List of people from Darien, Connecticut

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This list of people from Darien, Connecticut, includes current and past residents as well as others associated with Darien, Connecticut. The list is categorized by area in which each person is best known, in alphabetical order within each category:

Actors, musicians, and others in entertainment

Kate Bosworth, actress, starred as Lois Lane in film Superman Returns and as Sandra Dee in biopic Beyond the Sea^[1]
Eddie Bracken, film, Broadway, television and radio star with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Alexandra Breckenridge, actress^{[citation needed]}
Rose Marie Brown, actress and Miss Virginia (1939)^[2]
Garrett Brown, film and TV actor, appeared in Uncle Buck, The O.C., Cold Case, CSI, The Practice and The Shield
Eliza Clark, child actress in films and soap operas, grew up in town (sister of Spencer Treat Clark)
Spencer Treat Clark (born 1987), child actor in films such as Gladiator and Mystic River, grew up in town (brother of Eliza Clark)
Clint Conley, musician in the band Mission of Burma^[3]
Kathleen Delaney, voice actress, best known for voicing Rouge the Bat in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise from 2003-2009.
Tom Gammill, Emmy-winning television producer and writer of The Simpsons, Monk, Seinfeld, Futurama, It's Garry Shandling's Show, Late Night with David Letterman, Saturday Night Live
Topher Grace, actor, star of TV series That '70s Show and films such as Interstellar and Spider-Man 3^[4]
Frank La Forge, pianist and composer^[5]
Frank Latimore, actor, star of 1940s films such as 13 Rue Madeleine and Shock
Garett Maggart, actor^{[citation needed]}
Alex Michel, cast member on The Bachelor^[6]
Moby, musician, grew up partly in Darien^[7]
Gerry Mulligan, Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and film music composer; died in Darien^[8]
Christopher Plummer, Oscar-winning actor, former resident^[9]
Chris Risola, American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the original lead guitarist for the glam metal band Steelheart
Chloë Sevigny, Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe award-winning actress^[10]
Steve-O, comedian; lived in Darien during his early years
Mark Tinker, multiple Emmy-winning television producer/director, St. Elsewhere, The White Shadow, NYPD Blue, Deadwood, John From Cincinnati
Gus Van Sant, director of films such as Good Will Hunting and Milk, attended Darien High School^[11]
Steve Wilkos, host of television's Steve Wilkos Show, resident
Paul Yates, artist, film director, born and raised in Darien^[12]
Matthew Porretta, television, film, and voice actor known his role as the voice of the titular character of Alan Wake, and Alan Wake 2. ^[13]
Arca, Electronic music producer, moved to Darien when she was 3.

Authors, writers, journalists, photojournalists

Margaret Bourke-White, late photojournalist, lived in town first with author Erskine Caldwell, then in the same home on Point O'Woods South after their divorce^[14]
Erskine Caldwell, late author, lived in town with Margaret Bourke-White, left her the house when they divorced^[15]
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, late author, wife of Charles Lindbergh^[16]
Rob Morrison, former anchor of CBS 2 News This Morning and CBS 2 News At Noon, resident
Robert Newton Peck, author (now lives in Florida)
Scott Pelley, 60 Minutes correspondent and anchor of the CBS Evening News, resident
Joanna Scott, novelist, grew up in town^[17]
Louise Hall Tharp, biographer

Government, military

Ethan Allen Brown (1776–1852), Ohio governor, U.S. Senator, diplomat, was born on the Fourth of July in town^[18]
Leslie Groves, military head of the Manhattan Project, afterward lived in town^[19]
Stephen Mather, founder and first director of the National Park Service^[20]
Martha Peterson, former operations officer of the United States Central Intelligence Agency
Christopher Shays, Republican congressman representing Connecticut's Fourth District, born in Darien and a 1964 graduate of Darien High School (now lives in the DC area)^[21]
Ralph E. Van Norstrand (1961), minority leader of the Connecticut General Assembly, 1979—1985; Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives, 1985—1987^[22]

Business

Glenn Britt (1949–2014), former CEO of Time Warner^[23]^[24]
Andrew Carnegie, steel magnate and philanthropist, vacationed for several summers at what became the Convent of the Sacred Heart on Long Neck^[25]
Richard Chilton, billionaire, founder, chairman, and CEO of Chilton Investment Company
Andreas Halvorsen, billionaire, CEO and co-founder of Viking Global Investors
James B. Lee, Jr. (1952–2015), investment banker, former Vice Chairman of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Harold McGraw III, chairman, president and CEO of McGraw-Hill book publishing company, chairman (as of 2006) of the Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs of "leading" U.S. companies^[26]
Walter E. Sachs (1884–1980), partner at Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Peter Schiff, founder of Euro Pacific capital, former economic advisor to Texas Congressman Ron Paul's 2008 bid for the presidency
Dennis Weatherstone, banker with J.P. Morgan & Co., moved to the area in 1971.

Sports

Brian Cashman, New York Yankees General Manager^[27]
James Ignatowich (born 2000), professional pickleball player
Hugh Jessiman (born 1984), professional hockey player^[28]
Spencer Knight (born 2001), ice hockey goaltender^[29]
Eddie Lopat (1918–1992), Major League Baseball pitcher, lived elsewhere, died at the home of his son in town^[30]
Scott Morrow (b.2002), professional hockey player
Michael Schwartz, Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame
Ryan Shannon, NHL player for Ottawa Senators, traded from Anaheim Ducks after they won the Stanley Cup in 2007^[31]
Emmet Sheehan (born 1999), MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers^[32]

Artists

Vincent Colyer (1825–1888), artist and humanitarian, lived on Contentment Island^[33]
Gus Edson (1901–1966), cartoonist who drew The Gumps and Dondi
Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011), prominent second-generation abstract expressionist^[34]
Lurelle Guild (1898–1985), industrial designer
Walt Kelly (1913–1973), cartoonist who drew Pogo^[35]
John Frederick Kensett (1816–1872), luminist, second generation Hudson River School; lived on Contentment Island
Ruth Ray (1919–1977), artist who painted in a magical realist style

Others

Alex Kelly, convicted rapist who fled country to escape charges^[36]
Charles Lindbergh, iconic aviator, husband of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, lived on Tokeneke Trail^[16]

Notes

[1]
Herman, Peter"Kate Bosworth's Career Takes Off Like a Speeding Bullet", article in Darien News-Review, Darien, Connecticut, August 16, 2006 ("Kate Bosworth [...] the Darien native")
[2]
Ward, Matthew (January 26, 2015). "Former Miss Virginia from Suffolk dies". Suffolk News-Herald. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
[3]
Danton, Eric R., "Courant Rock Critic", "It's strictly mission accomplished", article (review?) in The Hartford Courant, September 22, 2007 ("bassist (and Darien native) Clint Conley")
[4]
Catlin, Roger, "Courant TV Critic", "Will answwers be found in 'Lost' finale? Grace's '70s' Goodbye", article in The Hartford Courant, May 18, 2005 ("Topher Grace [...] Grace, a Darien resident")
[5]
"Mediterranean Mansion". Wall Street Journal. July 9, 1999.
[6]
Campbell, Stacey M., "Bachelor' Comes to National Television", article in The Darien News-Review, April 4, 2002, ("Darien resident, Alex Michel, the star player in the new reality TV series") accessed via NewsBank Web site (www.newsbank.com), November 16, 2007
[7]
Best, Kenneth, "A music hall of fame is not a popularity contest", article in Connecticut Post in Bridgeport, Connecticut, May 11, 2007 ("Moby, the pop singer and electronic musician, who grew up in Darien")
[8]
Best, Kenneth, "A music hall of fame is not a popularity contest", article in Connecticut Post in Bridgeport, Connecticut, May 11, 2007 ("The late Gerry Mulligan of Darien, composer and arranger, was the "cool" baritone saxophonist with Miles Davis during the time when the Davis group became one of the most influential jazz groups in the world.")
[9]
Klein, Alvin, "Council for arts getting new home", article in The New York Times, November 11, 1984 ("The actor Christopher Plummer, a former Darien resident who now lives in Weston"), accessed September 24, 2007
[10]
Sischy, Ingrid (August 1995). "Destiny calls Chloe - teenage actress Chloe Sevigny". Interview. 25 (8). Archived from the original on September 26, 2008 – via FindArticles. Q. "You lived in Darien, Connecticut, right? How did you feel about high school?" A. "Aryan Darien. [laughs]"
[11]
Diamond, Jamie, "Gus Van Sant turns toward mainstream", New York Times News Service article, as published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 28, 1997, ("The family moved five times before Van Sant reached the age of 10, eventually settling in a large home in Darien, Conn. [...] the family moved to Portland. [...] Van Sant, who was 17 at the time."), accessed November 16, 2007
[12]
"Awol | moby.com". Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
[13]
url=https://darienite.com/darien-actor-sues-alleged-assailant-bar-owner-injuries-chez-ernies-20852 | "A Darien man..."
[14]
Shea, Tom, "Happy Presidents Day, Rutherford B. Hayes", The Sunday Republican, Springfield, Massachusetts, February 19, 2006 ("On the white walls of his home hang photographs of Margaret Bourke-White, the famous Life magazine photographer. She was a neighbor of John's when he was growing up in Darien, Conn."), accessed via NewsBank Web site (www.newsbank.com) on November 19, 2007
[15]
Arnold, Edwin T., "Conversations With Erskine Caldwell", Press of Mississippi, 1988, pp 15-22; reprint of article titled "Who's Who: Erskine Caldwell" in Darien Review of Darien, Connecticut, September 5, 1940, pp 1-2 ("Erskine Caldwell of Point O'Woods, Darien"); accessed via GoogleBooks Web site, November 16, 2007
[16]
Brune, Adrian, "Exhibit brings Anne Lindbergh out of her husband's shadow", article in The Hartford Courant, July 11, 2006 ("The Lindberghs [...] lived in Connecticut for many years at a secluded property in Darien."), accessed via NewsBank Web site (www.newsbank.com) on November 16, 2007
[17]
"Post 53 Alumni Search yields impressive findings", article in The Darien Times, July 8, 2004, accessed via NewsBank Web site (www.newsbank.com), July 8, 2004
[18]
Web page titled "BROWN, Ethan Allen, (1776 - 1852)" at "Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress" Web site, accessed November 16, 2007
[19]
Colgate, Bernice, editor, "Our Interesting Neighbors," articles reprinted in book form (no year of publication or publisher given) from The Darien Review (1954-1957), "General Leslie R. Groves," from March 31, 1955
[20]
"Home". matherhomestead.org.
[21]
Christopher Shays Web page at "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress" Web site of the U.S. Congress, accessed November 16, 2007
[22]
Wolfgang Saxon (January 3, 1995). "Ralph E. Van Norstrand, 57, Ex-House Speaker in Hartford". The New York Times. p. C41.
[23]
"Glenn Britt timeline" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 13, 2016.
[24]
Henry, David; Sherman, Alex (June 11, 2014). "Glenn Britt, Who Raised Time Warner Cable Shares, Dies at 65". Bloomberg. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
[25]
Case, Henry J. and Cooper, Simon W. Town of Darien: Founded 1641, Incorporated 1820, Darien Community Association, 1935
[26]
"McGraw named chair of Business Roundtable", no byline, The Darien Times, August 17, 2006
[27]
Slocum, Bill, "Loading the Bases" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, article in New Canaan/Darien & Rowayton Magazine, July 2006 ("Yankees’ General Manager, Brian Cashman of Darien"), accessed September 24, 2007
[28]
Buono, Steve, "Huge Specimen" is Rangers' giant asset", article, The Darien Times, June 26, 2003, accessed via NewsBank Web site (www.newsbank.com), accessed November 15, 2007
[29]
"Spencer Knight Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
[30]
"Ex-Yankee, Sox Hurler Lopat Dies", no byline, obituary in Chicago Tribune, June 16, 1992 ("Eddie Lopat, one of the three pitching mainstays for the New York Yankees during their reign of five straight World Series championships from 1949 to 1953, died in his sleep early Monday at the home of his son, John, in Darien, Conn."), accessed via NewsBank Web site (www.newsbank.com) on November 16, 2007
[31]
"A town of Champions" (Last Wednesday night, rookie Ryan Shannon of Darien and the Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup"), picture caption in The Darien Times, June 14, 2007
[32]
Borges, David (June 10, 2023). "'Been awesome': Emmet Sheehan, Ben Casparius form Connecticut connection with Dodgers' farm club". CT Insider. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
[33]
Klein, Lauren, "Couple transforms old barn into new home", article in The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, January 16, 2007 ("Colyer, a Darien resident, was a successful artist, a prominent figure in the Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses Grant administrations and instrumental in bringing a railroad station to Rowayton."), accessed via NewsBank Web site, November 16, 2007
[34]
Web page titled "Helen Frankenthaler" Archived 2010-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, at the "Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame" website, retrieved January 30, 2010
[35]
"Walt Kelly". Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
[36]
CNN.com: "Alex Kelly found guilty of rape"

List of people from Darien, Connecticut

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