List of people from Greenwich, Connecticut

Updated on Dec 21, 2023

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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

Scooter Braun, music producer, manager of Justin Bieber

Glenn Close, actress, was born in town and attended Greenwich's Rosemary Hall

Terry Crews, actor, owner of property in Old Greenwich

Johnny Doran, actor

Henry Fonda, actor, lived in town with his family while he performed in the play Mister Roberts, which opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theater on February 18, 1948

Jane Fonda, actress, lived in town while her father Henry Fonda performed in the play Mister Roberts

Peter Fonda, actor, lived in town while his father Henry Fonda performed in the play Mister Roberts

Mel Gibson, actor, director and producer, owned an estate in Greenwich

Shelley Hack (born 1947), actress, was born in town

Bob Haymes (1923-1989), actor and composer, lived in town

Bryce Dallas Howard (born 1981), actress, daughter of filmmaker Ron Howard, grew up in town and attended The Greenwich Country Day School

Ron Howard, actor and director, lives in town

Leatrice Joy (1893-1985), silent film actress, lived in retirement in town

Tom Kuntz (born 1972), commercial and music video director, was born in town

Joseph E. Levine (1905-1987), film producer and distributor, died in town

Rod Lurie (born 1962), director and screenwriter, son of editorial cartoonist Ranan Lurie, lived in town

Mary Tyler Moore, actress, moved to town in 2006 with her husband, Dr. Robert Levine, died in town

Jack Nicholson, actor

Bert Parks, actor, television personality, lived in town

Bijou Phillips, actress, singer and model, born in town

Linda Purl (born 1955), actress and singer, born in town

Elisabeth Röhm (born 1973), actress, lived in town

Adam Sandler, actor, director, producer, television personality, lived in town

Rick Schroder (born 1970), actor, grew up in town

George C. Scott, actor, lived in Greenwich before his death

Zack Snyder (born 1966), film director, grew up in town and attended Greenwich's Daycroft School

Heather Thomas (born 1957), actress and screenwriter, was born in town

Dyanne Thorne (born 1932), actress, model and ordained minister, was born in town

Musicians, models, other entertainers

Jason Arhndt (born 1970), professional wrestler ("Joey Abs") with a Southern accent who supposedly lives (or lived) in town

Tom Bergeron, host of America's Funniest Home Videos and Dancing With the Stars, lives in town

Victor Borge, pianist and comedian, lived in the Belle Haven section of town before his death

A. Whitney Brown, writer and comedian, lived in town

Alice Cooper, lead singer of hair metal band Alice Cooper, lived in town

Wilhelmina Cooper (1940-1980), supermodel, had a home in Cos Cob and died at the age of 40 in Greenwich Hospital

Gary Dell'Abate (born 1961), radio personality known as "Baba Booey", producer and on-air personality at The Howard Stern Show program, lives in town, member of its Board of Parks and Recreation

Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956), trombonist and bandleader in the Big Band era who died at his home in town

George Felcyn (born 1968), professional bongo player much celebrated on the Borscht Belt circuit

Clyde Fitch (1865-1909), dramatist

Stephan Galfas, Grammy-nominated record producer

Kathie Lee Gifford, television personality, wife of the lateFrank Gifford, lives in town

Roger Glover (born 1945), bass guitarist and record producer, songwriter and bassist for Deep Purple, lives in the Glenville section of town

Cynthia Gregory, prima ballerina, lived in town

Bob Haymes (1923-1989), actor and composer, lived in town

Ray Henderson (1896-1970), songwriter, died in town

Jana, Native American singer-songwriter

Erich Kunzel (1935-2009), conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, grew up in town

Rodney Leinhardt (born 1970), professional wrestler, supposedly lives (or lived) in town

Michael Matijevic, lead singer of hair metal band

Steelheart, was raised in town

Stefano Miceli, conductor and pianist, lives in town

Tom Noonan (born 1951), actor, director, playwright, born in town

Jack Paar (1918-2004), host of television's The Tonight Show, died at his home in town

Regis Philbin, television personality, lives in town

Francesca Roberto, operatic soprano

Diana Ross, singer and actress, lived in Belle Haven section of town, on the Quarry Farm estate

Stephanie Seymour, model, wife of Peter M. Brant, publishing mogul

Judge Judy Sheindlin, television personality, lives in town

Hana Soukupova, model, and husband Drew Aaron, paper magnate and entrepreneur, restored Greenwich's North Court estate

Joanne Stanulonis, Grammy-nominated songwriter, born and raised in Greenwich; CEO and founder of the Amazon Institute, working to preserve the Amazon rainforest

Wanda Sykes, comedian and actress, lives in town

Montel Williams, television personality, former resident

Trey Wingo, ESPN sportscaster, grew up in town

Sports

Rolando Blackman, NBA player, lived in town

Bobby Bonilla (born 1963), MLB player, lives in town

George Brown (born 1935), played and coached GHS, played for US National and Pan American Teams, elected to National Soccer Hall of Fame

Jim Brown (born 1908), coached GHS and Brunswick, played for US National Team in 1930 World Cup, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, elected to National Soccer Hall of Fame

Chris Cleary (born 1979), professional soccer player, first American player to score a hat trick in the FA Cup, lives in town

David Cone, MLB player, lives in town

Carlos Delgado, New York Mets first baseman, has a home in Greenwich

Tony DeLuca, NFL player, born in Greenwich

George Foster (born 1948), MLB player, lives in town

Frank Gifford, NFL star, sportscaster and husband of Kathie Lee Gifford, lived in town

Joe Girardi, manager of the New York Yankees, lives in town

Gail Goodrich (born 1943), former basketball player and a studio analyst for NBA TV

Dorothy Hamill, Olympic figure-skating gold medalist, was born in town

Allan Houston (born 1971), NBA player, lives in town

Shahid Khan, professional squash player, lived in town

Ralph Kiner (1922-2014), Baseball Hall of Famer and broadcaster, owned a home in town

Pat LaFontaine, former NHL player, lived in town

Ivan Lendl, tennis star, lived in town

Paul "Triple H" Levesque, Executive Vice President of World Wrestling Entertainment

Skip Lockwood (born 1946), MLB pitcher

Dave Maloney, hockey player and radio commentator

Pedro Martínez, MLB player, lives in Greenwich

Lee Mazzilli, MLB player and coach, lives in town

Linda McMahon, former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment

Shane McMahon, WWE wrestler and executive, raised in Greenwich

Stephanie McMahon, WWE executive, graduated from Greenwich Country Day School

Vince McMahon, chairman and CEO of WWE

Markus Näslund, retired NHL player, lived in town

Ahmad Rashad, lived in north Greenwich

Helen Resor (born 1985), ice hockey player, 2006 Winter Olympics bronze medalist, was born in town

Mike Richter, Stanley Cup winning goalie, lives in town

Tom Seaver, Cy Young Award-winning pitcher and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, lived in town

Kevin Shattenkirk (born 1989), professional ice hockey defenceman for the St. Louis Blues

John Sullivan, NFL center for the Minnesota Vikings, attended Greenwich High School

Craig Swan (born 1950), MLB pitcher, lives in town

Mark Teixeira, MLB player for New York Yankees, owns a house in town

Tim Teufel (born 1958), MLB player, was born in town

Donna de Varona (born 1947), Olympic gold medalist in swimming and sportscaster, lives in town

Fay Vincent, commissioner of baseball (1989–1992), lived in town

Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox relief pitcher, lives in town

Alister Walker, professional squash player

Mats Wilander (born 1964), tennis player, lived in town from 1980s to 2000

Colin Wilson (born 1989), hockey player, born in Greenwich

Steve Young (born 1961), NFL player, grew up in town, quarterback for Greenwich High School team

Authors, writers

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

R. A. Montgomery (born 1936), author, was born in town

Lawrence Riley (1896–1974), of Riverside, playwright and screenwriter

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

Edgar de Evia (1910–2003), photographer, artist and author; owned "Quiet Corner", the former home of Clyde Fitch, on Hill Road in the 1950s

Robert Denning (1927–2005), interior designer, lived with Edgar de Evia in the 1950s at "Quiet Corner" at the former home of Clyde Fitch

Tony DiPreta (born 1921), comic book and comic strip artist, lived in town

Tommy Hilfiger, designer, lives in town

Ranan Lurie (born 1932), editorial cartoonist and journalist, lives in town

Robert Motherwell (1915–1991), abstract expressionist, resided in Greenwich

John Cullen Murphy (1919–2004), comic artist, was born in town

Leonard Ochtman (1854–1935), his wife Mina Fonda Ochtman (1862–1924) and daughter Dorothy Ochtman (1892–1971), were all American impressionists and part of the Cos Cob Art Colony

Edward Clark Potter (1857–1923), sculptor and Greenwich native who designed the lions in front of the New York Public Library

Mort Walker (born 1923), cartoonist, creator of Beetle Bailey, lived in Greenwich

Famous guests at the Bush-Holley House

Willa Cather, novelist

William Merritt Chase

Childe Hassam, artist

Theodore Robinson, artist

John Henry Twachtman, artist and town resident

J. Alden Weir, artist

Government

Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Senator, state Attorney General, lives in town

George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States, was raised in town, where he attended Greenwich Country Day School

George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, was the first Connecticut-born president; son of President George H.W. Bush and grandson of Senator Prescott Bush

Prescott Bush, U.S. Senator and father of George H.W. Bush, lived in town

Chris Coons, U.S. Senator of Delaware, born in Greenwich

Homer Stille Cummings (1870–1956), U.S. Attorney General from 1933 to 1939; elected Stamford mayor In 1900, 1901, and 1904; helped found the Cummings & Lockwood law firm in 1909

Hope Hicks (born 1988), former press secretary for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, current spokeswoman for Trump's presidential transition team, and incoming White House Director of Strategic Communications.

Jim Himes, U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 4th congressional district, lives in town

Ned Lamont, unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Senate in 2006, member of Greenwich Board of selectmen

Samuel A. Lewis, politician and philanthropist in the late 19th century

Clare Boothe Luce, congresswoman, ambassador, playwright, was a resident in her youth

Jennifer Psaki, Assistant to the President of the United States and the White House Communications Director

Craig Roberts Stapleton, U.S. ambassador to France, ambassador to the Czech Republic 2001-04

David Stockman, director of the Office of Management and Budget during the Reagan administration; runs the Greenwich-based investment firm, Heartland Industrial Partners L.P.; lives in town

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, member of the Kennedy political family, Lt. Governor of Maryland, born in Greenwich

William M. "Boss" Tweed, famously corrupt New York City official of the 19th century, had a home in town and sailed his yacht from Greenwich. After founding his own club on the tip of Mead Point, corrupt Tweed made a land grab for the "unclaimed" island off the shore. Town officials claimed they "could not find the deed" to the island, and Tweed proceeded to name it after himself.

Thomas Watson, Jr., IBM President and 16th United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1979–1981), owned a house in Greenwich now occupied by his daughter Lucinda Watson

Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (born 1931), governor, U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative, lives in town

Business

Warren Anderson, chairman of Union Carbide and CEO at the time of the Bhopal disaster

Mary Anselmo, billionaire widow of Reynold "Rene" Anselmo, founder of PanAmSat, one of the wealthiest people in the world

Reynold "Rene" Anselmo (d. 1995), founder of PanAmSat

Richard Attias, Moroccan events producer, founder and executive chairman of Richard Attias and Associates, lives in town with his spouse, Cécilia

Joseph Beninati, real estate developer and private equity investor

Barton Biggs, runs the Traxis hedge fund, lives in town

Steven Black, Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Bank at JP Morgan Chase & Co., lives in town

Peter M. Brant, publisher of Warhol's Interview and the founder of the Greenwich Polo Club; husband of the model Stephanie Seymour

Richard C. Breeden, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, lives in town

Steven A. Cohen, runs SAC Capital in Stamford, Connecticut

Ray Dalio, CEO of Bridgewater Associates of Westport, lives in town

Robert Diamond (born 1951), banker, President and CEO for investment banking at Barclays, formerly lived in town

Brady Dougan (born 1959), CEO of Credit Suisse First Boston; CEO-elect of Credit Suisse Group in Zurich (beginning May 2007); youngest CEO on Wall Street (2004)

Martin Frankel (born 1954), financier convicted in 2002 of insurance fraud, racketeering and money laundering, lived in town

Richard S. Fuld, Jr., CEO of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., CEO of IBM

Vladimir Gusinsky, Russian media baron, has a house in Greenwich

Leona Helmsley, hotel owner, lived in town

Joseph Hirshhorn, mining tycoon and namesake of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden on the Mall in Washington, D.C.

Paul Tudor Jones, runs Tudor Investments and lives in the Belle Haven section of town

Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio

Raymond Kassar, chairman and CEO of Atari

Donald M. Kendall, CEO of PepsiCo

Edward Lampert, head of ESL Investments, lives in town

Andrew Madoff, son of Bernie Madoff, operator of the largest Ponzi scheme in history; works for the Madoff Family Foundation

Mark Madoff, son of Bernie Madoff, operator of the largest Ponzi scheme in history; worked for the Madoff Family Foundation

William F. May, chemical engineer, former head of the American Can Company, co-founded the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 1969

Charles Peter McColough, former Chairman and CEO of Xerox, lives in the Belle Haven section of town

Henry McKinnell (born 1943), CEO and chairman of the board of Pfizer Inc., lives in town

Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment founder, chairman and CEO, and his wife, former WWE CEO Linda

John Meriwether (born 1947), runs JWM Partners, a Greenwich, Connecticut, hedge fund

Robert Hiester Montgomery, donor of 102-acre Montgomery Pinetum Park on Bible Street in Greenwich, lives in town

Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo

Thomas Peterffy, head of Interactive Brokers, billionaire

Alan Schwartz (born 1950), CEO of Bear Stearns

Daniel Scotto, director of research at Bear Stearns, DLJ, L.F. Rothschild and S&P, institutional investor

John Sculley, CEO of Apple Inc.

Christopher A. Sinclair, chairman and CEO of Mattel, former CEO of Pepsi-Cola, lives in town

Barry Sternlicht, founder of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, lives in town

Sanford I. Weill (born 1933), banker, financier, formerly chief executive officer and chairman of Citigroup

John Weinberg, CEO of Goldman Sachs, lived in town

Winklevoss twins, Internet entrepreneurs, raised in Greenwich and attended Greenwich Country Day School

Journalists, sportscasters

Chris Berman (born 1955), host and anchor of various ESPN television programs, a Greenwich native

Gretchen Carlson, television news personality at Fox News, lives in town with husband Casey Close and two children

Charles C. W. Cooke, editor of National Review Online

Rita Cosby (born 1964), cable television news personality at MSNBC, raised in town and a graduate of Greenwich High School

Bill Evans, WABC-TV weatherman, lives in town

Dan Hicks (born 1962), NBC sportscaster, current resident

Matt Lauer (born 1957), Today Show television host, graduated from Greenwich High School

Louis Rukeyser (1933–2006), business columnist, economic commentator, and television personality, lived in town

Lara Spencer, co-host of ABC's Good Morning America and former host of Antiques Roadshow, lives in Riverside

Hannah Storm, ESPN sportscaster and former host of CBS television's "The Early Show", lives in town

Other

Colonel Raynal Bolling (1877–1918), town resident and the first high-ranking U.S. officer to be killed in combat in World War I

Blackleach Burritt, noted clergyman in the American Revolution

Douglas Campbell (1896–1990), the first American World War I aviator flying in an American unit to achieve the status of ace, died in town

Roy Cohn (1927–1986), lawyer made famous as an aide to U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy, had one of his homes in town

Michael Fossel (born 1950), professor of clinical medicine at Michigan State University, was born in town

Bill Gold (born 1921), graphic designer, lives in Old Greenwich

Kara Hultgreen (1965–1994), lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, first female naval carrier-based fighter pilot

Barry Klarberg (born 1961), manager for athletes and entertainers including Justin Timberlake, Charlie Sheen and Anna Kournikova, current resident

Martha Moxley (1960–1975), high-profile murder victim who resided in the area at the time of her death

Farah Pahlavi, former Iranian empress, previously had a residence in town

Hubert Scott-Paine (1891–1954), British-American aircraft and boat designer and record-breaking power boat racer who helped invent and promote the PT boats, died in town

Ernest Thompson Seton (1860–1946), author, helped found the Boy Scouts of America, in part at his estate in Cos Cob

Mickey Sherman, criminal-defense attorney, town native and resident

Cornelius Wendell Wickersham (1885–1968), U.S. Army officer, lawyer, awarded author of philatelic literature