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List of people from Greenwich, Connecticut

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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

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Mel Gibson, actor, director, and producer
 
Ron Howard, actor, director, and producer

Musicians, models, other entertainers

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Regis Philbin, TV host

Sports

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Jim Brown at the 1st FIFA World Cup in 1930
 
George Brown, ASL All-Star

Authors, writers

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Truman Capote in 1959

Artists, architects, designers, cartoonists

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Famous guests at the Bush-Holley House

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Government

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Expert vote-counter Boss Tweed, by Thomas Nast
 
Homer Stille Cummings

Judges, lawyers

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Business

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Journalists, sportscasters

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Other

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See also

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References

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