Waterbury, Connecticut

1. Roger Connor (1857)

American Baseball Player

Baseball's first renowned home run king and the long-ball predecessor to Babe Ruth.

2. Rosalind Russell (1907)

Actress

Classy actress who appeared in light, witty comedies such as Auntie Mame and the 1940 film, His Girl Friday. She won a Tony Award for her performance in Wonderful Town.

3. Hayden Carruth (1921)

American Writer

American poet, editor, and 1996 recipient of the National Book Award in poetry for Scrambled Eggs and Whiskey. His other literary works include Dark World, If You Call This Cry...

4. Bob Crane (1928)

Actor

Actor who played a role on the series Hogan's Heroes, but failed to really find any sort of substantial work upon the show's cancellation.

5. Michael Bergin (1969)

Actor Model

Known as the world's first male supermodel, he appeared in campaigns for designers like Sonia Rykiel, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent, and Calvin Klein.

6. Jimmy Piersall (1929)

American Baseball Player

2-time MLB All-Star center fielder who battled bipolar disorder during his career. 

7. Darren Bragg (1969)

American Baseball Player

Retired outfielder who played for several Major League teams over the course of his eleven-year career. He is perhaps best known for his days with the Boston Red Sox, where...

8. Robert Charles Gallo (1937)

Virologist

Medical researcher who discovered that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) led to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

9. Thom Mayne (1944)

American Architect

Helped establish the Southern California Institute of Architecture in 1971 and the Santa Monica-based architectural firm, Morphosis.

10. Dylan McDermott (1961)

American Actor

1999 Primetime Emmy Award-winner for his role as Bobby Donnell on the television series The Practice. He later starred on the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced Hostages.

11. Annie Leibovitz (1949)

Photographer

Photographer of the stars who gained fame for her pictures, which appeared in Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, and other major publications.

12. Mercedes Martinez (1980)

Professional Wrestler

Professional wrestler with several independent organizations, including World Xtreme Wrestling, Full Impact Pro and Rise Wrestling. She also became the WXW Women's champion, Phoenix of RISE Champion and World Association...

13. Darren Brass (1972)

American Artist

Tattoo artist featured on the reality TV show Miami Ink. Beyond his appearance, he co-founded a children's clothing line called Ruthless & Toothless in 2010.

14. Ryan Gomes (1982)

American Basketball Player

Versatile forward who made his NBA debut in 2005 for the Boston Celtics.

15. Elizabeth Gilbert (1969)

American Writer

Writer whose 2006 memoir, Eat, Pray, Love, was adapted into a film starring Julia Roberts. Her other award-winning works include Pilgrims (a 1997 short story collection) and Stern Men (a...

16. Scott Conant (1971)

American Chef

Known for his three-star New York restaurants Scarpetta NY and L'Impero, this world-class chef and Italian cuisine expert also operated a four-star Miami branch of Scarpetta. He appears as a...

17. Allie DiMeco (1992)

American Actor And Singer

Played Rosalina on the musical comedy show The Naked Brothers Band from 2007 to 2009.

18. Justin Credible (1973)

American Professional Wrestler

American professional wrestler who is best known for appearing in Extreme Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation. 

19. Richard Mastracchio (1960)

American Astronaut

Mission specialist on STS-106, meant to prepare the International Space Station for its first permanent crew.

20. Sheryl Lee Ralph (1956)

American Actor-singer

American actress who is well known both for originating the role of Deena in Broadway's Dreamgirls and for playing the role of mother Dee Mitchell on the popular television series...

21. Thomas Tessier (1947)

American Writer

Thomas Tessier is an American writer of horror novels and short stories. He has also written poetry and drama.

22. Damane Duckett (1981)

Player Of American And Canadian

Damane Jerrel Duckett is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was...

23. Greg Andrulis (1958)

American Soccer Player

Greg Andrulis is an American soccer coach currently the head coach at George Mason University. Andrulis grew up in Litchfield Connecticut where he graduated from Litchfield High School in 1976....

24. Robert Gallo (1937)

American Biomedical Researcher

Robert Charles Gallo is an American biomedical researcher.

25. Fay Vincent (1938)

American Film Studio Executive

s Thomas Fay Vincent Jr. is a former entertainment lawyer and sports executive who served as the eighth Commissioner of Major League Baseball from September 13 1989 to September...

26. George Harlamon (1919)

American Politician

George Peter Harlamon was an American municipal politician. A member of the Republican Party Harlamon served as the mayor of Waterbury Connecticut from June 1968 to January 1970. Harlamon is...

27. Anthony Ireland (1991)

Actor

28. Sam Caligiuri (1966)

American Politician

Sam S. F. Caligiuri is a lawyer and former Connecticut State Senator. In 2010 he ran for the Republican nomination for U. S. Senate but switched for a House seat...

29. Porter Goss (1938)

American Politician And First Di

Porter Johnston Goss is an American politician who was the first Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the last Director of Central Intelligence following the passage of the 2004...

30. Gary Franks (1953)

American Politician

Gary Alvin Franks is an American politician who was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Connecticut for six years from 1991 until 1997. He is the...

31. Brian J. Flaherty (1965)

American Politician

Brian J. Flaherty is a Republican politician from Watertown Connecticut. Flaherty served eight terms as State Representative for the 68th Assembly District from 1988 to 2005 and held the position...

32. Ron Diorio (1946)

American Baseball Player

Ronald Michael Ron Diorio is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1973 and 1974 with the Philadelphia Phillies. He batted and threw right-handed. Diorio had a 0-0...

33. Anne Hendershott (1949)

American Author And Professor

Anne B. Hendershott is an American sociologist and author. She is the author of several books including The Politics of Deviance The Politics of Abortion and most recently Status Envy:...

34. Cornelius M. Kerwin (1949)

14th President Of American Unive

Cornelius Martin Neil Kerwin is an American educator in public administration and president of American University. A 1971 undergraduate alumnus of American University Kerwin continued his education with a Master...

35. Lucy Young (1954)

First Woman To Qualify In Naval

Lucy Young is an American naval officer. In 1980 she became the first woman to qualify in Naval Air Combat Maneuvering. After that she became an ACM instructor. At that...

36. Carl Barzilauskas (1951)

American Football Player

Carl Joseph Barzilauskas was an American football defensive tackle who played six seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the Green Bay Packers. He played...

37. Tommy Mars (1951)

Actor

38. John S. Monagan (1911)

American Politician

John S. Monagan was a Connecticut politician and author. Monagan graduated from Dartmouth College in 1933 where he majored in French literature and was the editor of the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern....

39. John Caneira (1952)

American Baseball Player

John Cascaes Caneira is a retired professional baseball player who played 2 seasons for the California Angels of Major League Baseball.

40. Robert Hewitt Wolfe (1964)

American Television Producer

Robert Hewitt Wolfe is an American television producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as a writer on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and for developing and...

41. Ralph Osborn (1780)

American Politician

Ralph Osborn was the state auditor of Ohio who served as plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Osborn v. Bank of the United States.

42. Kenny Green (basketball born 1964) (1964)

American Basketball Player

Kenny Green is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round of the 1985 NBA Draft one spot ahead of future...

43. Frank Hogan (1902)

unknow

Smithwick Hogan was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Dubbed Mr. Integrity due to his perceived honesty and incorruptibility he was D. A. of New York County for...

44. Joe Cipriano (1954)

American Actor

Joe Cipriano is an American voice over actor.

45. Jim Crocicchia (1964)

American Football Player

James Francis Jim Crocicchia is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was a replacement player with the New York Giants in 1987. In 1988...

46. Tony Hanson (1955)

American Basketball Player

Tony Hanson MBE is an American former basketball player. He was drafted by the New Orleans Jazz in the third round of the 1977 NBA draft.

47. Peter Pronovost (1965)

American Physician

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48. Jeffrey J. Berger (1955)

American Politician

Jeffrey J. Berger is an American Democrat politician in the state of Connecticut representing the 73rd district in the Connecticut House of Representatives.

49. John E. Sheridan (1902)

American Politician

John Edward Sheridan was a Democratic member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. John E. Sheridan was born in Waterbury Connecticut. He graduated from the University of...

50. Isaac H. Bronson (1802)

United States Federal Judge

Isaac Hopkins Bronson was a United States federal judge and U. S. Representative from New York. Bronson was born either in Waterbury Connecticut or Rutland New York. Bronson attended the...

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