List of people from Brookfield, Connecticut

This list of people from Brookfield, Connecticut includes current and past residents as well as others associated with Brookfield, Connecticut. 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

Carlyle Blackwell, silent film actor, director and producer^[1]
Frederick Bristol, voice teacher and singer
Julia DeMato, contestant on American Idol
Will Denton, actor on the NBC series Kidnapped
Frank Enea, musician and composer
C. B. Hawley, bass, voice teacher, organist and composer
Art Ryerson, jazz guitarist and early rock and roll pioneer
Brian Slawson, Grammy-nominated composer
Ronnie Spector, rock and roll singer
Kari Wuhrer (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, attorney and senator for Connecticut's 5th State Senate district
Samuel E. Merwin, 44th Governor of Connecticut (1889–1893)
Lou Rell, First Gentleman of Connecticut (married to M. Jodi Rell); aviator
M. Jodi Rell, 87th Governor of Connecticut (in office 2004–2011, resident 1969–2016)

Business

Anna Mangin, inventor and women's rights campaigner
Shelly Palmer, advertising, marketing and technology consultant, and business adviser
Michael Walrath, venture capitalist, founder and CEO of Right Media
Scott Werndorfer, co-founder and developer of Cerulean Studios

Sports

Scott Lutrus, football player in the NFL
Gene Sarazen, 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^[2]
Bob Camp, cartoonist, comic book artist, director, and producer
Elizabeth Peyton, painter who rose to popularity in the mid-1990s
Bill Westenhofer, visual effects artist and winner of two Academy Awards

Others

Joseph Collins, neurologist and co-founder of the Neurological Institute of New York
Clinton Jones (1916–2006), American Episcopal priest and gay rights activist

References

^ Perrefort, Dirk (2015-10-27). "Historic Brookfield home listed for less than $1M". NewsTimes. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
^ Roger Remington, R.; Beall, Lester (1996). Lester Beall: trailblazer of American graphic design. ISBN 9780393730029.

[1] Perrefort, Dirk (2015-10-27). "Historic Brookfield home listed for less than $1M". NewsTimes. Retrieved 2022-11-14.

[2] Roger Remington, R.; Beall, Lester (1996). Lester Beall: trailblazer of American graphic design. ISBN 9780393730029.

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