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Hartford, Connecticut ranks 294th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dayton, Ohio, Lille, and Tirana. Memorable people born in Hartford, Connecticut include Katharine Hepburn, Noah Webster, and Samuel Colt. Memorable people who died in Hartford, Connecticut include Gideon Welles, Benjamin Lee Whorf, and Ella Grasso. Hartford, Connecticut has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Hartford, Connecticut is located in United States.

Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city, located in Hartford County, had a population of 121,054 at the 2020 census and was estimated at 122,129 in 2024. Hartford is the most populous city in the Capitol Planning Region and the core city of the Greater Hartford metropolitan area with 1.17 million residents. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1758 and 1999, Hartford, Connecticut was the birth place of 45 globally memorable people, including Katharine Hepburn, Noah Webster, and Samuel Colt. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Hartford, Connecticut including Gideon Welles, Benjamin Lee Whorf, and Ella Grasso.

People Born in Hartford, Connecticut

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People Deceased in Hartford, Connecticut

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Hartford, Connecticut were actors (15), writers (4), basketball players (3), politicians (2), and painters (2),  while most who died were writers (3), politicians (2), athletes (2), physicians (2), and linguists (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Hartford, Connecticut, including Linda Evans, Jenna Dewan, and Arielle Dombasle. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Hartford, Connecticut, including Katharine Hepburn, Linda Evans, and Jenna Dewan.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 21 globally memorable people born in Hartford, Connecticut since 1700.