Categories:Featured Connections Archive
Themes and individuals featured in the weekly Connection Finder posts through 2023.
- 2023 Jan 04:Cheers
- 2023 Jan 11:Barbaras
- 2023 Jan 18:Notable Ontarians
- 2023 Jan 25:Scottish Notables
- 2023 Feb 1:Australian Notables
- 2023 Feb 8:One Place Studies
- 2023 Feb 15:Black History Month- People Who Make Us Laugh
- 2023 Feb 22:Formerly Enslaved
- 2023 Mar 1:Notable Legacies
- 2023 Mar 8:Year of the Rabbit
- 2023 Mar 15:Mathematicians and Phycisists
- 2023 Mar 22:Jamestown
- 2023 Mar 29:Irish Notables
- 2023 Apr 5:Colorful Names
- 2023 Apr 12:Notables Germans
- 2023 Apr 19:NEHGS
- 2023 Apr 26:TV Police
- 2023 May 5:Popes
- 2023 May 10:Star Wars
- 2023 May 17:Royalty
- 2023 May 24:DNA Notables
- 2023 May 31:Lightfoot and Co.
- 2023 Jun 7:Hispanic Notables
- 2023 Jun 14:Ladies of Rock
- 2023 Jun 21:South African Notables
- 2023 Jun 28:US Founding Fathers
- 2023 Jul 5:Kentucky Notables
- 2023 Jul 12:Apocalyptic Authors
- 2023 Jul 19:Second City
- 2023 Jul 26:Manhattan Project
- 2023 Aug 2:Tony Bennett Duets
- 2023 Aug 9:Toy Inventors
- 2023 Aug 16:Cambridgshire & Huntingdonshire Notables
- 2023 Aug 23:Internet Innovators
- 2023 Aug 30:Westminster & Middlesex Notables
- 2023 Sep 6:The 99 Club
- 2023 Sep 13:Indiana Notables
- 2023 Sep 20:Famous James
- 2023 Sep 27:Frontiersmen and Scouts
- 2023 Oct 4:Charlton Heston and Co.
- 2023 Oct 11:Australian Convicts
- 2023 Oct 19:Doctors on Screen
- 2023 Oct 25:Stephen King on Screen
- 2023 Nov 1:Georgia (USA) Notables
- 2023 Nov 8:Friends (TV)
- 2023 Nov 15:Political Dynasties
- 2023 Nov 22:Plymouth Colony Thanksgiving Attendees
- 2023 Nov 29:First Ladies
- 2023 Dec 6:World War II Heroes
- 2023 Dec 13:Napoleon & Co.
- 2023 Dec 20:Mrs. Claus
- 2023 Dec 27:2023 Notables Memorial
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Александр Романов23 Dec 1777Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire-01 Dec 1825
夙子 (九条) 皇太后11 Jan 1835日本京都府-11 Jan 1897
健雄 (吳) Wu31 May 1912中國江蘇省蘇州市太倉市瀏河鎮-16 Feb 1997
晋三 安倍21 Sep 1954日本東京都新宿区-08 Jul 2022
光達 (梅) Quong Tart1850大清廣東新寧縣部的端芬鎮山底村-26 Jul 1903
睦子 (森) 三木31 Jul 1917日本千葉県-31 Jul 2012
章一郞 (豐田) 豊田17 Feb 1925日本愛知県名古屋市-14 Feb 2023
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John Adams11 Jul 1767Braintree, Quincy, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony-23 Feb 1848
John Adams22 Oct 1812Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States-25 Oct 1860
Susan (Ahn) Cuddy16 Jan 1915Los Angeles, California, United States-24 Jun 2015
Loretta (Aiken) Mableyabt19 Mar 1897Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States-23 May 1975
Farouk Alawiyya11 Feb 1920Abdeen Palace, Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt-18 Mar 1965
John Aldenabt1598England-12 Sep 1687
Kenneth Alford22 Jan 1914Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States-25 Oct 1980
Ethan Allen10 Jan 1738Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony-12 Feb 1789
Remember (Allerton) Maverickabt1615Leiden, Holland, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden-bef22 Oct 1656
Kirstie Alley12 Jan 1951Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States-05 Dec 2022
Luis Alvarez13 Jun 1911San Francisco, California, United States-01 Sep 1988
Barbro Alving12 Jan 1909Uppsala, Uppland, Sverige-22 Jan 1987
Christine Amphlett25 Oct 1959Geelong, Victoria, Australia-21 Apr 2013
Margaret (Anderson) O'Bryan11 Dec 1915Malvern, Victoria, Australia-16 Jul 1995
John Andrew31 May 1818Windham, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States-30 Oct 1867
Jennifer Aniston1960s
Thomas (Ankrit) Ankrett14 Mar 1758Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England-bef22 Aug 1803
José Doroteo (Arango) Villa05 Jun 1878Río Grande, San Juan del Río, Durango, México-20 Jul 1923
Sebastian Constantino (Arce) de Arce1736Villa De Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Nueva España-1795
Alan Arkin26 Mar 1934Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States-29 Jun 2023
Margaret (Arvin) Sissons21 Apr 1879Henderson, Kentucky, United States-09 Sep 1947
London Atusabt1759Newark, Essex, New Jersey-07 Jul 1843
Margaret Atwood1930s
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Francis Bacon21 Dec 1904Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom-24 May 1992
Maffeo Barberini05 Apr 1568Florence, Duchy of Florence-29 Jul 1644
Robert Barker12 Dec 1923Darrington, Snohomish, Washington, United States-26 Aug 2023
Ellen (Barrett) Cornett01 Mar 1842Georgia, United States-16 May 1915
Drew Barrymore1970s
Josiah Bartlett02 Dec 1729Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony-19 May 1795
Kathy Bates1940s
Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Maria (Battenberg) of Greece25 Feb 1885Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom-05 Dec 1969
William Beadle01 Jan 1838Howard Township, Parke, Indiana, United States-15 Nov 1915
Anna LISBETH Christina (Beck-Friis) Palme14 Mar 1931Oscars församling, Stockholm, Sweden-18 Oct 2018
Robert Beheathlandabt1592Cornwall, England-abt1627
Harold (Belanfonte) Belafonte01 Mar 1927Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States-25 Apr 2023
Alexander Bell03 Mar 1847Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom-02 Aug 1922
John Belushi24 Jan 1949Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States-05 Mar 1982
Anthony Dominick (Benedetto) Bennett03 Aug 1926Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, United States-21 Jul 2023
Margaret (Benning) Henniker-Major23 Aug 1921Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada-29 Oct 1974
Candice Bergen1940s
Timothy Berners-Lee1950s
Louis-Alexandre (Berthier) Berthier de Wagram20 Dec 1753Versailles, Île-de-France, France-01 Jun 1815
Afzan binti Almarhum Tengku Panglima Perang Tengku Muhammad04 Dec 1932Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, British Malaya-29 Jun 1988
James Bird03 Feb 1798Rupert's Land, Hudson Bay Company-11 Dec 1892
Larry Bird1950s
Jane Birkin14 Dec 1946Marylebone, London, England-16 Jul 2023
Otto Eduard Leopold (Bismarck-Schönhausen) von Bismarck-Schönhausen01 Apr 1815Schönhausen, Sachsen, Preußen, Deutscher Bund-30 Jul 1898
Eric Blair25 Jun 1903Motihari, Bihar, India-21 Jan 1950
Melvin (Blank) Blanc30 May 1908San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States-11 Jul 1989
William Blueabt1736Jamaica, Queens, New York Colony-07 May 1834
Mary (Boggs) Roberts27 Dec 1943New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States-17 Sep 2019
Niels Bohr07 Oct 1885Garnisons Sogn, Copenhagen, Danmark-18 Nov 1962
Napoleone Bonaparte15 Aug 1769Ajaccio, Corse, France-05 May 1821
Jane (Bond) Coles1522Hill, Northamptonshire, England-bef14 Sep 1584
Daniel Boone22 Oct 1734Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania-26 Sep 1820
Rodrigo (Borja) Borgia01 Jan 1431Xativa, Crown of Aragon (Spain)-18 Aug 1503
Colin Graham Botha15 Aug 1883Knysna, Cape Colony, South Africa-01 Feb 1973
James (Bourn) Byrnesabt1774County Antrim, Ireland-12 Nov 1852
Edwin (Boyd) McCallum02 Apr 1914Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada-16 May 2002
Peter Boyle18 Oct 1935Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States-12 Dec 2006
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Ray Bradbury22 Aug 1920Waukegan, Illinois, United States-05 Jun 2012
William Bradfordbef19 Mar 1590Austerfield, Yorkshire, England-09 May 1657
Johannes Brahms07 May 1833Hamburg, Freie und Hansestadt, Deutscher Bund-03 Apr 1897
Renée Breauabt1616France-bef1678
David Brewster11 Dec 1781Canongate, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland-10 Feb 1868
John Brown09 May 1800Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States-02 Dec 1859
Blanche Bruce01 Mar 1841Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States-17 Mar 1898
Robert (Bruce) Bruce First King of Scots11 Jul 1274Writtle, Essex, England-07 Jun 1329
Hendrikus Magdalenus Bruna23 Aug 1927Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland-16 Feb 2017
Michael Bublé1970s
James Buffett25 Dec 1946Pascagoula, Jackson, Mississippi, United States-01 Sep 2023
Jeremy Bulloch16 Feb 1945Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom-17 Dec 2020
Anna (Bullock) Turner26 Nov 1939Nutbush, Haywood, Tennessee, United States-24 May 2023
Charles Bullockbef03 Nov 1822Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, England-27 Feb 1883
James (Bumgarner) Garner07 Apr 1928Denver, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States-19 Jul 2014
Thornton Burgess14 Jan 1874Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States-05 Jun 1965
Robert Burns25 Jan 1759Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland-21 Jul 1796
Anne (Burras) Laydonabt1594England-aftFeb 1625
Delta (Burton) Burke1950s
Vannevar Bush11 Mar 1890Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States-28 Jun 1974
Octavia Butler22 Jun 1947Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States-24 Feb 2006
Augusta (Byron) King10 Dec 1815Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom-27 Nov 1852
George (Byron) Noel22 Jan 1788Marylebone, Middlesex, England-19 Apr 1824
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Juana Maria Ignazia Teresa (Cabarrus) Tallien31 Jul 1773Carabanchel Alto, Madrid, España-15 Jan 1835
Glen Campbell22 Apr 1936Billstown, Pike, Arkansas, United States-08 Aug 2017
John Candy31 Oct 1950Newmarket, Whitchurch, York, Ontario, Canada-04 Mar 1994
Nick Cannon1980s
Steve Carell1960s
Marie François Sadi Carnot11 Aug 1837Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France-25 Jun 1894
Jim Carrey1960s
Christopher Carson24 Dec 1809Madison County, Kentucky, United States-23 May 1868
James Carter01 Oct 1924Plains, Sumter, Georgia, United States-29 Dec 2024
John (Carter) Heston04 Oct 1923Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States-05 Apr 2008
Mary Cartland09 Jul 1901Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England-21 May 2000
John Cash26 Feb 1932Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States-12 Sep 2003
Blanca (Castilla) de Castille04 Mar 1188Chateau De Palencia, Valencia, Valencia, Almohadi-27 Nov 1252
Victor Ramón Castro06 Mar 1817presidio de San Francisco de Asís, Alta California (California, United States)-05 May 1900
Thomas Chambers02 Apr 1868Paddington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom-abtMay 1928
Barnaba Chiaramonti14 Aug 1742Cesena, Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy-20 Aug 1823
Sofija (Chodakauskaitė) Smetonienė13 Jan 1885Panevėžys, Ponevezh Uyezd, Kovno, Lithuania, Russian Empire-28 Dec 1968
Winston Churchill30 Nov 1874Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England-24 Jan 1965
Cora (Cisneros) Gallegos10 Dec 1884Lincoln, New Mexico, United States-04 Sep 1921
Eric Clapton1940s
William Clark01 Aug 1770Drysdale Parish, Caroline, Colony of Virginia-01 Sep 1838
Désirée Bernardine Eugénie (Clary) Bernadotteabt08 Nov 1777St Ferreol, Marseille, Provence, France-17 Dec 1860
Cassius (Clay) Ali17 Jan 1942Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States-03 Jun 2016
Cassius Clay19 Oct 1810Madison, Kentucky, United States-22 Jul 1903
John Cleese1930s
James Clyman01 Feb 1792Fauquier County, Virginia-27 Dec 1881
James Coburn31 Aug 1928Laurel, Cedar, Nebraska, United States-18 Nov 2002
John Cockcroft27 May 1897Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom-18 Sep 1967
Maria Corazon (Cojuangco) Aquino25 Jan 1933San Juan de Dios Hospital, Intramuros, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines-01 Aug 2009
Natalie Cole06 Feb 1950Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States-31 Dec 2015
Creola (Coleman) Johnson26 Aug 1918White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States-24 Feb 2020
David Colville24 Aug 1920Toronto, Ontario, Canada-16 Jul 2013
James Bryant Conant26 Mar 1893Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States-11 Feb 1978
Thomas Connery25 Aug 1930Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom-31 Oct 2020
Charles Connors09 Feb 1936Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada-06 Mar 2013
Kevin Connors10 Apr 1921Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States-10 Nov 1992
Atherton Converse07 Jan 1877Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States-06 Jul 1956
Ellen (Cook) Fairclough28 Jan 1905Hamilton, Ontario, Canada-13 Nov 2004
James Cooper15 Sep 1789Burlington, New Jersey, United States-14 Sep 1851
Loretto Coronado1827Mexíco-27 Oct 1887
Courteney Cox1960s
Bruno Cremer06 Oct 1929Fontenay-sous-Bois, Departement du Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France-07 Aug 2010
David Crockett17 Aug 1786Limestone, Greene County, Tennessee-06 Mar 1836
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Oliver Cromwell25 Apr 1599Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England-03 Sep 1658
Dorothy (Cronin) Brooke09 Jan 1925Bendigo, Victoria, Australia-02 Apr 2000
Benjamin Crothers23 May 1910Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States-22 Nov 1986
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Ted Danson1940s
Samuel Davis08 Dec 1925Harlem, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA-16 May 1990
Thomas-Alexandre (Davy de la Pailleterie) Dumas25 Mar 1762Jeremie, Saint-Domingue-26 Feb 1806
Miles Day01 Dec 1896St Ives, Huntingdonshire, England-27 Feb 1918
Sandra (Day) O'Connor26 Mar 1930El Paso, Texas, United States-01 Dec 2023
James Dean08 Feb 1931Marion, Center Township, Grant, Indiana, United States-30 Sep 1955
Bunny DeBarge1950s
Willem Philippe de Bie17 May 1939's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland-27 Mar 2023
Alec (de Cuffe) Guinness02 Apr 1914Maida Vale, London, England-05 Aug 2000
Barbara (Deeks) Windsor06 Aug 1937Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom-10 Dec 2020
Nigel de Grey27 Mar 1886Copdock, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom-25 May 1951
Sor Juana De La Cruz02 Dec 1648San Miguel Nepantla, Nueva España, (Estado de Mexico), Mexico-17 Apr 1695
Zara (Dickins) Bate10 Mar 1909Kew, Victoria, Australia-14 Jun 1989
John di Romaabt910Rome, Holy Roman Empire-Jan 936
Charles Dodgson27 Jan 1832Daresbury, Cheshire, England-14 Jan 1898
Gebhard Dollnstein-Hirschbergabt1018-28 Jul 1057
Jack Dorsey1970s
Edward Dotyabt1599England-23 Aug 1655
Charles Douglass17 Feb 1870Macon, Georgia, United States-30 Apr 1940
Phyllis (Driver) Diller17 Jul 1917Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States-20 Aug 2012
Maria Eva (Duarte) Perón07 May 1919Los Toldos, Argentina-26 Jul 1952
Alexandre Dumas27 Jul 1824Paris, Seine, France-27 Nov 1895
Faye Dunaway1940s
David (Dunkeld) Eighth Earl of Huntingdonabt1144England-17 Jun 1219
Sydney Dyerabt1812Kennington, Surrey, England, United Kingdom-22 Mar 1901
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Beatrice (Earll) Tillman10 Mar 1913Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada-15 Jan 2008
Linda (Eastman) McCartney24 Sep 1941New York City, New York, United States-17 Apr 1998
Hosea Easton06 Mar 1849Connecticut, USA-23 Jun 1899
Baunon Egisheim21 Jun 1002Eguisheim, France-19 Apr 1054
Friedrich Eichhornabt1885Betanien (also known as Konstantinowka), North Caucasus, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire-19 Sep 1906
Albert Einstein14 Mar 1879Ulm, Königreich Württemberg, Deutsches Reich-18 Apr 1955
William Ellisbef11 Jun 1751Ely, Cambridgeshire, England-01 Jul 1785
Douglas Engelbart1920s- 2010s
Dolly (Epps) Burnsabt1830Louisiana, United States
Henri Louis Honoré (Estienne d'Orves) d'Estienne d'Orves05 Jun 1901Verrières-le-Buisson, Seine-et-Oise, France-29 Aug 1941
Matthew Everinghamabt27 Jul 1768London, England.-25 Dec 1817
Charles Ewer04 Sep 1790Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States-13 Nov 1853
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Elizabeth Feinler1930s
Henry Ferguson04 Nov 1884Growell, near Dromore, County Down, Ireland-25 Oct 1960
Miguel Ferrer07 Feb 1955Santa Monica, California, USA-19 Jan 2017
Tina Fey1970s
Richard Feynman11 May 1918New York City, New York, United States-15 Feb 1988
John Fields14 May 1863Hamilton, Wentworth, Canada West-09 Aug 1932
Carrie Fisher21 Oct 1956Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States-27 Dec 2016
Elizabeth (Fisher) Hopkinsabt1585London, England-bef06 Jun 1644
Ella Fitzgerald25 Apr 1917Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia, USA-15 Jun 1996
Jane (Flanagan) de Valera03 Jun 1878Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland-07 Jan 1975
Temperance (Flowerdew) Westabt1590Hethersett, Norfolk, England-abtDec 1628
Errol Flynn20 Jun 1909Hobart, Tasmania, Australia-14 Oct 1959
Just Fontaine18 Aug 1933Marrakech, Protectorat français du Maroc-28 Feb 2023
Harrison Ford1940s
June (Forer) Foray18 Sep 1917Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States-26 Jul 2017
Earl Forsse17 Sep 1936Bellwood, Butler, Nebraska, United States-19 Mar 2014
Rose Fortune13 Mar 1774Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-20 Feb 1864
Benjamin Franklin17 Jan 1706Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony-17 Apr 1790
Gun-Marie (Fredriksson) Bolyos30 May 1958Östra Ljungby, Skåne, Sweden-09 Dec 2019
Morgan Freeman1930s
Samuel Fullerbef20 Jan 1581Redenhall, Norfolk, England-bef28 Oct 1633