List of people from Westport, Connecticut
This list of people from Westport, Connecticut includes people who have been born in, raised in, lived in or who died in Westport, Connecticut, United States. Individuals are listed by the area in which they are best known.
Actors, comedians, others in the film and television industries
- Mason Adams (1919–2005), character and voice actor
- Millette Alexander (b. 1933), actress, musician
- Mädchen Amick (b. 1970), actress
- Linda Blair (b. 1959), actress known for The Exorcist
- Scott Bryce (b. 1958), actor
- Alisyn Camerota (b. 1966), CNN newscaster[1]
- Marilyn Chambers (1952–2009), porn star
- Imogene Coca (1908–2001), comedian
- Kevin Conroy (b. 1955), actor
- Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004), comedian and actor
- Bette Davis (1908–1989), Academy Award-winning actress
- Sandy Dennis (1937–1992), Academy Award-winning actress
- Phil Donahue (b. 1935), television personality, talk show host, married to Marlo Thomas
- Michael Douglas (b. 1944), Academy Award-winning actor
- Linda Fiorentino (b. 1960), actress
- Cynthia Gibb (b. 1963), actress
- Luke Greenfield (b. 1972), movie director
- Matt Harding (b. 1976), Internet celebrity and video game designer
- Melissa Joan Hart (b. 1976), actress
- Mariette Hartley (b. 1940), actress
- Linda Hunt (b. 1945), actress
- Mar Jennings (b. 1975), television personality, author and philanthropist
- Patricia Kalember (b. 1957), actress
- Kerri Kenney-Silver (b. 1970), actress, singer, writer and daughter of Larry Kenney
- Michael Kulich (b. 1986), pornographic film director and producer[2]
- Paul Lieberstein (b. 1967), writer and co-star of American version of The Office
- Christopher Lloyd (b. 1938), actor and producer
- Bob Lorenz (b. 1963), television sportscaster
- George Lowther (1913–1975), writer and producer for radio and television programs
- Pamela Sue Martin (b. 1953), actress
- Cady McClain (born 1969), soap opera actress[3]
- Steve Miner (b. 1951), film and television director
- Gerry Mulligan (1927–1996), jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger
- Paul Newman (1925–2008), Academy Award-winning actor, director, auto racer and philanthropist
- Justin Paul (b. 1985), composer
- Alisan Porter (b. 1981), actress (Curly Sue) and singer
- Robert Redford (b. 1936), Academy Award-winning actor and director
- Eric Roberts (b. 1956), actor
- Rod Serling (1924–1975), creator of The Twilight Zone
- Micah Sloat (b. 1981), actor and star of Paranormal Activity[4]
- Brett Somers (1924–2007), actress, wife of Jack Klugman, game show personality
- Martha Stewart (b. 1941), business magnate, television personality, author
- Marlo Thomas (b. 1937), actress, author, wife of Phil Donahue
- Joanne Woodward (b. 1930), Academy Award-winning actress and philanthropist
Singers, musicians and other entertainers
- Nickolas Ashford, singer
- Michael Bolton, singer
- Matt Gallant (b. 1964), a television host
- Mike Greenberg, ESPN personality, host of Mike and Mike
- Dan Hartman (1950–1994), singer, songwriter and record producer
- Don Imus, radio personality
- Mar Jennings, entertainer, entrepreneur
- Charlie Karp, guitar player and songwriter
- Larry Kenney, radio personality on the Don Imus show, actor, father of Kerri Kenney-Silver
- Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday), rock singer and songwriter[5]
- Gerry Mulligan, Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (1927–1996), jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger
- Nile Rodgers, musician and music producer
- Harry Rodrigues, DJ also known as Baauer
- Neil Sedaka, singer
- Neal Smith, drummer for Alice Cooper, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee
- John Solum, flutist, author and teacher
- Martha Stewart, entrepreneur
- Eric Von Schmidt (1931–2007), folk and blues singer-songwriter
- Hy Zaret (d. 2007), lyricist
Artists, illustrators, cartoonists, designers
- Rudolph Belarski, illustrator, graphic artist, painter, art school instructor
- Mel Casson, cartoonist
- Stevan Dohanos (1907–1994), artist and illustrator
- Leonard Everett Fisher (b. 1924), artist and illustrator
- Bernie Fuchs (1932–2009), renowned illustrator
- William Glackens (1870–1938), realist painter
- Hardie Gramatky (1907–1979), painter, author, and illustrator
- Annie Leibovitz (b. 1949), portrait photographer
- Joe McNally, photographer[6]
- Curt Swan (1920–1996), comics artist
- Gerry Turner (1921–1982), photographer and writer of children's books
- Edward Vebell (1921–2018), illustrator
- Hilla von Rebay (1890–1967), painter and founding curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- George Hand Wright (1872–1951), painter and illustrator
Athletes, sportspeople
- John DiBartolomeo (born 1991), American-Israeli basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Parker Kligerman (b. 1990), NASCAR driver
- Skip Lane (b. 1960), American football player
- Kyle Martino (b. 1981), soccer player
- Jim McKay (1921–2008), Emmy award-winning sports commentator
- Charlie Reiter (born 1988), soccer player
- Julius Seligson (1909–1987), tennis player[7]
- Kyle Zajec (b. 1997), soccer player
Authors, writers, journalists
- Lynsey Addario (b. 1973), journalist, freelance photographer
- Lincoln Child (b. 1957), author of techno-thriller and horror novels
- Frank Deford (b. 1938), journalist, writer and commentator
- Peter De Vries (1910–1993), editor and novelist
- F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940), author of The Great Gatsby
- Ramin Ganeshram (b. 1968), journalist, chef, author
- Hardie Gramatky (1907–1979), author, artist, illustrator
- Jane Green (b. 1968), also known as Jane Green Warburg, author
- Tyler Hicks (b. 1969), journalist, staff photographer, The New York Times
- A.E. Hotchner, author and cofounder with Paul Newman of Newman's Own brands[8]
- Shirley Jackson (1916–1965), novelist
- Mar Jennings (b. 1975), author
- Gordon Joseloff (b. 1945), former First Selectman and Emmy Award-winning journalist
- Melissa Kirsch (b. 1974), author
- Hilton Kramer (1928–2012), editor and art critic
- Ruth Krauss (1901–1993), author of children's books
- Nora Benjamin Kubie (1899–1988), author and illustrator of children's books
- Robert Lawson (1892–1957), author and artist of children's books
- Robert Ludlum, author
- Sheila Lukins (1942–2009), cook and food writer[9]
- Jim Nantz, CBS Sports
- Jeff Pegues, CBS News Justice and Homeland Security Correspondent; author
- David Pogue, New York Times technology columnist
- Harry Reasoner (1923–1991), news anchor
- Ronald B. Scott, journalist, biographer and author
- Jack Tippit, cartoonist
- Gerry Turner, author of children's books and photographer
- Max Wilk (1920–2011), author
- Jane Yolen, author
Government and politics, officeholders, activists and business people
- James Comey (b. 1960), Deputy Attorney General and FBI Director
- Wilbur Lucius Cross (1862–1948), Governor of Connecticut
- Ray Dalio, CEO, money manager at Bridgewater Associates
- William Phelps Eno (1858-1945), inventor of the stop sign and traffic innovator
- Rajat Gupta (b. 1948), CEO of McKinsey & Company convicted of insider trading
- Henry M. Judah, Civil War brigadier general
- Arnie Kaye, owner of a famous town arcade
- John Davis Lodge (1903–1985), Connecticut Governor and Congressman[10]
- James K. Scribner, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Lillian Wald (1867–1940), nurse and humanitarian activist
- Anne Wexler (1930–2009), political advisor and lobbyist[11]
Scientists
- John William Fyfe, physician who practiced eclectic medicine
- Mariangela Lisanti, theoretical physicist[12]
- Mary Loveless, immunologist who developed a bee sting immunity[13]
- John B. Watson (1878-1958), psychologist who established the school of behaviorism
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 Stamford, Connecticut
References
- Observer: "Fox & Friends Co-Host Alisyn Camerota Sells UWS Pad for a Loss" by Kim Velsey August 7, 2012
- Keppler, Nick (2012-03-29). "Crime & Punishment: Plainville man arrested for punching a dog - WCCT". Ct.com. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- Grandjean, Pat, "First People" column, item titled "Cady McClain", Connecticut Magazine, November 2006, page 17
- Fernandez, Jay A. (2009-10-29). "'Paranormal' star signs with Innovative; Micah Sloat keeping options open after boxoffice success". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- Spillane, Sean, "Meat Loaf: Not done yet and back in Connecticut for Mohegan Sun concert", article, "Go" entertainment supplement, The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut (also in The News-Times of Danbury, Connecticut Post of Bridgeport and Greenwich Time newspapers), July 8, 2010
- "JoeMcNally.com, Biography page; see also contact page showing his studio is in Westport, accessed January 11, 2007". Joemcnally.com. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- A. E. Hotchner (2010-03-24). "Web page titled "A.E. Hotchner" at "HarperCollins Web site, accessed July 29, 2007". Harpercollins.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- Moskin, Julia (August 30, 2009). "Sheila Lukins, 66, Dies; Awakened Taste Buds". The New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
- "Web page for John Davis Lodge at Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website accessed November 16, 2007". Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- Martin, Douglas (August 8, 2009). "Anne Wexler, an Influential Political Operative and Lobbyist, Is Dead at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- Bailer, Darice (December 24, 2000). "The View From / Westport; It's a Quantum Leap For High School Senior". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- Narvaez, Alfonso A. (June 12, 1991). "Mary Loveless, 92, Doctor Who Devised Bee-Sting Immunity". The New York Times. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
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