List of people from Norwalk, Connecticut
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Norwalk, Connecticut, has had plenty of notable people, residents and others, past and present:
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[edit] Authors, writers
- Faith Baldwin (1893-1978), popular novelist who published more than 60 books and later worked with the Famous Writers School, lived in the Silvermine neighborhood and died in Norwalk.
- A. Scott Berg (b. 1949) an award-winning biographer of Katharine Hepburn, Maxwell Perkins, Samuel Goldwyn, Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, was born in Norwalk.
- Philip Caputo, author whose best-known work is A Rumor of War (1977)
- Johnny Gruelle, artist and author, creator of Raggedy Ann, lived in town and later moved to Wilton.
- Alyse Gregory (1884-1967), suffragist, journalist, novelist and friend to such eminent writers as Theodore Dreiser, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Marianne Moore, was born in Norwalk.
- Andy Rooney, commentator on "60 Minutes" television newsmagazine on CBS
- Stephen W. Sears (b. 1932), a Civil War historian whose works include Landscape turned Red: The Battle of Antietam, lives in Norwalk.
- Sloan Wilson, author of The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit was born in the city.
[edit] Actors, musicians, entertainers
- Jesse Bradford (b. 1979), a film actor, was born in Norwalk.
- Ruth Chatterton, actress, writer and aviatrix, died in the city in 1961.
- Frances Dee (1909-2004), an actress, died in the city.
- Eileen Heckart, an Academy Award-winning actress, died (2001) in her home in the city.
- Artie Shaw, Big Band composer, made famous Frenesi and Begin the Beguine, lived in Norwalk in 1950's[1]
- Horace Silver, jazz pianist and composer, was born (1928) in the city.
- Joan Wasser (b. 1970), violinist and singer/songwriter in the indie rock world, was raised in the city.
- Bruce Weitz (b. 1943), actor best known for playing Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker on the 1980s television program Hill Street Blues, was born in Norwalk.
- Treat Williams, actor, Rowayton resident.
[edit] Sports
- Erik Bedard (b. 1979) left-handed starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, went to Norwalk Community College.
- Randy LaJoie, NASCAR driver
- Bob Miller (1929-2006), an NFL football player with the Detroit Lions (1952-1958) was born in the city.
- Calvin Murphy, former NBA basketball player, lived in town.
- Mo Vaughn, baseball player
- Luke Vercollone, a professional soccer player with the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division (b. 1982), grew up in Norwalk.
- Leif Shiras, former tennis player and now a tennis journalist
[edit] Government and politics
- William Benton, U.S. Senator and later publisher of the Encyclopedia Britannica, lived in the city.
- Darius N. Couch (1822–1897) a naturalist and Union general in the Civil War, died in Norwalk.
- Thomas Fitch (1696-1774), colonial governor of Connecticut.
- Brien McMahon, (1903-1952), United States Senator (D-CT), authored the Atomic Energy Act of 1946. McMahon was born, raised, and is buried in Norwalk.
- Isaac Sears (1729 or 1730-1786), a merchant, sailor, and political figure nicknamed "King Sears" for his influential role in organizing and leading Patriot mobs before and during the American Revolution, was raised in Norwalk (though his being born in the city or Massachusetts is disputed).
- Peter Willcox (b. 1953), a Greenpeace activist who was captain of The Rainbow Warrior when it was bombed by French agents, was raised in the city.
[edit] Other
- Daniel T. Barry, a retired NASA astronaut who spent 30 days in space, was born (1953) in Norwalk.
- Sarah Kemble Knight (1666-1727), a preacher, school mistress and traveler who, in 1704, traveled alone on horseback from Boston to New York. She later settled in Norwalk.
- John D. Magrath, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient
- Alexander Rummler (1867-1959), American painter, lived in the city for 35 years painting many scenes of Norwalk life.
- Daniel J. Shea, a recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War
- Charles Robert Sherman (1788–1829), a lawyer, Ohio public servant, and the father of William Tecumseh Sherman was born in Norwalk.
[edit] See also
- List of people from Bridgeport, Connecticut
- List of people from Darien, Connecticut
- List of people from Greenwich, Connecticut
- List of people from Ridgefield, Connecticut
- List of people from Redding, Connecticut
- List of people from Stamford, Connecticut
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ [1]Grudens, Richard, Jukebox Saturday Night: More Memories of the Big Band Era and Beyond, (1999) Pine Hill Press, Freeman, S.D., ISBN 1-57579-142-0, page 29, accessed through Google Books (free registration required) on August 4, 2006
