Historical figures in Connecticut
The atlas holds 5 people and 9 moments here, from 1753 to 1968. The most recorded lives are Mark Twain, Helen Keller and Katharine Hepburn. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Benjamin Franklin
in 1753
1 moment here
American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…
Helen Keller
from 1939 to 1968
2 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Katharine Hepburn
from 1957 to 1960
2 moments here
American stage, film, and television actress whose career ran from 1928 to 1995. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, educated at Bryn Mawr…
Mark Twain
from 1908 to 1910
2 moments here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Olivia de Havilland
from 1946 to 1951
2 moments here
Olivia de Havilland was a British-American-French actress whose career ranged from California community theatre and Warner Bros.…
Moments
- 1753 College planning meeting Benjamin Franklin
- 1908 Moves into Stormfield Mark Twain
- 1910 Dies at Stormfield Mark Twain
- 1939 Move to Arcan Ridge Helen Keller
- 1946 What Every Woman Knows in Westport Olivia de Havilland
- 1951 Candida opens in Westport Olivia de Havilland
- 1957 Shakespeare performances at Stratford Katharine Hepburn
- 1960 Return to Stratford as Viola and Cleopatra Katharine Hepburn
- 1968 Death at Arcan Ridge Helen Keller