Founded by Rev. Thomas Brownell in 1823 as Washington College, it became Trinity College in 1845, coeducational in 1969.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Edward Albee |
Playwright |
12-Mar-1928 |
16-Sep-2016 |
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| Charles McLean Andrews |
Historian |
22-Feb-1863 |
9-Sep-1943 |
The Colonial Period of American History |
| Richard Barthelmess |
Actor |
9-May-1895 |
17-Aug-1963 |
Tol'able David |
| Hans W. Becherer |
Business |
1935 |
|
CEO of Deere, 1989-2000 |
| Gold Chains |
Electronic Musician |
c. 1973 |
|
Punk Rock MC |
| William R. Cotter |
Politician |
18-Jul-1926 |
8-Sep-1981 |
Congressman from Connecticut, 1971-81 |
| Joseph Cross |
Actor |
28-May-1986 |
|
Running with Scissors |
| James W. Crystal |
Business |
9-Oct-1937 |
|
Frank Crystal & Company |
| Jon Entine |
Author |
30-Apr-1952 |
|
Taboo |
| David S. Gottesman |
Business |
26-Apr-1926 |
|
First Manhattan Company |
| Ari Graynor |
Actor |
27-Apr-1983 |
|
Rachel on Fringe |
| Stephen Gyllenhaal |
Film Director |
4-Oct-1949 |
|
Homegrown |
| Thomas S. Johnson |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
President of Chemical Bank, 1983-89 |
| Barbara Kennelly |
Politician |
10-Jul-1936 |
|
Congresswoman from Connecticut, 1982-99 |
| Eileen S. Kraus |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Connecticut National Bank |
| John Larson |
Politician |
22-Jul-1948 |
|
Congressman, Connecticut 1st |
| William E. MacDonald III |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
Vice Chairman of National City, 2001-06 |
| George D. McClelland |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
United Asset Management Corporation |
| Mary McCormack |
Actor |
8-Feb-1969 |
|
Kate Harper on The West Wing |
| Thomas J. Meskill |
Politician |
30-Jan-1928 |
29-Oct-2007 |
Governor of Connecticut, 1971-75 |
| James J. Murren |
Business |
c. 1961 |
|
President and COO, MGM Mirage |
| Richard N. Palmer |
Judge |
27-May-1950 |
|
Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court |
| Charles R. Perrin |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
CEO of Avon, 1998-99 |
| Christine C. Quinn |
Politician |
25-Jul-1966 |
|
Speaker, New York City Council |
| William C. Richardson |
Educator |
c. 1940 |
|
President of Johns Hopkins, 1990-95 |
| Harold Rome |
Composer |
27-May-1908 |
26-Oct-1993 |
I Can Get It for You Wholesale |
| Kevin B. Sullivan |
Politician |
c. 1949 |
|
Lt. Governor of Connecticut, 2003-07 |
| Jane Swift |
Politician |
24-Feb-1965 |
|
Governor of Massachusetts, 2001-03 |
| William H. Turner |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Vice Chairman of Chemical Bank |
| Christine S. Vertefeuille |
Judge |
10-Dec-1950 |
|
Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court |
| Richard H. Walker |
Attorney |
c. 1950 |
|
General Counsel, Deutsche Bank |
| Jesse Watters |
Journalist |
9-Jul-1978 |
|
Ambush journalist, Watters World |
| George Will |
Columnist |
4-May-1941 |
|
Conservative pundit, baseball lover |
| Michael J. Zimmerman |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
CFO of ContiGroup |
