Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut ranks 294th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dayton, Ohio, Lille, and Tirana. The most famous people from Hartford, Connecticut are Katharine Hepburn, Noah Webster, and Samuel Colt. The most famous people who died in Hartford, Connecticut are Samuel Colt, Jean-Louis Tauran, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Hartford, Connecticut has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many writers, and physicians. 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 124,006 in 2025. 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 49 globally memorable people, including Katharine Hepburn, Noah Webster, and Samuel Colt. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Hartford, Connecticut including Samuel Colt, Jean-Louis Tauran, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
People Born in Hartford, Connecticut
Go to all RankingsKatharine Hepburn
ACTOR
1907 - 2003
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 1
Noah Webster
LINGUIST
1758 - 1843
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 2
Samuel Colt
INVENTOR
1814 - 1862
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 3
Barbara McClintock
BIOLOGIST
1902 - 1992
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 4
J. P. Morgan
BUSINESSPERSON
1837 - 1913
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 5
Roger Wolcott Sperry
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 1994
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 6
Paul Bremer
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 7
Linda Evans
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 8
Sol LeWitt
PAINTER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 9
Steve Russell
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 10
Jenna Dewan
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 11
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
WRITER
1860 - 1935
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Hartford, Connecticut
Go to all RankingsWill Solomon
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 42
Michael Adams
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 43
Mark McGrath
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 44
Elizabeth Bear
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 33.22
Rank: 47
People Deceased in Hartford, Connecticut
Go to all RankingsSamuel Colt
INVENTOR
1814 - 1862
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 1
Jean-Louis Tauran
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - 2018
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 2
Harriet Beecher Stowe
WRITER
1811 - 1896
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 3
Dickinson W. Richards
PHYSICIAN
1895 - 1973
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 4
Benjamin Lee Whorf
LINGUIST
1897 - 1941
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 5
Ella Grasso
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1981
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 6
Wallace Stevens
WRITER
1879 - 1955
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 7
William Chester Minor
PHYSICIAN
1834 - 1920
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 8
Ivan Brown
ATHLETE
1908 - 1963
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 9
Harry Porter
ATHLETE
1882 - 1965
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 10
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
PHILOSOPHER
1787 - 1851
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 11
Jackie McLean
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Hartford, Connecticut were actors (15), writers (5), basketball players (5), singers (3), and politicians (2), while most who died were writers (3), physicians (2), politicians (2), athletes (2), and inventors (1).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 21 globally memorable people born in Hartford, Connecticut since 1700.



























