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:

Actors, musicians, and others in entertainment

*Kate Bosworth - actress [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")]
*Alex Breckenridge - actressFact|date=November 2007
*Eliza Clark - child actress in films and soap operas, grew up in town (sister of Spencer Treat Clark).
*Spencer Treat Clark - (b. 1987), an American child actor in films such as The Gladiator and Mystic River, grew up in town (brother of Eliza Clark).
*Clint Conley - musician in the band Mission of Burma [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")]
*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 [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")]
*Garett Maggart - actorFact|date=November 2007
*Alex Michel - cast member on The Bachelor [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]
*Moby - musician, grew up partly in Darien [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")]
*Gerry Mulligan - jazz musician [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.")]
*Christopher Plummer - actor, former resident (now lives in Weston, Connecticut) [Klein, Alvin, [http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F30914FE3A5D0C728DDDA80994DC484D81 "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]
*Chloë Sevigny - actress [Sischy, Ingrid, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_n8_v25/ai_17149433 "Destiny calls Chloe - teenage actress Chloe Sevigny"] , cover story, "Interview" magazine, August 1995 (Q. "You lived in Darien, Connecticut, right? How did you feel about high school?" A. "Aryan Darien. [laughs] "), accessed September 24, 2007]
*Gus Van Sant - film director [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]
*Eddie Bracken- Late Broadway, movie, television, and radio star with (2) stars on the Hollywood walk of fame.
*Garrett Brown- Movie and TV actor appeared in Uncle Buck (as the father), The O.C., Cold Case, CSI, The Practice and The Shield among others.

Authors, writers, journalists, photojournalists

*Erskine Caldwell - late author, lived in town with Margaret Bourke-White, left her the house when they divorced. [Arnold, Edwin T., [http://books.google.com/books?id=OhUyG-ei8rcC&pg=PA15&dq=%22Erskine+Caldwell%22+Darien&num=50&sig=Uk8QgV4k-XCnyOv0GBxzePhHegQUniversity "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]
*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. [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]
*Anne Morrow Lindbergh - late author, wife of Charles Lindbergh [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]
*Robert Newton Peck - author (now lives in Florida)
*Joanna Scott - novelist, grew up in town"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]
*Jonathan Karl - ABC News National Security CorrespondentFact|date=November 2007

Government, military

*Ethan Allen Brown (1776-1852), Ohio governor, U.S. Senator, diplomat, was born on the Fourth of July in town. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000914 Web page titled "BROWN, Ethan Allen, (1776 - 1852)"] at "Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress" Web site, accessed November 16, 2007]
*Leslie Groves - military head of the Manhattan Project, afterward lived in townColgate, 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]
*Christopher Shays - Republican congressman representing Connecticut's Fourth District; born in Darien and a 1964 graduate of Darien High School (now a Bridgeport resident) [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=s001144 Christopher Shays Web page] at "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress" Web site of the U.S. Congress, accessed November 16, 2007]

Business

*Andrew Carnegie - steel magnate and philanthropist, vacationed for several summers at what became the Convent of the Sacred Heart on Long Neck. [Case, Henry J. and Cooper, Simon W. "Town of Darien: Founded 1641, Incorporated 1820", Darien Community Association, 1935]
* Walker D Hines, appointed by President Wodrow Wilson Director general of railroads World War I. Chaiman of Santa Fe Railroads. Lived at "Driftways" now Laurel Hill and Driftway Lane.Fact|date=November 2007
*Harold McGraw III, 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. ["McGraw named chair of Business Roundtable", no byline, "The Darien Times", August 17, 2006]

ports

*Brian Cashman - New York Yankees General Manager [Slocum, Bill, [http://www.ncdmag.com/media/New-Canaan-Darien-Magazine/July-2006/Loading-the-Bases/ "Loading the Bases"] , article in "New Canaan/Darien & Rowayton Magazine", July 2006 ("Yankees’ General Manager, Brian Cashman of Darien"), accessed September 24, 2007]
*Hugh Jessiman (b. 1984), professional hockey player [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]
*Eddie Lopat (1918-1992), major league baseball pitcher, lived elsewhere, but died at the home of his son in town. ["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]
*Ryan Shannon - professional NHL ice hockey player and centerman for the Vancouver Canucks. He was traded from the Anaheim Ducks after that team won the Stanley Cup in 2007 ["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]
*Joe Leeker - Two time NCAA Division 1 soccer champion St. Louis University Finalist for Herman Trophy and drafted by MLS St. Louis Stars.Fact|date=November 2007

Artists

*Vincent Colyer (1825-1888) - artist and humanitarian, lived on Contentment Island [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]

Others

*Alex Kelly - convicted rapist who earlier fled the country to escape charges [ [http://www.cnn.com/US/9706/12/kelly.guilty/ CNN.com: "Alex Kelly found guilty of rape"] ]
*Charles Lindbergh - late aviator, husband of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, lived on Tokeneke Trail [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]
*CH Celestial CJ's Jolly Fairchild aka Fairchild - Fairchild, a Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen, also known as a PBGV, is a well-known competitor in national dog shows. Her overall accomplishments include, so far, being the number 10 hound of all time and the top-winning PBGV of all time. Currently, she is the number 1 PBGV and the number 2 hound in the country. [ [http://www.cjpbgv.com/fairchild2.html CH Celestial CJ's Jolly Fairchild] ]

ee also

* List of people from Connecticut
* List of people from Bridgeport, Connecticut
* List of people from Greenwich, Connecticut
* List of people from Hartford, Connecticut
* List of people from New Canaan, Connecticut
* List of people from Norwalk, Connecticut
* List of people from Redding, Connecticut
* List of people from Ridgefield, Connecticut
* List of people from Stamford, Connecticut
* List of people from Westport, Connecticut

Notes

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/ Internet Movie DataBase]
* [http://www.imdb.com/BornWhere?for=Darien Internet Movie DataBase Web page for those born in Darien]