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List of notable people
The following people are associated with
New Canaan ,
Connecticut and notable far beyond it (including those who were born in, raised in, lived in, worked in, or died in town):
Actors, directors, producers
Tony Goldwyn , actor,
Scandal
[1]
Katherine Heigl , actress
[2]
Christopher Lloyd , actor
[3]
Michael McCusker , film editor
Christopher Meloni , actor,
Law & Order SVU
Martin Mull (born 1943), actor and comedian
Sarah Rafferty , actor, known for
Suits
Allison Williams , actor,
Girls
Musicians
Liona Boyd , classical guitarist and composer
Edie Brickell , singer, wife of Paul Simon
[4]
Harry Connick Jr. , singer
[5]
Merrill Garbus, founder of Indie-Pop band
Tune-Yards
Stephen Jenks (1772–1856), composer, teacher, and tunebook compiler
Paul Simon , singer-songwriter, husband of Edie Brickell
[4]
[6]
Athletes and those in the sports industry
Zach Allen , current defensive end for the
Denver Broncos
Curt Casali (born 1988), current baseball catcher for the
San Francisco Giants
Dave Eichelberger, Jr. (born 1943), professional golfer
Terry Hanratty , NFL quarterback 1969–1976 for the
Pittsburgh Steelers and
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Pierre McGuire (born 1961), ice hockey analyst, former NHL coach and scout
[7]
George H. Morris (born 1938), equestrian
Lucas Niang , current offensive lineman for the
Kansas City Chiefs
Elmer Oliphant (1892–1975),
football player
Max Pacioretty (born 1988),
NHL player for the
Washington Capitals
Doug Perlman , sports media executive
Bill Toomey , 1968 Olympic decathlon champion
Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo , sports talk-show personality on WFAN radio
Fay Vincent ,
eighth commissioner of
Major League Baseball
1989 –
1992
[8]
Journalists
Authors, writers
(not including journalists)
Bliss Carman , Canadian poet
A. J. Cronin , Scottish novelist
Peter D'Adamo , naturopathic physician and author
Jack Douglas , writer
Phoebe Dunn , author and photographer of children's books
Edward Eager , children's author and playwright
Gerald Green (1922–2006), author
Fran Lebowitz , writer and humorist
[13]
Rick Moody , author of The Ice Storm
Maxwell Perkins (1884–1947), editor of
F. Scott Fitzgerald and
Thomas Wolfe
Armstrong Sperry , Newbery Medal-winning author of
Call It Courage
Peter von Ziegesar , writer and memoirist
Douglas Marland ,
soap opera writer
Artists, architects, designers
Government
Business
Other
See also
List of people from Connecticut
List of people from Bridgeport, Connecticut
List of people from Brookfield, Connecticut
List of people from Darien, Connecticut
List of people from Greenwich, Connecticut
List of people from Hartford, Connecticut
List of people from New Haven, Connecticut
List of people from Norwalk, Connecticut
List of people from Redding, Connecticut
List of people from Ridgefield, Connecticut
List of people from Stamford, Connecticut
List of people from Westport, Connecticut
Notes
^ Alfred Branch. "
‘Scandal’ Star and New Canaan Resident Tony Goldwyn Speaks Out Against Donald Trump Candidacy ". Patch.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^
"Katherine Heigl Set to Return to the Small Screen" . New Canaan, CT Patch . 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2022-11-14 .
^ Dinan, Michael.
" 'It Was An Amazing Place To Live': Actor Christopher Lloyd Returns To Waveny House" . NewCanaanite.com . Retrieved 2022-11-14 .
^
a
b Dixon, Ken, "Music Hall of Fame proposed for state ", article in Connecticut Post in Bridgeport, Connecticut, April 26, 2007 ("Paul Simon and Edie Brickell, his wife, of New Canaan")
^ Fox, Sandra Diamond (2021-04-30).
"Crossing Connecticut bridges to the other side of the pandemic with Harry Connick Jr" . CT Insider . Retrieved 2022-11-14 .
^ Lorentzen, Amy, "Simon campaigns in Iowa for Dodd",
Associated Press news article as printed in
The Advocate of
Stamford, Connecticut , with the words "Simon, who lives in New Canaan" added by editors at The Advocate (the words are not found in other versions of the article printed elsewhere), July 7, 2007
^ "McGuire leaves TSN for gig with Versus and NBC". The Daily Gleaner . June 28, 2011.
^ Vigdor, Neil, "He fired 'The Boss': Fay Vincent: The man who exiled Steinbrenner shares memories of Yankees owner", news article, pp 1, A4, July 14, 2010, The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut ("[...] Vincent said from his summer home in New Canaan.")
^ Morganteen, Jeff, "Beck: Cops are the real heroes", news article, June 26, 2010, The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut ("The New Canaan resident attends the same church as a Stamford police sergeant [...]")
^
"Full transcript: Ann Coulter" . POLITICO . Retrieved 2022-11-14 .
^
"Waking Up on the Wrong Side of a Rating War" .
The New York Times . April 18, 2013.
^ Weber, Bruce (2013-10-26).
"Sid Yudain, 90, Dies; Created Congress's Community Newspaper" .
The New York Times . Retrieved 2013-11-17 .
^ Mason, Christopher,
"Behind the Glass Wall" , June 7, 2007, The New York Times , retrieved August 8, 2010
^
"Glenora Richards" . Remember Ma . Sentinel & Enterprise. Retrieved 31 December 2015 .
^
"Walter Childs Wood, M.D.: Physician Cum Dairyman and Assemblyman" . The New Canaan Historical Society Annual . 9 (3): 43–45. 1983. Retrieved 2020-09-14 – via HathiTrust.
^ Rogers, Taylor Nicole.
"Zillow CEO Rich Barton reportedly just became a billionaire. Meet the serial entrepreneur who also founded Expedia and Glassdoor" . Business Insider . Retrieved 7 May 2021 .
^ O'Connor, Clare.
"Protesters Occupy GE CEO Jeff Immelt's Connecticut Front Lawn" . Forbes . Retrieved 2022-11-14 .
^ Ebert, Jennifer.
"Founder of five airlines, David Neeleman, lists Connecticut home for $8.3 Million" . Homes and Gardens . Retrieved 7 May 2021 .
^ Billboard Staff (2016-02-13).
"No. 57: Rich Riley | Power 100" . Billboard . Retrieved 2022-11-14 .
^ "Lance Armstrong to be honored at MMRF gala", no-byline article in The New Canaan Advertiser , August 1, 2007: "Kathy Giusti, founder and chief executive officer of the MMRF, and a New Canaan resident"