List of people from Westport, Connecticut

In this list of people from Westport, Connecticut are people who have been born in, raised in, lived in or who died in Westport, Connecticut, United States. Individuals are listed by the area in which they are best known.

Actors, comedians, others in the film and television industries

Mason Adams (1919–2005), character actor, voice of Pepper Young and Smuckers, longtime resident
Millette Alexander, actress, musician, current resident
Mädchen Amick, actress
Linda Blair (b. 1959), actress known for The Exorcist, grew up in Westport
Scott Bryce, actor, past resident, 1974 graduate of local public high school, Staples High School
Marilyn Chambers (1952–2009), former porn star, born in town, 1970 graduate of Staples High School
Imogene Coca (1908–2001), comedian, died in town
Kevin Conroy (b. 1955), actor, spent much of his childhood in town
Ray Dalio, CEO, money manager at Bridgewater Associates
Rodney Dangerfield, comedian and actor, past resident
Bette Davis, Academy Award-winning actress, past resident, 1 Crooked Mile Road
Sandy Dennis (1937–1992), Academy Award-winning actress, died in town
Phil Donahue (b. 1935), television personality, talk show host, married to Marlo Thomas, lives in town
Michael Douglas, Academy Award-winning actor, past resident
Linda Fiorentino, actress
Luke Greenfield, movie director, grew up in town
Matt Harding (b. 1976), Internet celebrity notable for videos showing him dancing in many locations around the world
Melissa Joan Hart, actress, moved to Westport in 2009
Mariette Hartley, actress, 1957 graduate of Staples High School
Linda Hunt, actress, raised in town
Patricia Kalember (b. 1957), actress, partly raised in town
Kerri Kenney-Silver (b. 1970), actress, singer, writer and daughter of Larry Kenney, born in town
Michael Kulich, pornographic film director and producer, graduated Staples High School in 2004^[1]
Paul Lieberstein, writer and co-star of American version of The Office
Christopher Lloyd, actor and producer, past resident, graduate of local public high school, Staples High School
Bob Lorenz (b. 1963), television sportscaster with Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network (YES Network), current resident
George Lowther (1913–1975), writer and producer for radio and television programs, including Superman, Terry and the Pirates and The Edge of Night
Pamela Sue Martin (b. 1953), actress, born in town, graduated from Staples High School, 1971
Cady McClain (born 1969), soap opera actress, owned a home in town since 1992^[2]
Steve Miner (b. 1951), film and television director, born in town
Gerry Mulligan (1927–1996), jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger
Paul Newman (1925–2008), Academy Award-winning actor, director, auto racer and philanthropist, lived in town
Alisan Porter (b. 1981), actress (Curly Sue) and singer, went to high school in town
Robert Redford, Academy Award-winning actor and director, past resident
Eric Roberts, actor, past resident
Rod Serling (1924–1975), creator of The Twilight Zone, lived in town
Micah Sloat, actor and star of Paranormal Activity^[3]
Brett Somers (1924–2007), actress, wife of Jack Klugman, game show personality
Martha Stewart (b. 1941), business magnate, television personality, author, convicted felon
Marlo Thomas (b. 1937), actress, author, wife of Phil Donahue, current resident
Harvey Weinstein, film producer, current resident
Joanne Woodward (b. 1930), Academy Award-winning actress and philanthropist, current resident

Singers, musicians and other entertainers

Michael Bolton, singer, current resident
Matt Gallant (b. 1964), a television host, raised in town
Mike Greenberg, ESPN personality, host of Mike and Mike, current resident
Dan Hartman (1950–1994), singer, songwriter and record producer, died in town
Don Imus, radio personality, current resident
Larry Kenney, radio personality on the Don Imus show, actor, father of Kerri Kenney-Silver, lives in town
Meat Loaf (Marvin Lee Aday), rock singer and songwriter, moved to town in 1981, coached girls softball in town^[4]
Gerry Mulligan, Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (1927–1996), jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger
Nile Rodgers, musician and music producer
Harry Rodrigues, known as Baauer, DJ and creator of the "Harlem Shake" track, lived in Westport from 2003-2006, attended Staples High School
Neal Smith, drummer for Alice Cooper, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, briefly lived in Westport, now sells real estate in the area
John Solum, flutist, author and teacher, current resident
Martha Stewart, entrepreneur, convicted felon, past resident, had a studio in town
Eric Von Schmidt (1931–2007), folk and blues singer-songwriter of the folk/blues revival of the 1960s
Hy Zaret (d. 2007), lyricist, lived and died in Westport

Artists, illustrators, cartoonists, designers

Mel Casson, cartoonist, lived and died in Westport
Stevan Dohanos (1907–1994), artist and illustrator known for his Saturday Evening Post covers, lived in town
Bernie Fuchs (1932–2009), renowned illustrator, Westport resident from 1960 until his death in 2009
William Glackens (1870–1938), realist painter, died in town
Annie Leibovitz (b. 1949), portrait photographer, born in town
Joe McNally, photographer, former resident^[5]
Gerry Turner (1921–1992), photographer
Hilla von Rebay (1890–1967), painter and founding curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, spent the last years of her life in Greens Farms, died there in 1967
George Hand Wright (1872–1951), painter and illustrator

Athletes, sportspeople

John DiBartolomeo (born 1991), basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Parker Kligerman (b. 1990), NASCAR driver for Swan Racing in the Sprint Cup Series, born in Westport
Kyle Martino (b. 1981), retired soccer player and currently a TV soccer color analyst, went to high school in Westport
Jim McKay (1921-2008), multiple Emmy award-winning sports commentator, host of ABC's Wide World of Sports and numerous summer and winter Olympic Games, lived on Compo Parkway for over 30 years
Paul Newman (1925–2008), former driver, team owner in CART

Authors, writers, journalists

Lynsey Addario (b. 1977), journalist, freelance photographer
Lincoln Child (b. 1957), author of techno-thriller and horror novels, born in town
Peter De Vries (1910–1993), editor and novelist, died in Norwalk
Frank Deford (b. 1938), journalist, writer and commentator, current resident
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940), author of The Great Gatsby, past resident
Ramin Ganeshram (b. 1968), journalist, chef, author, current resident
Hardie Gramatky (1907–1979), author, artist, illustrator, resident later in life, died and buried in town
Jane Green (b. 1968), also known as Jane Green Warburg, author and current resident
Tyler Hicks (b. 1969), journalist, staff photographer, The New York Times
A.E. Hotchner, author and cofounder with Paul Newman of Newman's Own^[6]
Shirley Jackson (1916–1965), author of many novels and the short story "The Lottery", lived in town 1949–51
Gordon Joseloff (b. 1945), former First Selectman and Emmy Award-winning journalist
Melissa Kirsch (b. 1974), author of The Girl's Guide to Absolutely Everything, lived in town, graduated from Staples High School
Hilton Kramer (1928–2012), editor and art critic, former resident
Ruth Krauss (1901–1993), author of children's books, including The Carrot Seed, died in town
Nora Benjamin Kubie (1899–1988), author and illustrator of children's books
Robert Lawson (1892–1957), author and artist whose children's books made him the first person to receive both the Newbery Medal (Rabbit Hill, 1945) and Caldecott Medal (They Were Strong and Good, 1940), died in town
Robert Ludlum, late author and past resident, lived on Sasco Creek where he and Rodney Dangerfield frequently visited
Sheila Lukins (1942–2009), cook and food writer who co-authored the The Silver Palate series of cookbooks and The New Basics Cookbook^[7]
Jim Nantz, CBS Sports, past resident
Jeff Pegues, CBS News Justice and Homeland Security Correspondent; author of Black and Blue: Inside the Divide Between the Police and Black America; grew up in Westport and graduated from Staples High School; member of Staples Football Hall of Fame
David Pogue, New York Times technology columnist, current resident
Harry Reasoner (1923–1991), news anchor, lived in town
Ronald B. Scott, journalist, biographer of presidential candidate W. Mitt Romney, author of the novel Closing Circles: Trapped in the Everlasting Mormon Moment which was set in Westport, former resident
Jack Tippit, late cartoonist of Amy, lived in town
Gerry Turner, author of children's book and photographer, Lived in town 1966-1992
Max Wilk (1920–2011), author
Jane Yolen, author, past resident

Government and politics, officeholders and activists

James Comey (b. 1960), former US Deputy Attorney General and current director of the FBI
Wilbur Lucius Cross (1862–1948), governor of the state and namesake of the Wilbur Cross Parkway, principal of Staples High School in his early 20s
Henry M. Judah, Civil War brigadier general, is entombed at Kings Highway Cemetery in town
John Davis Lodge (1903–1985), Connecticut governor and congressman, namesake of the Gov. John Davis Lodge Turnpike (Interstate 95 in Connecticut)^[8]
James K. Scribner, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Anne Wexler (1930–2009), political advisor and lobbyist^[9]

Scientists

Mariangela Lisanti, theoretical physicist^[10]
Mary Loveless, immunologist who developed a bee sting immunity^[11]

Notes

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↑ Martin, Douglas (August 8, 2009). "Anne Wexler, an Influential Political Operative and Lobbyist, Is Dead at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
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