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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 category):

Actors, directors, producers

Mel Gibson, actor, director, producer, and former Greenwich estate owner

Musicians, models, other entertainers

Roger Glover, musician
Regis Philbin, TV host and local resident

Sports

Jim Brown at the 1st FIFA World Cup in 1930
George Brown, ASL All-Star

Authors, writers

Truman Capote in 1959
  • Taylor Caldwell (1900–1985), novelist, died in town
  • Truman Capote (1924–1984), writer, moved to town with his family in 1939, attended Greenwich High School
  • Caroline B. Cooney (born 1947), horror and mystery author, was born and raised in town
  • A. J. Cronin (1896–1981), Scottish author, resided in town
  • Frederick Exley (1929–1992), author, lived in town during the 1960s
  • Howard Fast (1914–2003), author, lived in town and had an editorial column in The Greenwich Time
  • Jonathan Fast (born 1948), author, social work educator; son of Howard Fast
  • James F. Fixx (1932–1984), of Riverside (5 Chapel Ln., 37 Crescent Rd., 14 Knoll St.), author of the 1977 best-seller The Complete Book of Running
  • Carl Higbie, decorated Navy SEAL; author of Enemies, Foreign & Domestic: A SEAL's Story and Battle on the Home Front; lives in Greenwich
  • John Jakes (born 1932), novelist
  • D. J. Machale – author of the Pendragon series
  • R. A. Montgomery (born 1936), author, was born in town
  • Lawrence Riley (1896–1974), of Riverside, playwright and screenwriter
  • Howard Roughan (born 1966), of Riverside, author
  • Mark Salzman (born 1959), author, was born in town
  • Anya Seton (1904–1990), author of historical romances, died in town
  • Barbara W. Tuchman (1912–1989), non-fiction author, died in town

Artists, architects, designers, cartoonists

Famous guests at the Bush-Holley House

Government

Expert vote-counter Boss Tweed, by Thomas Nast
Homer Stille Cummings

Judges and Lawyers

Business

Technology

Journalists, sportscasters

Other

See also

Notes

  1. ^ http://billboggs.com/
  2. ^ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/07/mel-gibson-sells-connecticut-estate-home-cheap.html
  3. ^ Costaregni, Susie, "Stars come out for benefit at Greenwich Hyatt", from "The Dish" column in The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, January 14, 2007, page 2: "New Greenwich residents Mary Tyler Moore and her husband ..."
  4. ^ Costaregni, Susie, "'Law & Order' actress spotted in Greenwich", from "The Dish" column in The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut and the Greenwich Time daily newspapers, November 12, 2006, page 2 of The Advocate: "Actress and former Greenwich resident Elisabeth Rohm ..."
  5. ^ "Greenwich model is SI 2015 swimsuit rookie". GreenwichTime. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  6. ^ "People & Places" column in Business section, The Advocate of Stamford, July 26, 2006, page A11
  7. ^ "Carolyn Wonderland and Whitney Brown". The New York Times.
  8. ^ http://greenwich.patch.com/articles/how-the-rtm-voted-gary-dellabate-parks-appointment
  9. ^ "From the Archives" feature in The Advocate of Stamford, November 27, 2006, page A7, "50 years ago:" section, "Nov. 26, 1956" subsection
  10. ^ Allen Hughes (April 7, 1961). "George Shirley, Tenor, Wins 'Met' Auditions and a Contract". The New York Times. p. 25.
  11. ^ a b c Costaregni, Susie, "Jocks, movie star show up at Greenwich restaurant" the August 5, 2007 "The Dish with Susie" column in The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, page 2
  12. ^ Costagregni, Susie, "Mardi Gras comes to the Bruce Museum", headline for "The Dish with Susie" column in The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, February 11, 2007, page 2, "Montel Williams, a former Greenwich resident [...]"
  13. ^ Costaregni, Susie, "Director grabs a coffee before daughter's wedding", June 24, 2006, "The Dish with Susie" column in The Advocate page A2.
  14. ^ Costaregni, Susie, "Stars come out for benefit at Greenwich Hyatt", January 14, 2007, "The Dish with Susie" column in The Advocate page A2
  15. ^ Dina Modianot-Fox, "Class on Court" article in Greenwich Magazine, September 2003; also, Vigdor, Neil, "Obama's campaign rolls into Greenwich for two fundraisers" news article in The Advocate of Stamford, Stamford and Norwalk editions, pp 1, A6: "Allan Houston, who retired from the Knicks [...] at his home in Conyers Farm [...]".
  16. ^ Costaregni, Susie, "The Dish With Susie" column: "Mathes to perform at NYC arts conference", column in The Advocate daily newspaper, Stamford, Connecticut, February 18, 2007.
  17. ^ Costagregni, Susie, "Big prizes on tap at Down syndrome benefit", headline for "The Dish with Susie" column in The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, March 11, 2007, page 2.
  18. ^ "High School Alumni in Greenwich, Connecticut (CT) - Last Names F-H". www.classfinders.com. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  19. ^ "Collins & Aikman seeks to emerge from bankruptcy", Bloomberg News article by Jeff Bennett, appearing in The Advocate of Stamford on September 5, 2006, page A7
  20. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2010-09-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. ^ a b Web page titled "The World's Billionaires / #1014 Mary Anselmo", Forbes magazine website. Retrieved March 15, 2008
  22. ^ "Greenwich hedge funds beating the average", article in The Advocate August 5, 2005, Business section p. B7, by Katherine Burton of Bloomberg News, article may have been adapted by The Advocate. From first sentence: "Multibillion-dollar hedge funds run by Greenwich residents Paul Tudor Jones and Barton Biggs ..."
  23. ^ a b "Contrarian pirates: Vilified by some, activist investors promote market efficiency" by Julie Fishman-Lapin, The Advocate of Stamford, June 4, 2006, Business section, page F1
  24. ^ "Goldman tops list of big hedge-fund managers" an article by Katherine Burton for Bloomberg News, as printed in The Advocate of Stamford, June 22, 2006, Business section, page B2
  25. ^ Costagregni, Susie, "Local honorees celebrated by Old Timers group", headline for "The Dish with Susie" column in The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, December 10, 2006, page 2
  26. ^ Jensen, Michael C., "Kendall: Blunt and Politically Minded: A Friend, He Offered Nixon a Job After 1960", July 25, 1976, The New York Times ("He lives on a palatial estate in Greenwich, Conn.") retrieved December 14, 2008
  27. ^ a b Web page titled [1], Bloomberg. March 17, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2009
  28. ^ Grimes, William (2011-09-20). "William F. May, 95, Dies; Helped Found Film Society". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  29. ^ "Greenwich resident to lead PepsiCo: Nooyi succeeds Reinemund in October", a Bloomberg News article by Mary Jane Credeur in the business sections of The Advocate of Stamford (page A8) and the Greenwich Time newspapers, August 14, 2006: "PepsiCo Inc. has named Chief Financial Officer Indra Nooyi of Greenwich as its new chief executive officer..."
  30. ^ Sternlicht news article
  31. ^ Goll Beatty, Sally (March 3, 1997). "Advertising Young & Rubicam Revamps To Keep Up With Demand". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  32. ^ Hagey, Keach, "A familiar face to speak at Greenwich High graduation", article in The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, p A3, Stamford edition, June 8, 2007
  33. ^ "The Dish" column by Suzie Costaregni, "Designer dines, preacher parties, Judge Judy, well, judges", Stamford Advocate, September 16, 2006, page 2
  34. ^ Costaregni, Susie, "Elegant cocktail party benefits programs at Community Centers", the November 26, 2006 The Dish with Susie column in The Advocate of Stamford (also appeared in Greenwich Time)
  35. ^ Costagregni, Susie, "Antares party raises funds for Greenwich YMCA", headline for "The Dish with Susie" column in The Advocate (Stamford) of Stamford, Connecticut, May 13, 2007, page 2