Here is a list of notable people affiliated with Trinity College. It includes alumni, attendees, faculty, and presidents of the college.

Notable graduates and attendees

Academia

Charles McLean Andrews (1863–1943) was an American historian at Columbia University and Yale University professor whose "Colonial Period of American History, vol. 1 of 4," won him a Pulitzer Prize in 1935. He graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, in 1884 and received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1889. Jere Lehman Bacharach (1938–2023), was a distinguished American Islamic historian, University of Washington Professor Emeritus, 2009 Middle East Medievalists Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and twice-named Samir Shama Fellow in Islamic Numismatics and Epigraphy, by Oxford University, in 2004 and 2005. He received his B.A. from Trinity College (CT), his M.A. from Harvard University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. He is author of Islamic History through Coins (AUC Press, 2006). Steven Barkan, sociologist and chairperson of the Sociology department at the University of Maine Anthony Beavers, professor of philosophy, director of cognitive science at the University of Evansville Lisa E. Bloom, cultural critic, educator and feminist art historian Harry McFarland Bracken, philosopher and author David R. Brown, former president of the Art Center College of Design John Collins Covell, educator, principal of the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind and West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind Stephen Lloyd Cook, Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature at Virginia Theological Seminary Evan Dobelle, New England Board of Higher Education president and former Trinity president Louis Feldman, professor of classics and literature at Yeshiva University Jane Fernandes, former president designate of Gallaudet University Bruce Frier, John and Teresa D'Arms Distinguished University Professor of Classics and Roman Law, and Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies and of Law, University of Michigan Edward Miner Gallaudet, founder of Gallaudet University Tom Gerety, former Trinity president and president Amherst College 1994–2003, collegiate professor, New York University Michael Grossman, CUNY distinguished professor of economics and creator of the Grossman model in health economics Kenneth W. Harl, Tulane University professor, numismatist Walter Harrison, president of the University of Hartford and NCAA committee head Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College's Eli Black professor of Jewish Studies J. C. Hurewitz, professor emeritus in the political science department at Columbia University Abner Jackson, minister and president of Trinity College and Hobart College Philip S. Khoury, vice provost and Ford International Professor of History, MIT Lloyd A. Lewis, theology professor at the Virginia Theological Seminary John H. Makin, economist and visiting scholar with the American Enterprise Institute Richard T. Nolan, philosophy and religion professor, writer, Episcopal Church Canon Robert B. Pippin, philosopher; director of Department of Social Thought, University of Chicago Hyam Plutzik, Pulitzer Prize finalist, poet, and Professor of English at the University of Rochester William C. Richardson, board director of Exelon, former president of Johns Hopkins University, former director on the boards of the Kellogg Company, Bank of New York, CSX Corporation, and Mercantile Bankshares, former head of the Kellogg Foundation Franz Schurmann, sociologist and historian Jim Shepard, author and professor of creative writing and film at Williams College Robert B. Stepto, professor of English and African-American studies, Yale University George W. Strawbridge Jr., board member of Widener University (former adjunct professor), The Jockey Club, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, National Steeplechase Association, Margaret Dorrance Strawbridge Foundation, Campbell Soup Co. Ilhi Synn, class of 1962, president of Keimyung University William G. Thomas III, history professor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 2016 Guggenheim Fellow

Architecture

J. Cleaveland Cady, architect, designer of the south range of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City Arthur Gilman, Boston architect William Harold Lee, movie theatre architect Benjamin Wistar Morris III, architect Samuel Beck Parkman Trowbridge, New York City architect

Arts and entertainment

Peter Alsop, musician Arthur Everett Austin Jr., former director of the director of the Wadsworth Atheneum and Trinity professor Richard Barthelmess, silent film actor, a founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1928 Best Actor nominee John Biddle, cinematographer Deborah Buck, artist, designer and gallery owner Dudley Buck, composer Brian Byrne, mandolinist Max Coyer, artist Joseph Cross, actor Lesley Dill, artist Carroll Dunham, painter Jared Bradley Flagg, painter Gold Chains, electro rap musician Ari Graynor, actor Patrick Greene, composer Stephen Gyllenhaal, film producer and director Chris Hogan, comedian Christopher Houlihan, concert organist Mike Kellin, actor Mel Kendrick, artist Shahvaar Ali Khan, Pakistani writer, singer-songwriter and composer Dave MacKay, jazz pianist, singer-composer Mary McCormack, actor Will McCormack, actor Steven Newsome, arts administrator Katryna Nields, folk-rock musician Elizabeth Page, writer, director and filmmaker Joseph Payne, British/Swiss German harpsichordist, clavichordist, organist and musicologist Rachel Platten, singer and songwriter best known for her 2015 single "Fight Song"; won a Daytime Emmy Award Xavier Serbiá, member of the boy band Menudo, financial commentator and syndicated columnist Christopher Seufert, documentary film producer and director, and photographer Kwaku Sintim-Misa, Ghanaian actor and comedian Cotter Smith, stage, film, and television actor Ernie Stires, composer Allen Butler Talcott, landscape painter Richard Tuttle, postminimalist artist Ernst Vegelin, director of the Courtauld Gallery, London John Henry Willcox, organist Samuel Adams Wisner, rapper

Athletics Jonah Bayliss, Major League Baseball player Robert "Bob" Blum (born 1928), Olympic fencer George Brickley, former Major League Baseball and National Football League player Paul Collins, former National Football League player Eric DeCosta, executive vice president and general manager, Baltimore Ravens Dan Doyel, former Trinity men's basketball coach Moe Drabowsky, former Major League Baseball pitcher Kanzy Emad El Defrawy, squash player Peter Graves, Olympic rower Mickey Kobrosky, College Football Hall of Fame member, former NFL and MLB athlete Roger LeClerc, former National Football League player Bill MacDermott, professional football coach Jay Monahan, Class of 1993, commissioner of golf's PGA Tour Swede Nordstrom, football player Chuck Priore, former Trinity football coach Joe Shield, National Football League quarterback Aaron Westbrooks, Irish basketball player Jay Williamson, professional golfer, current member of the PGA Tour

Business and industry Hans W. Becherer, former president and CEO of John Deere S. Prestley Blake, co-founder of the Friendly Ice Cream Corporation David Chang, New York City chef and restaurateur, on the 2010 Time "100 Most Influential People" list Thomas M. Chappell, co-founder and CEO of Tom's of Maine Martin W. Clement, 11th president of the Pennsylvania Railroad William Pancoast Clyde, owner of the Clyde Steamship Company Robert Habersham Coleman, iron processing and railroad industrialist Thomas R. DiBenedetto, president of Boston International Group, owner of A.S. Roma and partner in New England Sports Ventures Elizabeth Elting, co-founder and co-CEO of TransPerfect Kristine Belson, president of Sony Pictures Animation and Oscar-nominated film producer (The Croods) Francis R. Delano, banker George M. Ferris, investment banker and philanthropist, founder of Ferris Baker Watts David Gottesman, billionaire, member of the board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway John D. Howard, CEO of Irving Place Capital Thomas S. Johnson, former chairman and CEO of GreenPoint Financial Corp Raymond E. Joslin, CEO of CAD Sciences, former president of Hearst Entertainment and Syndication, former senior vice president of the Hearst Corporation Sam Kennedy, president of the Boston Red Sox Alfred J. Koeppel (1932–2001), New York real estate developerReal Estate Weekly: "Attorney Alfred Koeppel, 68, long-time real estate mogul" February 14, 2001Real Estate Weekly: "MANAGEMENT Who's News PERSONNEL" June 28, 2000 Eileen Kraus (1938–2017), trailblazing woman banker and president of Connecticut National Bank Peter S. Kraus, CEO of AllianceBernstein and former co-head of the Investment Management Division at Goldman Sachs Mike Maccagnan, general manager for the New York Jets Mitchell M. Merin, former president and chief operating officer of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Danny Meyer, founder of Union Square Hospitality Group (Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, Tabla, Blue Smoke) James Murren, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of MGM Mirage Roy Nutt, founder of Computer Sciences Corporation and co-creator of FORTRAN Gunnar S. Overstrom Jr., former vice chair of FleetBoston Financial Charles R. Perrin, chairman of Warnaco, former chairman and CEO of Avon Products and former chairman and CEO of Duracell Michael J. Petrucelli, founder of Clearpath, Inc. Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare William C. Richardson, board director of Exelon; former president of Johns Hopkins University; former director on the boards of the Kellogg Company, the Bank of New York, CSX Corporation, and Mercantile Bankshares; former head of the Kellogg Foundation Thomas R. Savage, former CEO of American International Group Clarence D. Tuska, former director of patent operations of the Radio Corporation of America Camalia Valdés, president and CEO of Cerveceria India Roger L. Werner, director, president and chief executive officer of the Outdoors Channel Holdings, Inc.; former chief executive officer and the chief operating officer of ESPN

Government, law, and public policy

Elected officials

John Baptista Ash, former U.S. representative for Tennessee William Shepperd Ashe, former U.S. representative Francisco L. Borges, former Connecticut State Treasurer Charles R. Chapman, former mayor of Hartford, Connecticut; served in both houses of the Connecticut legislature Percival W. Clement, 57th governor of Vermont William R. Cotter, U.S. representative for Connecticut Isaac E. Crary, first elected U.S. representative for Michigan Tilton E. Doolittle, Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives and Former United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut Bob Ebinger, member of the Montana House of Representatives Arie Eliav, Israeli member of the Knesset John H. Ewing, member of the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey SenateGoodnough, Abby. "Autumn of the Patriarchs", The New York Times, September 22, 1996. Retrieved June 25, 2010. Frank Fasi, former mayor of Honolulu John Fonfara, Connecticut state senator Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, U.S. representative for New Jersey Thomas L. Harris, former U.S. representative for Illinois Joan Hartley, Connecticut state senator Charles D. Hodges, former U.S. representative for Illinois Colin M. Ingersoll, former U.S. representative for Connecticut Barbara B. Kennelly, former U.S. representative Henry W. King, former politician from Ohio Robert L. King, former New York State Assemblyman, Monroe County executive, and chancellor of the State University of New York James Kinsella, former mayor of Hartford, Connecticut Themis Klarides, Class of 1987, Deputy Minority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives