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Phineas T. Barnum (1810 -
1891) One founder of the Ringling
Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus;
born in Bethel.
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Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
(1835 - 1910) Author of The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn;
lived in Hartford.
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Nathan Hale (1755 -1776)
A martyr soldier of the American
Revolution; born in Coventry.
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Katharine Hepburn (1907 - )
Famous actress who won four Academy
Awards for best actress; born in
Hartford.
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Harriet Beecher StoWe (1811
- 1896) Author of Uncle Tom’s
Cabin; born in Litchfield.
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Noah Webster (1758 - 1843)
Author of the first dictionary
published in 1807; from West
Hartford.
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