1. Rajai Davis (1980)

American Baseball Player

MLB outfielder best known for his time with teams like the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays. He tied a single-game Blue Jays record when he stole four...

2. Annie Proulx (1935)

American Novelist

An American author and journalist, she received the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for her 1993 novel, The Shipping News. She also wrote the short story, Brokeback Mountain,...

3. Benedict Arnold (1741)

Continental And British Army Gen

America's most famous traitor during the Revolutionary War. After beginning his military career with the American Continental Army, he joined forces with the opposing British Army.

4. Wally Lamb (1950)

Novelist

An American novelist, he is best known for She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True. He was a professor of creative writing at the University of Connecticut....

5. Sky Gilbert (1952)

Playwright

Playwright, actor, author and drag performer who has won acclaim for his plays dealing with issues of gender and sexuality, including 1981's Cavafy and 2007's Will The Real J.T. LeRoy...

6. Bill Dawley (1958)

American Baseball Player

Chester Dawley is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1989 for the Houston Astros Chicago White...

7. Increase Moseley (1712)

American Politician

Increase Moseley was a Connecticut and Vermont government official who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives.

8. Robert J. Papp, Jr. (1953)

Commandant Of The United States

Robert J. Papp. Jr. is a United States Coast Guard admiral and the 24th and current Commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard. He leads the largest component of...

9. Donald Gallinger (1953)

American Writer

Donald Nelson Gallinger is an American writer. He is the author of several novels. His most recent work The Master Planets which received strong reviews in Booklist Jewish Book World...

10. Christopher Coutu (1976)

Member Of The Connecticut House

Christopher D. Coutu is an Army National Guard Officer. Since 2006 he served as the only elected Republican state or federal legislative official in southeastern Connecticut representing the state's 47th...

11. Calvin Coffey (1951)

Olympic Medalist In Rowing

Calvin Thomas Coffey is an American rower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Norwich Connecticut. In 1976 he and his partner Mike Staines won the...

12. William Woodbridge (1780)

American Politician

bridge was a U. S. statesman in the states of Ohio and Michigan and in the Michigan Territory prior to statehood. He served as the second Governor of Michigan and...

13. Henry T. Backus (1809)

American Politician

Henry Titus Backus was a politician from the U. S. state of Michigan and judge from the Arizona Territory.

14. Lebbeus Egerton (1773)

American Politician

Lebbeus Egerton was a Vermont militia officer and farmer who served as Lieutenant Governor from 1831 to 1835.

15. Erastus Corning (1794)

American Politician And Business

Erastus Corning I was an American businessman and politician

16. James Lanman (1767)

American Politician

James Lanman was an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who served in the United States Senate.

17. Ebenezer Huntington (1754)

American Politician

Ebenezer Huntington was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and afterwards United States Representative from Connecticut.

18. Mike Robertson (baseball) (1970)

American Baseball Player

Michael Francis Robertson is a former Major League Baseball first baseman/outfielder. He is an alumnus of the University of Southern California. Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd...

19. Matt Shaughnessy (1986)

Player Of American Football

Matt Shaughnessy is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2009...

20. Scott Chiasson (1977)

American Baseball Player

Scott Christopher Chiasson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He had brief major league stints with the Chicago Cubs in 2001 and 2002. In 2007 he pitched for the...

21. Fred Lincoln (1878)

American Baseball Umpire

Herbert Fred Lincoln was a professional baseball umpire. Lincoln umpired 31 National League games in 1914 14 of them as the home plate umpire.