• Source: List of people from Stamford, Connecticut

This is a list of notable people in the past and present associated with Stamford, Connecticut.




Art



Gutzon Borglum (1867–1941), sculptor of Mount Rushmore, lived in Stamford 1910–1920
Paul Calle (1928–2010), artist who created the 1969 stamp commemorating the first crewed Moon landing
J.A. Ten Eyck III (1893–1932), painter and etcher
Helen Ross(1928–2011), artist, had a home in the Shippan section of town
Joe Harris((1928–2017), commercial illustrator and storyboard artist, creator of Underdog and the Trix™️ Rabbit. aka Joe Harris III
Hildreth Meière (1892–1961), artist and designer, lived in North Stamford
Alex Raymond (1909–1956), creator of the Flash Gordon comic strip, lived in North Stamford
Kevin Salatino, art curator and former director of Huntington Library and Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Alexander Rummler (c.1867–1959), painter, lived in the city




Business


Ralph Bahna (1942–2014), CEO of Cunard Line, chairman of Priceline.com, founder of Club Quarters
Jeph Loeb (born 1958), comic book writer, film and television writer, producer, former head of Marvel Television
Vince McMahon (born 1945) and Linda McMahon (born 1948), founders of World Wrestling Entertainment




Entertainers


Christopher Abbott (born 1986), American actor
Elizabeth Crocker Bowers (1830–1895), stage actress and theatrical manager, also known professionally as Mrs. D. P. Bowers
Michael Dante (born 1931), actor and professional baseball player, born in the city
Dana Delany (born 1956), actress, grew up in Stamford
Kenny Delmar (1910–1986), actor, died in the city
Kim Greist (born 1958), actress, was born in the city
Eileen Heckart (1919–2001), Oscar-winning actress and city resident
John Henson (born 1967), comedian, was born in the city
Earl Hindman (1942–2003), actor, died in the city
Harry Houdini (1874–1926), escape artist, had a summer home in Stamford
Alan Kalter (1943–2021), announcer on Late Show with David Letterman, lived in the city
Christopher Lloyd (born 1938), actor, born in Stamford
Antonio Macia, screenwriter and actor
Don Morrow (1927–2020), actor, announcer and voiceover artist
Bill Moseley (born 1951), horror film actor, was born in the city
Chris Noth (born 1954), actor
Louise Platt (1915–2003), theatre and film actress, was born in the city
Bruce Prichard (born 1963), professional wrestling executive
Gilda Radner (1946–1989), comedian, actress, wife of Gene Wilder, lived in the city
Katherine Reback (1950/51–2010), screenwriter (Fools Rush In), was a native of Stamford
Rosemary Rice (1925–2012), actress (Mama), voice-over artist and children's musician
Dan Sileo (born 1963), athlete, radio host, was born in the city
Henry Simmons (born 1970), actor, was born in the city
Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021), composer, lived in North Stamford when he was a boy
Grant Tinker (1926–2016), former husband of Mary Tyler Moore and former chairman and CEO of NBC (1981–1986), was born in the city
Mark Tinker (born 1951), producer, director, and writer, was born in the city
Vivian Vance (1909–1979), actress who starred as Ethel Mertz in I Love Lucy
Fredi Washington (1903–1994), actress, died in the city
Marc Weiner (born 1955), Jewish comedian, clown, puppeteer, and television producer, lives in the city
Gene Wilder (1933–2016), actor and director, lived and died in the city
Peggy Wood (1892–1978), actress and a member of the Algonquin Round Table, died in the city




Government and politics



Andrew P. Bakaj (born 1982), former Department of Defense and CIA Official; lead counsel for the Whisteblower during the Impeachment Inquiry and the subsequent Impeachment of President Donald Trump, born and raised in Stamford
J. Cofer Black (born 1950), former United States Department of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism with the rank of Ambassador at Large (2002–2004); born in Stamford
Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929), French Premier during World War I; one of the major voices behind the Treaty of Versailles; taught in a girls' school in Stamford; married one of his pupils, Mary Plummer, in 1869
Homer Stille Cummings (1870–1956), United States Attorney General, 1933–1939; in 1900, 1901, and 1904, he was elected mayor of Stamford; helped found the Cummings & Lockwood law firm in 1909
Charles A. Duelfer, chief U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq; raised in Stamford
Joe Lieberman (born 1942), U.S. Senator and 2000 Democratic nominee for vice president; born in Stamford
Dan Malloy (born 1955), Governor of Connecticut
John J. McCloy (1895–1989), prominent adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Ronald Reagan; died in Stamford
William T. Minor (1815–1889), 39th Governor of Connecticut, Consul-General to Havana, Cuba and judge on the Connecticut Superior Court; born in Stamford
Candace Owens (born 1989), conservative commentator and political activist
Jen Psaki (born 1978), former White House Press Secretary
Chris Shays (born 1945), Fourth District U.S. representative; former resident of Stamford




Literature, writing, journalism


Christopher Buckley (born 1952), novelist, editor, William F. Buckley's son, partly grew up in the Cove section
William F. Buckley, Jr. (1925–2008), founder of National Review magazine, longtime resident in the Cove section
Albert K. Dawson (1885–1967), photojournalist and film correspondent in World War I. His firm "Brown & Dawson" was based in Stamford between 1912 and 1919
Eric Jay Dolin (born 1961), author of numerous books on American history, including "Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates"; "Leviathan: A History of Whaling in America"; and "Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution." Lived in Stamford from 1971 to 1979
Greg Farshtey (born 1965), author, editor at Lego, known for his work on Bionicle, grew up in Stamford
Estelle Feinstein (1923–2002), University of Connecticut professor, local historian, lived 45 years in Stamford
Chris Hansen (born 1959), television journalist, lives in the city
Harry Harrison (born Henry Maxwell Dempsey, 1925–2012), science-fiction author, was born in the city
John Hawkes (1925–1998), novelist, was born in the city
Carol Iovanna (born 1952), newscaster on Fox News, is a resident of the city
Jeph Loeb, comic book, screen, and television writer, and television and motion picture producer, grew up in Stamford
J. D. Salinger (1919–2010), author of The Catcher In The Rye, lived in north Stamford briefly in the late 1940s
Chuck Scarborough (born 1943), television news anchor, lives in North Stamford
Anthony Julian Tamburri (born 1949), professor, scholar, publisher (Bordighera Press); writes on literature and cinema
Dana Tyler (born 1958), news anchor for WCBS-TV in New York City, lives in Stamford
Mort Walker (1923–2018), comic artist, lived in Stamford




Music


Dave Abbruzzese (born 1968), Pearl Jam's drummer, 1991–1994, was born in the city
Michael Bolton (born 1953), singer, lived in North Stamford
Henry "Harry" Thacker Burleigh (1866–1949), singer who made "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," a nineteenth-century spiritual, popular (in a 1917 compilation); died in the city
Michael Cuscuna (1948-2024) Jazz record producer and founder of Mosaic Records
Willy DeVille (1950–2009), R&B singer and composer, was born in Stamford in 1950
Dorothy Fields (1905–1974), lyricist, rented Buttonwood Manor in North Stamford from William E. Stevens during World War II
Benny Goodman (1909–1986), the 'King of Swing', lived the last 20 years of his life in Stamford; buried in Long Ridge Cemetery
Jimmy Ienner (born 1945), music producer
Jim Koplik, concert promoter, city resident since 1981
Jim Kweskin(born 1940), the person who sang “Ladybugs Picnic”, was born in Stamford Went to school at Brunswick School.
Cyndi Lauper (born 1953), singer, has a home in North Stamford
Michael Lee Aday (Meat Loaf) (born 1947), rock singer and songwriter, lived in Stamford 1979–1982, coached Babe Ruth League and Little League baseball, born in Dallas, Texas
Moby (born 1965), recording artist, previously lived in the South End
Ezio Pinza (1892–1957), a star of the Metropolitan Opera, lived in the West Side
Rakim (born 1968), rapper, lives in the city
Chris Risola (born 1958), musician and songwriter, lead guitarist of Steelheart, was born in the city
Sasha Sokol (born 1970), Mexican singer, has a home in Stamford
Andrew Sterling (1874–1955), lyricist, died in the city
Rida Johnson Young (1869–1926), lyricist, died in the city




Religion


Job Bishop (1760–1831), Shaker leader and community founder, born and raised in Stamford
James Davenport (1716–1757), clergyman and itinerant preacher noted for often controversial actions during the First Great Awakening, born in Stamford
Frederick Dibblee (1753–1826), Canadian Church of England clergyman
Lubomyr Husar (1933–2017), major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Major-Archdiocese of Lviv, was educated at St. Basil's College in Stamford
Cardinal Ignatius Pin-Mei Kung (1901–2000), Roman Catholic Bishop of Shanghai, China from 1950 until his death, lived his final years in Stamford
Robert Lombardo (1957-), Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
Thaddeus F. Malanowski (1922–2020), Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the U.S. Army
Harriet Bradford Tiffany Stewart (1798–1830), missionary




Sports



Semyon Belits-Geiman (born 1945), Olympic medal-winning swimmer
Keith Bennett (born 1961), American-Israeli basketball player
Andy Bloom (born 1973), Olympic shot putter
Matt Brennan (1897–1963), NFL player
Garry Cobb (born 1957), NFL football player
David Cone (born 1963), former MLB pitcher
Michael Dante (born 1931), former professional baseball player and later a television and film actor, was born in the city
Chris Dudley (born 1965), former NBA basketball player for teams including the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks; born in Stamford
Fred Dugan (1933–2018), NFL player with SF 49ers, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins
Gigi Fernández (born 1964), member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame
Jane Geddes (born 1960), winner of 11 LPGA Tour events
Ryan Haggerty (born 1993), NHL hockey player on the Pittsburgh Penguins
J. Walter Kennedy (1912–1977), NBA commissioner (1963–1975) and former athletic director at St. Basil's Preparatory School in Stamford; born in Stamford
Parker Kligerman (born 1990), NASCAR driver, born in Stamford
Dick Mayer (1924–1989), professional golfer, born in Stamford
Dave Puzzuoli (born 1961), NFL football player
Andy Robustelli (1925–2011), member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame; born and raised in Stamford
Alex Rodriguez (born 1975), MLB player, has a home in Stamford
Boris Said (born 1962), NASCAR driver, raised in Stamford
Dan Sileo (born 1964), former NFL player and currently a radio personality in Los Angeles on The Mighty 1090, born and raised in Stamford
William E. Stevenson (1900–1985), 1924 Olympic gold medal winner in track; president of Oberlin College; bought Buttonwood Manor in North Stamford in 1937
Gene Tunney (1897–1978), boxing champion; interred in Long Ridge Union Cemetery in Stamford
Bobby Valentine (born 1950), former baseball player and former manager of the Boston Red Sox, owner of downtown sports bar "Bobby V's", a downtown sports bar, the city's Director of Public Health and Safety, born in Stamford
Herb Williams (born 1958), former NBA player and current New York Knicks assistant coach, has a home in Stamford




Other


Sandra Diaz-Twine (born 1974), two-time winner of Survivor (Pearl Islands and Heroes vs. Villains)
Dennis Gabor (1900–1979), worked at the CBS Research Lab in Stamford and won a Nobel Prize in Physics
Ina Garten (born 1948), cooking author, grew up in the city
Esther A. Hopkins (1926–2021), chemist, environmental attorney and Framingham's first African-American selectwoman, born in Stamford
Robert Jaffe (born approx. 1946), physicist, grew up in Stamford
Robert Jarvik (born 1946), inventor of the first artificial heart, was reared in Stamford
Harold June (1895–1962), U.S. Navy test pilot and Antarctic aviator
F. N. Monjo (1875–1929), Arctic fur trader
C.Henry Phillips (1820–1882), inventor of magnesium hydroxide, lived in and had a factory making the product in town
Martha Pollack (born 1958), president of Cornell University
Thomas H. Ruger (1833–1907), Union general in the Civil War and superintendent of West Point, died in the city
Will Shortz (born 1952), puzzle editor of The New York Times, current resident and organizer of the annual World Puzzle Championship which was held in Stamford in 2000
Mort Walker (1923–2018), cartoonist for Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois




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 Canaan, 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 Westport, Connecticut




References






External links


Media related to People of Stamford, Connecticut at Wikimedia Commons

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