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.

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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
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Ron Howard, actor, director, and producer

Musicians, models, other entertainers

Regis Philbin, TV host Regis Philbin at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg
Regis Philbin, TV host

Sports

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

Authors, writers

Truman Capote in 1959 TrumanCapote1959.jpg
Truman Capote in 1959

Artists, architects, designers, cartoonists

Famous guests at the Bush-Holley House

Government

Expert vote-counter Boss Tweed, by Thomas Nast Boss Tweed, Nast.jpg
Expert vote-counter Boss Tweed, by Thomas Nast
Homer Stille Cummings Homer Cummings, Harris & Ewing photo portrait, 1920.jpg
Homer Stille Cummings

Judges, lawyers

Business

Journalists, sportscasters

Other

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