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This list of people from Brookfield, Connecticut includes current and past residents as well as others associated with
Brookfield, Connecticut Brookfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, situated within the southern foothills of the Berkshire Mountains. The population was 17,528 at the 2020 census. The town is located northeast of New York City, making it part ...
. The list is categorized by the area in which each person is best known, in alphabetical order within each category:


Actors, musicians, and others in entertainment

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Carlyle Blackwell Carlyle Blackwell (January 20, 1884 – June 17, 1955) was an American silent film actor, director and producer. Early years Blackwell was born in Troy, Pennsylvania. He studied at Cornell University before J. Stewart Blackton discovered him an ...
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silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
actor, director and producer * Frederick Bristol,
voice teacher A voice teacher or singing teacher is a musical instructor who assists adults and children in the development of their abilities in singing. Typical work A voice teacher works with a student singer to improve the various skills involved in singi ...
and singer *
Julia DeMato Julia Megan DeMato (born March 7, 1979) is an American professional cosmetologist and singer who made it to tenth place on the second season on the television show ''American Idol''. Early life DeMato is the youngest of one sister and five br ...
, contestant on ''American Idol'' * Will Denton, actor on the
NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...
series ''Kidnapped'' *
Frank Enea Frank Enea is an American musician and songwriter known as the composer, backup vocalist, and guitarist of the band B.E.R. from the ''Teen Titans Go!'' animated series. He is known for writing The Night Begins to Shine which peaked at #23 on the ...
, musician and composer * C. B. Hawley, bass,
voice teacher A voice teacher or singing teacher is a musical instructor who assists adults and children in the development of their abilities in singing. Typical work A voice teacher works with a student singer to improve the various skills involved in singi ...
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organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...
and composer *
Brian Slawson Brian Slawson (born 1956) is an American percussionist, arranger and composer. He is best known for his Grammy-nominated recording, Bach On Woo ...
, Grammy-nominated composer *
Ronnie Spector Veronica Yvette Greenfield (; August 10, 1943 – January 12, 2022) was an American singer who co-founded and fronted the girl group The Ronettes. She is sometimes referred to as the original "bad girl of rock and roll". Ronnie formed the ...
, rock and roll singer *
Kari Wuhrer Kari Samantha Wuhrer (born April 28, 1967) is an American actress, model, and singer. Wuhrer began her career as a teenager, and is best known for her time as a cast member on MTV's ''Remote Control'', as well as her roles as Maggie Beckett in t ...
(born 1967), actress and singer of Cherokee and German descent


Authors, writers, journalists, photojournalists

* Virgil Geddes, playwright, political activist, and founder of the Brookfield Players * Joseph Hayes, novelist and playwright, author of '' The Desperate Hours''


Government, military

* Martin Foncello, representative for Connecticut's 107th General Assembly District *
Stephen Harding Stephen Harding (french: Étienne Harding) ( 106028 March 1134) was an English-born monk and abbot, who was one of the founders of the Cistercian Order. He is honoured as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Life There is little archival ev ...
, attorney and senator for Connecticut's 5th State Senate district * Samuel E. Merwin, 44th Governor of Connecticut (1889–1893) *
Lou Rell Louis Robert Rell (November 19, 1940 – March 22, 2014) was an American aviator, commercial airline pilot, and veteran of the United States Navy. The late husband of the 87th Governor of Connecticut, Jodi Rell, he served as the First Gentleman o ...
, First Gentleman of Connecticut (married to M. Jodi Rell); aviator *
M. Jodi Rell Mary Carolyn "Jodi" Rell (née Reavis; born June 16, 1946) is an American former Republican politician and the 87th governor of Connecticut from 2004 until 2011. Rell also served as the state's 105th lieutenant governor of Connecticut. Rell was C ...
, 87th Governor of Connecticut (in office 2004–2011, resident 1969–2016)


Business

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Anna Mangin Anna M. Mangin (October 1844 - March 1, 1931) was an American inventor, educator, caterer and women's rights campaigner. She invented a kitchen tool she called a pastry fork in 1891. This was different from the eating utensil also known as a pastr ...
, inventor and women's rights campaigner *
Shelly Palmer Shelton Leigh "Shelly" Palmer advertising, marketing and technology consultant, and business adviser. He is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and CEO of The P ...
, advertising, marketing and technology consultant, and business adviser *
Michael Walrath Michael Walrath (born April 17, 1975) is a serial investor, advisor and founder of startup and expansion stage companies. He has expertise in auction marketplaces, consumer Internet and digital media, fundraising, corporate management, and merger ...
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venture capital Venture capital (often abbreviated as VC) is a form of private equity financing that is provided by venture capital firms or funds to startups, early-stage, and emerging companies that have been deemed to have high growth potential or which ha ...
ist, founder and
CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
of
Right Media Right Media, Inc. is an online advertising company that operates the Right Media Exchange (RMX), a marketplace that enables advertisers, publishers, and ad networks to trade digital media. Technology providers develop services for the Exchange v ...
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Scott Werndorfer Scott Werndorfer (born August 1, 1980) is the co-founder and head developer of Cerulean Studios, a company responsible for creating Trillian, a popular instant messaging client. Werndorfer is a native of Brookfield, Connecticut. He was a network ...
, co-founder and developer of Cerulean Studios


Sports

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Scott Lutrus Scott Lutrus (born April 23, 1988) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for the University of Connecticut. After college, he was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2011. After time on ...
, football player in the NFL *
Gene Sarazen Gene Sarazen (; born Eugenio Saraceni, February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999) was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of seven major championships. He is one of five players (along ...
, golfer; won the United States Open, British Open, PGA Championship, and the Masters; built Sunset Hill Golf Course in Brookfield


Artists

* Lester Beall, modern graphic design pioneer *
Bob Camp Robert Frank Camp (born February 7, 1956) is an American animator, writer, cartoonist, comic book artist, storyboard artist, director, and producer. Camp has been nominated for two Emmys, a CableACE Award, and an Annie Award for his work on '' ...
, cartoonist, comic book artist, director, and producer * Elizabeth Peyton, painter who rose to popularity in the mid-1990s *
Bill Westenhofer Bill Westenhofer is an American visual effects supervisor. He worked for Rhythm and Hues Studios until its closure in 2013. Early life and education His hometown is Brookfield, Connecticut, where he graduated from Brookfield High School in 1986. ...
, visual effects artist and winner of two
Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
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Others

* Joseph Collins, neurologist and co-founder of the
Neurological Institute of New York The Neurological Institute of New York, is an American hospital research center located at 710 West 168th Street at the corner of Fort Washington Avenue in the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Medical Center in the Washington ...


See also

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List of people from Connecticut The following is a list of notable people who were born, raised, or a resident of the U.S. state of Connecticut, with place of birth or residence when known. Actors, producers, and directors * Christopher Abbott ( Greenwich) * Bru ...
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List of people from Bridgeport, Connecticut This is a list of notable people associated with Bridgeport, Connecticut who achieved great public distinction, listed in the category for which they are best known. Athletes Baseball players These baseball players were born in or lived in the c ...
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List of people from Darien, Connecticut 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 ...
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List of people from Greenwich, Connecticut This is a list of people who have lived in or been associated with Greenwich, Connecticut now or in the past and are well known beyond the town. They are listed based on the area in which person is best known (in alphabetical order within each ...
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List of people from Hartford, Connecticut The following list of people from Hartford, Connecticut, includes people who were born in, lived in or are otherwise closely connected with the city: Actors *Robert Ames (actor), Robert Ames (1889–1931), stage and screen actor *Ben Cooper, b ...
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List of people from New Canaan, Connecticut 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, ''Scandal'' * Ka ...
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List of people from New Haven, Connecticut This is a ''list of notable natives and long-term residents of New Haven, Connecticut'', in alphabetical order. Academics and educators * Michael L.J. Apuzzo, academic neurosurgeon, surgical pioneer, editor, and educator * Walter Darby Bann ...
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List of people from Norwalk, Connecticut Norwalk, Connecticut, has been home to numerous notable people, residents and others, past and present. See also: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowayton,_Connecticut?searchToken=44laps21mgis803113xu8hv3x#Notable_people Authors, writers * ...
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List of people from Redding, Connecticut People associated with Redding, Connecticut, listed in the area they are best known: Actors, musicians and entertainers * Paul Avgerinos (born 1957), musician and electronic music composer * Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), composer and conduc ...
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List of people from Ridgefield, Connecticut This is a list of notable people, past and present who have lived in Ridgefield, Connecticut or are closely associated with the town, listed by area in which they are best known: Authors, writers, playwrights, screenwriters * Silvio A. Bedin ...
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List of people from Stamford, Connecticut This is a list of notable people in the past and present associated with Stamford, Connecticut. Art * Gutzon Borglum (1867–1941), sculptor of Mount Rushmore, lived in North Stamford 1910–1920 * Paul Calle (1928–2010), artist who created ...
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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, Westport, Connecticut, United States. Individuals are listed by the area in which they are best known. ...


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