecticut ranks 2,330th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Volhynia Governorate, Písek, and East London, South Africa. Memorable people born in Connecticut include Roy Raymond, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, and Tommy Godwin. Memorable people who died in Connecticut include Hendrik Willem van Loon, K. C. Jones, 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.
Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford, and its most populous city is Bridgeport. Connecticut lies between the major hubs of New York City and Boston along the Northeast Corridor, where the New York-Newark Combined Statistical Area, which includes four of Connecticut's seven largest cities, extends into the southwestern part of the state. Connecticut is the third-smallest state by area, after Rhode Island and Delaware, but with 3,675,069 residents as of 2024 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, its highest population ever, Connecticut ranks 29th in population, and fourth among the most densely populated U.S. states. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1920 and 1988, Connecticut was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Roy Raymond, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, and Tommy Godwin. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Connecticut including Hendrik Willem van Loon, K. C. Jones, and M. Scott Peck.
People Born in Connecticut
Go to all RankingsRoy Raymond
BUSINESSPERSON
1947 - 1993
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 1
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 2
Tommy Godwin
CYCLIST
1920 - 2012
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 3
Katherine Tai
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 4
Aarti Mann
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.83
Rank: 5
Tahereh Mafi
WRITER
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 6
Jeff Anderson
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 33.16
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Connecticut
Go to all RankingsHendrik Willem van Loon
WRITER
1882 - 1944
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 1
K. C. Jones
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 2
M. Scott Peck
WRITER
1936 - 2005
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 3
Occupations
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), and basketball players (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.