The following people are associated with New Canaan, Connecticut and notable far beyond it (including those who were born in, raised in, lived in, worked in, or died in town):
Actors, directors, producers
Tony Goldwyn, actor, ScandalAlfred Branch. "‘Scandal’ Star and New Canaan Resident Tony Goldwyn Speaks Out Against Donald Trump Candidacy". Patch.com. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2022. Katherine Heigl, actress Christopher Lloyd, actor Michael McCusker, film editor Christopher Meloni, actor, Law & Order SVU Martin Mull (born 1943), actor and comedian Sarah Rafferty, actor, known for Suits Allison Williams, actor, Girls Richard Gere, actor
Musicians
Liona Boyd, classical guitarist and composer Edie Brickell, singer, wife of Paul SimonDixon, Ken, "Music Hall of Fame proposed for state ", article in Connecticut Post in Bridgeport, Connecticut, April 26, 2007 ("Paul Simon and Edie Brickell, his wife, of New Canaan") Harry Connick Jr., singer Merrill Garbus, founder of indie-pop band Tune-Yards Stephen Jenks (1772–1856), composer, teacher, and tunebook compiler Paul Simon, singer-songwriter, husband of Edie BrickellLorentzen, Amy, "Simon campaigns in Iowa for Dodd", Associated Press news article as printed in The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, with the words "Simon, who lives in New Canaan" added by editors at The Advocate (the words are not found in other versions of the article printed elsewhere), July 7, 2007
Athletes and those in the sports industry
Zach Allen, current defensive end for the Denver Broncos Curt Casali (born 1988), current baseball catcher for the San Francisco Giants Dave Eichelberger, Jr. (born 1943), professional golfer Terry Hanratty, NFL quarterback 1969–1976 for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pierre McGuire (born 1961), ice hockey analyst, former NHL coach and scout George H. Morris (born 1938), equestrian Lucas Niang, former offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs Elmer Oliphant (1892–1975), football player Max Pacioretty (born 1988), NHL player for the Toronto Maple Leafs Doug Perlman, sports media executive Bill Toomey, 1968 Olympic decathlon champion Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo, sports talk-show personality on WFAN radio Fay Vincent, eighth commissioner of Major League Baseball 1989–1992Vigdor, Neil, "He fired 'The Boss': Fay Vincent: The man who exiled Steinbrenner shares memories of Yankees owner", news article, pp 1, A4, July 14, 2010, The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut ("[...] Vincent said from his summer home in New Canaan.")
Journalists
Tyler Kendall, Washington Correspondent, Bloomberg Television Glenn Beck, television and radio commentatorMorganteen, Jeff, "Beck: Cops are the real heroes", news article, June 26, 2010, The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut ("The New Canaan resident attends the same church as a Stamford police sergeant [...]") Ann Coulter, commentator Ann Curry, former co-host of NBC's Today Buzz Kanter, motorcycle magazine publisher (American Iron Magazine, Garage Build) Armen Keteyian (born 1953), television reporter Mike Wallace, 60 Minutes correspondent Brian Williams, former anchor of NBC Nightly News and former host of The 11th Hour with Brian Williams Sid Yudain, founder of Roll Call
Authors, writers (not including journalists)
Bliss Carman, Canadian poet A. J. Cronin, Scottish novelist Peter D'Adamo, naturopathic physician and author Jack Douglas, writer Phoebe Dunn, author and photographer of children's books Edward Eager, children's author and playwright Gerald Green (1922–2006), author Fran Lebowitz, writer and humorist Mason, Christopher, "Behind the Glass Wall", June 7, 2007, The New York Times, retrieved August 8, 2010 Douglas Marland, soap opera writer Rick Moody, author of The Ice Storm Maxwell Perkins (1884–1947), editor of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Thomas Wolfe Armstrong Sperry, Newbery Medal-winning author of Call It Courage Peter von Ziegesar, writer and memoirist
Artists, architects, designers
Solon Borglum, sculptor Roland Crandall, early animator Philip C. Johnson (1906–2005), architect who built and lived in the Ponus Ridge Glass House John Black Lee, architect Eliot Noyes, architect and industrial designer for IBM Glenora Richards, miniature painter and postage stamp designer Rudolph von Ripper, war artist and Office of Strategic Services agent Arthur Szyk, anti-Nazi cartoonist and book illustrator; artist
Government
Chris Dodd, U.S. senator for Connecticut Justin Elicker, mayor of New Haven, Connecticut Stuart Symington, U.S. senator for Missouri and Secretary of the Air Force Walter Childs Wood (1864–1953), state legislator and retired surgeon
Business
Rich Barton, CEO of Zillow Group and founder of Expedia Dave Checketts, former CEO of Madison Square Garden Gary Crittenden, CFO of Citigroup Jeff Immelt, CEO of General Electric Nigel MacEwan, former CEO of Kleinwort Benson North America; former president of Merrill Lynch Erika Nardini, CEO of Barstool Sports David Neeleman, CEO of JetBlue Airways Daniel Rotman, Founder and CEO of PrettyLitterhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/suziedundas/2019/05/24/created-on-a-television-show-prettylitter-uses-color-changing-litter-to-monitor-feline-health Rich Riley, CEO of Shazam Stephen S. Roach, economist and senior fellow at Yale University Monroe Trout (born 1962), formerly American, hedge fund manager
Other
Emily Barringer (1876–1961), physician; first female ambulance surgeon H. Keith H. Brodie, former Duke University president Anthony Comstock Christian activist and reactionary, namesake of Comstock laws Marion Dickerman, with her lover Nancy Cook, suffragists Kathy Giusti, founder of the Multiple Myeloma Foundation"Lance Armstrong to be honored at MMRF gala", no-byline article in The New Canaan Advertiser, August 1, 2007: "Kathy Giusti, founder and chief executive officer of the MMRF, and a New Canaan resident" Henry Hanford (1784–1866), first Euro-American settler of Lewistown, Ohio
See also List of people from Connecticut List of people from Bridgeport, Connecticut List of people from Brookfield, Connecticut List of people from Darien, Connecticut List of people from Greenwich, Connecticut List of people from Hartford, Connecticut List of people from New Haven, Connecticut List of people from Norwalk, Connecticut List of people from Redding, Connecticut List of people from Ridgefield, Connecticut List of people from Stamford, Connecticut List of people from Westport, Connecticut
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