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This is a list of notable natives and long-term residents of
New Haven, Connecticut, in alphabetical order.
Academics and educators
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Michael L.J. Apuzzo, academic neurosurgeon, surgical pioneer, editor, and educator
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Walter Darby Bannard, abstract painter and
University of Miami professor
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Ida Barney, astronomer
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Harold Bloom, literature scholar and professor
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Edward Bouchet, physicist and first Black man to receive a
Ph.D.
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Raymond C. Bowen, president of
LaGuardia Community College
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Thom Brooks, political and legal philosopher
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Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, educator and author
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Timothy Dwight IV, president of
Yale College
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Joseph S. Fruton, biochemist and historian of science
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Josiah Willard Gibbs, mathematical physicist
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Ruth Wilson Gilmore, prison abolitionist and professor at The
City University of New York
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William Henry Goodyear, archeologist, art historian and museum curator
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Arthur Twining Hadley, economist and president of Yale University
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Geoffrey Hartman, literature scholar and emeritus professor
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Stephen Kobasa, teacher, writer and Christian political activist
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William Chester Minor, lexicographer and key contributor to the
Oxford English Dictionary
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John Nicholas Newman, mathematician
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James Pierpont, founder of Yale College
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David Pingree, professor of mathematics and classics
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Michael Resnik, philosopher of mathematics
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Vincent Scully, author and architecture professor,
University of Miami and
Yale University
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Lawrence Summers, economist and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and
Harvard University president
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Peter Vallentyne, professor of philosophy
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Everard Mott Williams, scientist and educator
Actors and theater figures
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Lauren Ambrose, actress
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Tony Amendola, actor
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Jack Arnold, film director
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Jessica Blank, actor, playwright and novelist
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Roberts Blossom, actor and poet
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Ernest Borgnine, actor
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Melanie Chartoff, actress
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Martha Coolidge, film director
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D.J. Cotrona, actor
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Paul Fusco, puppeteer, actor and creator of
ALF
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Marcus Giamatti, actor
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Paul Giamatti, actor
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Norman Lear, television producer
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Billy Lush, actor
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Biff McGuire, actor
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William Cameron Menzies, film production director and art director
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Becki Newton, actress
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Nolan North, voice actor
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Ron Palillo, actor
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George O. Petrie, actor
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Thomas Sadoski, actor
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Patricia Smith, actress
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Jennifer von Mayrhauser, costume designer
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Rafer Weigel, actor and sportscaster
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Titus Welliver, actor
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Madeline Zima, actress
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D. J. Cotrona, actor
Artists and architects
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Peter Anton, artist and sculptor
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Hezekiah Augur, sculptor and inventor
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Henry Austin, architect
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Paul Wayland Bartlett, sculptor
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Al Capp, cartoonist
[1]
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August Geiger, architect
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John Haberle, painter
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Patrick Earl Hammie, painter
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Nathaniel Jocelyn, painter
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Damian Loeb, painter
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Tala Madani, artist
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Robert Moses, architect and urban planner
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Samuel Peck, 19th-century photographer, businessperson
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César Pelli, architect
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Jesse Richards, artist and filmmaker
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Rudi Stern, light artist
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Sidney Mason Stone, architect
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Ithiel Town, architect and civil engineer
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Nicholas Watson, filmmaker and artist
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Minna Weiss Zellner, artist and print maker
[2]
Athletes and athletics personnel
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Michael Altieri, pro wrestler performing under the name Mikey Batts
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Brad Ausmus (born 1969), American Major League Baseball catcher and manager
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Frank Beisler, hockey player
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Eric Boguniecki, hockey player
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Albie Booth, football player
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Craig Breslow, baseball pitcher and executive
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Scott Burrell, basketball coach
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Walter Camp, football inventor
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Glenna Collett-Vare, golfer
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Tommy Corcoran, baseball shortstop
[3]
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Chad Dawson, boxer
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Harold Devine, boxer
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George Dixon, football running back
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Gardner Dow, football player
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Justin Duberman, hockey right winger
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Ed Ellis, football offensive tackle
[4]
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Adam Erne, hockey player
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Ed Etzel, Olympic sports shooter gold medalist
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Harrison Fitch, basketball player
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Kevin Gilbride, football coach
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Fred Goldsmith, baseball pitcher
[5]
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Jason Grabowski, baseball player
[6]
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Jim Greco, skateboarder
[7]
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Adam Greenberg, baseball outfielder
[8]
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Stu Griffing, rower
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Anttaj Hawthorne, football defensive tackle
[9]
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Jennison Heaton, bobsled racer
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Nate Hobgood-Chittick, football defensive tackle
[10]
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Richard Holliday, professional wrestler
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Matt Hussey, hockey centre
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Bill Hutchison, baseball pitcher
[11]
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Bob Kuziel, football offensive lineman
[12]
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Floyd Little, football running back
[13]
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Brian Looney, baseball pitcher
[14]
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Ted Lowry, boxer
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Terrell Myers, basketball player
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Mike Olt, baseball player
[15]
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Ed Rapuano, umpire
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Anthony Sagnella, football defensive tackle
[16]
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Allen Stack, swimmer
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Greg Stokes, basketball player
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George Weiss, baseball executive
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Sly Williams, basketball player
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John Williamson, basketball player
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Josh Zeid, American-Israeli baseball player
[17]
Business figures
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Ted Bates, advertising executive
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Sarah Boone, inventor
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Wesley A. Clark, computer scientist and consultant
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Charles Goodyear, inventor and industrialist
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James J. Greco, businessman, was born in town
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Clifford Grodd (1924–2010), president and chief executive of
Paul Stuart
[18]
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Paul MacCready, aeronautical engineer and inventor
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Andrew Paulson, entrepreneur and media executive
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Roberta Hoskie, real estate broker, writer, and media personality
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Peter Schiff, investment broker, author, financial commentator and CEO of Euro Pacific Capital Inc.
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Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr., businessman and CEO of General Motors
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Lucius Seymour Storrs, railway official
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Eli Whitney, inventor and manufacturer
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Steve Wynn, casino developer
Clergymen
Lawyers and jurists
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Roger Sherman Baldwin, lawyer, Amistad case
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Ellen Bree Burns, judge
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Lubbie Harper Jr., judge
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Maeve Kennedy McKean, lawyer and health official
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Constance Baker Motley, civil rights activist, judge, and politician
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Neil Thomas Proto, lawyer, teacher, lecturer, and author
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Martin Karl Reidinger, judge
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Thomas Thacher, lawyer
Military figures
Musicians
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Ben Allison, jazz double bass player
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Sonny Berman, jazz trumpeter
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Kath Bloom, singer-songwriter
[19]
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Michael Bolton, singer-songwriter
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Andrew Calhoun, folk singer, songwriter
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Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (born 1946), singers and musicians
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Loren Mazzacane Connors, musician and artist
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Susan DiBona, composer
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Dominic Frontiere, composer
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Anthony Geraci, blues and jazz pianist
[20]
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Jay Greenberg, composer
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Gerry Hemingway, jazz percussionist and composer
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Charles Ives, composer
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Michael Gregory Jackson, jazz guitarist
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Jamey Jasta, singer and guitarist
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Kris Jensen, singer and guitarist
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Pete Jolly, jazz pianist and accordionist
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Brooks Kerr, jazz pianist
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Hilly Michaels, musician and drummer
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Joe Morris, jazz guitarist
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Buddy Morrow, trombonist and bandleader
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Alfred Newman, Hollywood composer and conductor
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Troy Oliver, musician, songwriter and producer
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Liz Phair, singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Stacy Phillips, bluegrass artist
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Quincy Porter, composer and music teacher
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Barney Rapp, bandleader and jazz musician
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Kira Roessler, bassist of Black Flag
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Emily Saliers, singer-songwriter and member of the Indigo Girls
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Christian Sands, jazz pianist
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Tony Scherr, bassist and guitarist musician, singer-songwriter and record producer
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Artie Shaw, bandleader
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Stezo, rapper
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Donn Trenner, jazz pianist and arranger
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Jessica Grace Wing, theatrical composer
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Barry Wood, singer and television producer
Politicians
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Katherine Clark, Democratic House Whip and U.S. Congresswoman
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Howard S. Baldwin, Arizona State Senator and businessman
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Roger Sherman Baldwin, lawyer in the Amistad case, U.S. Senator and 17th Governor of Connecticut
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George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States
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Charles R. Chapman,
mayor of
Hartford, Connecticut and served in both houses of the
Connecticut legislature
[21]
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William P. Cronan, naval officer and
Naval Governor of Guam
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John C. Daniels, mayor of New Haven
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Rosa DeLauro, U.S. Congresswoman
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John DeStefano Jr., mayor of New Haven
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Biagio DiLieto, mayor of New Haven
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Andy Dinniman, Pennsylvania State Senator
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Jerome F. Donovan, U.S. Congressman for New York
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Phineas C. Dummer, 6th mayor of
Jersey City, New Jersey
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Henry W. Edwards, 27th and 29th Governor of Connecticut
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Foster Furcolo, U.S. Congressman and 60th Governor of Massachusetts
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Peter Franchot, 33rd Comptroller of Maryland
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Henry Baldwin Harrison, 52nd Governor of Connecticut
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James Hillhouse, U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator for Connecticut
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Thomas Hill Hubbard, U.S. Congressman for New York
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Charles Roberts Ingersoll, U.S. Congressman and 47th Governor of Connecticut
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Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll, U.S. Congressman and mayor of New Haven
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Joan R. Kemler, first woman to serve as
Connecticut State Treasurer
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Eleazer Kimberly, in 1696 became Secretary of Connecticut Colony; "the first male born in New Haven"
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Richard C. Lee, mayor of New Haven
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Joe Lieberman, Connecticut Attorney General, U.S. Senator, and 2000 U.S. vice presidential candidate
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William D. Lindsley, U.S. Congressman for Ohio
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Frank Logue, mayor of New Haven
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Henry Meigs, U.S. Congressman for New York
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Bruce Morrison, U.S. Congressman for Connecticut
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George Lloyd Murphy, U.S. Senator for California and president of the
Screen Actors Guild
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Mary Mushinsky, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
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Gamaliel Painter, Vermont state legislator
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Henry E. Parker, Connecticut State Treasurer
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James P. Pigott, U.S. Congressman for Connecticut
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr., U.S. Congressman for New York City
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Roger Sherman, first Mayor of New Haven, signed the
Declaration of Independence and
Constitution
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John Todd Trowbridge, member of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature and sea captain
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Rick Tuttle,
Los Angeles city controller
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William H. Yale, 6th
Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Writers
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Joseph Payne Brennan, poet and short story writer
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Hermann Broch, novelist
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Noah Charney, novelist and art historian
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William Cronon, environmental historian
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Dorothy Deming, nurse and author
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John Falsey, television writer and producer
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Jeannine Hall Gailey, poet
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William Heffernan, novelist
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Burton J. Hendrick, journalist and writer
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Mary Austin Holley, 19th-century travel writer
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George W. Hotchkiss, 19th-century journalist, editor, historian, and lumber dealer
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Andrew Kopkind, journalist
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Leigh Montville, sportswriter and author
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Ruth Ozeki, novelist
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Themo H. Peel, author and illustrator
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Delia Lyman Porter, author
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Mark de Solla Price, author, journalist and activist
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Margaret Sidney, children's author
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Benjamin Spock, pediatrician and author
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Louisa Caroline Huggins Tuthill (1799–1879), children's book author
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Russell Wangersky, journalist and short story writer
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Leonard Weisgard, children's author and illustrator
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Bernard Wolfe, science fiction writer
Others
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Matt Amodio,
Jeopardy! champion
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Michael Buckley,
YouTube celebrity
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Perry DeAngelis, co-founder and executive director of
NESS, co-founder of podcast
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
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Scott Fellows, television producer
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Louis Harris, pollster
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Bun Lai,
sustainable sushi pioneer of
Miya's
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Mary Blair Moody, physician
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Lucy Creemer Peckham, physician, poet
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Frank Pepe, pizza chef
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Madeline Triffon,
sommelier
See also
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