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[]

Michael Douglas

Paul Newman

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
Brian Keane (b. 1953), Emmy-winning composer
Kerri Kenney-Silver (b. 1970), actress, singer, writer and daughter of Larry Kenney
Michael Kulich (1986–2016), 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[]

Neil Sedaka

Nickolas Ashford, singer
Michael Bolton, singer
Matt Gallant (b. 1964), 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
Brian Keane, award-winning composer, producer, and guitarist
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 (1907–2007), lyricist
Chelsea Cutler, singer

Artists, illustrators, cartoonists, designers[]

Annie Leibovitz

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]
T. O'Conor Sloane Jr. (1879–1963), photographer
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

John DiBartolomeo (b. 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), football player
Julia Marino (b. 1997), snowboarder
Kyle Martino (b. 1981), soccer player
Jim McKay (1921–2008), Emmy award-winning sports commentator
Charlie Reiter (b. 1988), soccer player
Julius Seligson (1909–1987), tennis player^[7]
Kyle Zajec (b. 1997), soccer player

Authors, writers, journalists[]

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Lynsey Addario (b. 1973), journalist, freelance photographer
Lincoln Child (b. 1957), author of techno-thriller and horror novels
Frank Deford (1938-2017), 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 co-founder with Paul Newman of Newman's Own brands^[8]
Shirley Jackson (1916–1965), novelist
Mar Jennings (b. 1975), author
Gordon Joseloff (1945–2020), 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
T. O'Conor Sloane III (1912–2003), Doubleday editor
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]
Frederick M. Salmon (1870–1936), Connecticut State Comptroller
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

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.
^ "Julius Seligson". The New York Times. 14 October 1987.
^ 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.

External links[]

Media related to People from Westport, Connecticut at Wikimedia Commons

[Observer-1] Observer: "Fox & Friends Co-Host Alisyn Camerota Sells UWS Pad for a Loss" by Kim Velsey August 7, 2012

[2] Keppler, Nick (2012-03-29). "Crime & Punishment: Plainville man arrested for punching a dog - WCCT". Ct.com. Retrieved 2013-09-28.

[3] Grandjean, Pat, "First People" column, item titled "Cady McClain", Connecticut Magazine, November 2006, page 17

[hr-4] 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.

[sagoml-5] 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

[6] "JoeMcNally.com, Biography page; see also contact page showing his studio is in Westport, accessed January 11, 2007". Joemcnally.com. Retrieved 2013-09-28.

[7] "Julius Seligson". The New York Times. 14 October 1987.

[8] 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.

[9] Moskin, Julia (August 30, 2009). "Sheila Lukins, 66, Dies; Awakened Taste Buds". The New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2009.

[10] "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.

[11] 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.

[12] 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.

[13] 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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