Category: Featured Connections Archive 2023

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

H

Maria Antonia (Habsburg-Lothringen) d'Autriche 02 Nov 1755 Hofburg, Wien, Österreich unter der Enns, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 16 Oct 1793

Lucy (Hall) Greenlaw 12 Apr 1869 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 02 Aug 1961

Mark Hamill 1950s

Wade Hampton abt 25 Dec 1752 Halifax, Halifax, Virginia - abt 04 Feb 1835

Miles Haney abt 1830 Tennessee, United States - aft 1880

Tom Hanks 1950s

Timothy Hardy 29 Oct 1925 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom - 03 Aug 2017

Hannah (Harkness) Love 14 Feb 1914 Houghton, Michigan, USA - 22 Oct 1976

Woody Harrelson 1960s

Joel Harris 09 Dec 1848 Eatonton, Putnam, Georgia, United States - 03 Jul 1908

Benjamin Harrison 05 Apr 1726 Berkley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia - 24 Apr 1791

Reginald Harrison 05 Mar 1908 Huyton, Lancashire, England - 02 Jun 1990

Winifred (Harrisson) Fair 09 Jan 1906 St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England - 27 Mar 1984

Goldie Hawn 1940s

Mary (Haydock) Reibey 12 May 1777 Bury, Lancashire, England - 30 May 1855

Edward Headrick 28 Jun 1924 South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States - 12 Aug 2002

Seamus Heaney 13 Apr 1939 Tamnairan, Ballyscullion, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom - 30 Aug 2013

Johannes August Heese 11 Nov 1907 Paarl, Cape Colony - 06 Nov 1990

Oliver Heggie 17 Sep 1877 Angaston, South Australia, Australia - 07 Feb 1936

Florence Henderson 14 Feb 1934 Dale, Carter Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States - 24 Nov 2016

Patrick Henry 29 May 1736 Studley, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia - 06 Jun 1799

Alonzo Herndon 26 Jun 1858 Walton County, Georgia, United States - 21 Jul 1927

Jessie Hill 11 Apr 1915 Perth, Western Australia, Australia - 13 May 1995

James Hoffa 14 Feb 1913 Brazil Township, Clay, Indiana, United States - abt 30 Jul 1975

Friederika Hogue 22 Sep 1863 Annental, Russian Empire - abt 19 Dec 1905

Joseph Holt abt 1756 Ballydonnell, Redcross, Wicklow, Ireland - 16 May 1826

Rose Ann (Holton) Cassin 14 Jul 1865 Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Canada East - 26 Oct 1937

Whitney Houston 09 Aug 1963 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States - 11 Feb 2012

John Hughes bef 09 Jul 1815 Mile End New Town, Middlesex, England - 1866

John Humphries 17 Feb 1934 Kew, Victoria, Australia - 22 Apr 2023

Ruby Hunter 31 Oct 1955 River Murray, South Australia, Australia - 17 Feb 2010

I

Adelaide Ironside 17 Nov 1831 Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies. - 15 Apr 1867

J

Michael Jackson 29 Aug 1958 Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States - 25 Jun 2009

Susanna (Jackson) Winslow abt 1594 England - bef Jul 1675

Marlo (Jacobs) Thomas 1930s

Jesse James 05 Sep 1847 Kearney, Clay, Missouri, United States - 03 Apr 1882

Phyllis (James) White 03 Aug 1920 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England - 27 Nov 2014

Richard James 01 Jan 1914 Delaware, United States - 13 Jul 1974

Thomas Jefferson 13 Apr 1743 Shadwell Plantation, Albemarle County, Colony and Dominion of Virginia - 04 Jul 1826

Mary (Jenkins) Bickers abt 1820 Bermondsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - 05 Jun 1887

Roger Jenyns 24 Apr 1904 Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England - 14 Oct 1976

Daniel Jewett 14 Sep 1807 Pittston, Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States of America - 07 Oct 1906

Steven Jobs 24 Feb 1955 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States - 05 Oct 2011

Billy Joel 1940s

Joseph Johns abt 19 Feb 1826 Wendron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom - 13 Aug 1900

Louis (Joliet) Jolliet 21 Sep 1645 Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France - 1700

Alberta Jones 12 Nov 1930 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 05 Aug 1965

Edward John Morse Jones 24 Jul 1889 Hendon, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 22 Jul 1969

James Earl Jones 1930s

Janis Joplin 19 Jan 1943 Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States - 04 Oct 1970

María Cristina Estela Marcela (Jurado García) Jurado 16 Jan 1924 Guadalajara, Jalisco, México - 05 Jul 2002

K

Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha Kapaakea 02 Sep 1838 Oahu, Kingdom of Hawaii - 11 Nov 1917

Jackson Kelley 20 Jan 1920 Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia, United States - 11 Jun 1999

John Kelly 20 Feb 1820 Killenaule Parish, Moyglass, Co Tipperary, Ireland - 27 Dec 1866

John Kennedy 29 May 1917 Brookline, Massachusetts, United States of America - 22 Nov 1963

Stephen King 1940s

Willie (King) Farris 11 Sep 1927 501 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States - 29 Jun 2023

Heinz Alfred Kissinger 27 May 1923 Fürth, Bayern, Deutsches Reich - 29 Nov 2023

Eleonore Anna Elisabeth Justine (Knapp) Heuss-Knapp 25 Jan 1881 Straßburg, Elsaß-Lothringen, Deutsches Reich - 19 Jul 1952

Richard Knerr 30 Jun 1925 San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, California, United States - 14 Jan 2008

Robert Knight 25 Oct 1940 Massillon, Stark, Ohio, United States - 01 Nov 2023

Jesse Knotts 21 Jul 1924 Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States - 24 Feb 2006

William Knox 05 Jan 1904 New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States - 09 Jul 1995

Valdemar (Knudsen) av Danmark abt 14 Jan 1131 Schleswig, Danmark - abt 12 May 1182

Donald Knuth 1930s

Te Atairangikaahu (Koroki Mahuta) Paki 23 Jul 1931 Waahi Pa, Rahui-Pokeka, Waikato, Aotearoa-New Zealand - 15 Aug 2006

James (Krafft) Kraft 11 Dec 1874 Stevensville, Bertie, Welland, Ontario, Canada - 16 Feb 1953

Diana Krall 1960s

K cont.

Louis John Kress 18 Jul 1893 Talovka, Saratov, Komishinky, Russian Empire - 29 Jan 1967

Lisa Kudrow 1960s

John Kyle 10 Feb 1926 Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom - 27 Nov 2014

L

Marie Laczynska 07 Dec 1786 Kiernozia, Lodzkie, Poland - 11 Dec 1817

Burton Lancaster 02 Nov 1913 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 20 Oct 1994

K.d. Lang 1960s

Ted Lange 1940s

Angela Lansbury 16 Oct 1925 Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 11 Oct 2022

Joan (Larkin) Jett 1950s

Hugh Laurie 1950s

Lulu (Lawrie) Kennedy-Cairns 1940s

Matt LeBlanc 1960s

Solomon Lee 05 Dec 1859 Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 03 Mar 1926

George Lemon 25 Apr 1932 Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina - 27 Dec 2015

Annie Lennox 1950s

Jerry Lewis 29 Sep 1935 Ferriday, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, USA - 28 Oct 2022

Gordon Lightfoot 17 Nov 1938 Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada - 01 May 2023

Abraham Lincoln 12 Feb 1809 Sinking Spring Farm, Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States - 15 Apr 1865

James Little 01 Mar 1937 New South Wales, Australia - 02 Apr 2012

June Lockhart 1920s

Barbara (Loden) Kazan 08 Jul 1932 Marion, North Carolina, United States - 05 Sep 1980

Martha (Lofton) Haynes 11 Sep 1890 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 25 Jul 1980

Jefferson Logan 21 Oct 1836 Johnson, Missouri, United States - 24 Dec 1927

Roelof Lombard 17 Sep 1931 Bloemhof, Transvaal, South Africa - 05 Jul 2011

Crawford Long 01 Nov 1815 Danielsville, Madison, Georgia, United States - 16 Jun 1878

Jefferson Long 03 Mar 1836 Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia, United States - 04 Feb 1901

Shelley Long 1940s

Ramon Lopez abt 1878 Sonora, Mexico - abt 1931

Gabriel Loranz 16 Feb 1890 Elsass, Kutschurgan district, Kherson, South Russia, Russian Empire - 07 Apr 1973

Isabella (Lugoski) Karle 02 Dec 1921 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 03 Oct 2017

M

Flora MacDonald 1722 Milton, South Uist, Scotland - 04 Mar 1790

Roselea (Maddox) Brogdon 15 Aug 1925 Boaz, Marshall, Alabama, United States - 15 Apr 1998

Zenzile Makeba 04 Mar 1932 Prospect Township, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa - 09 Nov 2008

Turner Malone abt Jan 1844 Virginia, United States - 14 Feb 1910

William (Manly) Manley 10 Aug 1867 Barking, Essex, England, United Kingdom - 17 Jan 1937

Joseph Marceau 24 Jan 1806 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Bas-Canada - 08 Jun 1883

Ned Mason 12 Jun 1903 Henrico, Northampton, North Carolina - 09 Feb 1967

Raymond Massey 30 Aug 1896 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada - 29 Jul 1983

Richard Matheson 20 Feb 1926 Allendale, Bergen, New Jersey, United States - 23 Jun 2013

Samuel Mathews 1629 Mathews Manor (Denbigh), Warwick, Colony of Virginia - Jan 1660

Junius Matthews 12 Jun 1890 Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States - 18 Jan 1978

Peter Mayhew 19 May 1944 Barnes, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - 30 Apr 2019

David McCallum 19 Sep 1933 Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland - 25 Sep 2023

Charles McCarthy 20 Jul 1933 East Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 13 Jun 2023

William McIntosh abt 1775 Coweta, Creek Nation - 30 Apr 1825

Terrence McQueen 24 Mar 1930 Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, United States - 07 Nov 1980

Jesse McReynolds 09 Jul 1929 Carfax, Wise County, Virginia, United States - 23 Jun 2023

Julia (McWilliams) Child 15 Aug 1912 Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States - 13 Aug 2004

Quillian Meaders 04 Oct 1917 Cleveland, White, Georgia, United States - 05 Feb 1998

Thomas Meagher bef 03 Aug 1823 Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland - 01 Jul 1867

Giovanni Medici 11 Dec 1475 Florence, Italy - 01 Dec 1521

Máire Mhac an tSaoi 04 Apr 1922 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland - 16 Oct 2021

Margaret (Middleton) De Carlo 01 Sep 1922 West Point Grey, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 08 Jan 2007

William (Millar) Boyd 04 Jul 1931 Glengormley, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom - 02 Jun 1977

Doris Miller 12 Oct 1919 Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States - 24 Nov 1943

Walter Miller 23 Jan 1923 New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, United States - 09 Jan 1996

Hayley Mills 1940s

Liza Minnelli 1940s

Lin-Manuel Miranda 1980s

Helen (Mironoff) Mirren 1940s

Sarah (Monksfield) Edwards 03 Jan 1820 St Leonard's, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Maryon (Moody) Pearson 13 Dec 1901 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - 26 Dec 1989

Living Moore

Robert Moore 04 Apr 1952 Belfast, Northern Ireland - 06 Feb 2011

Alice (Moorman) Wells abt Sep 1865 Georgia, United States - aft 1910

Richard More bef 13 Nov 1614 Shipton, Shropshire, England - bef 20 Apr 1696

Barbara (Morehead) Eden 1930s

M cont.

Alanis Morissette 1970s

Noriyuki Morita 28 Jun 1932 Isleton, Sacramento, California, United States - 24 Nov 2005

Temuera Morrison 1960s

Walter Morrison 23 Jan 1920 Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States - 09 Feb 2010

Ruth (Mosko) Handler 04 Nov 1916 Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States - 27 Apr 2002

Eddie Murphy 1960s

Marjorie Diane (Murray) Nash 10 May 1928 Cape Colony, Union of, South Africa - 01 Oct 2010

Anne (Murray) Langstroth 1940s

Ruby (Murray) Lamar 29 Mar 1935 Donegall Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland - 17 Dec 1996

Mike Myers 1960s

N

Horatio Nelson 29 Sep 1758 Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England - 21 Oct 1805

Charibert (Neustria) von Neustria abt 590 Kingdom of Neustria, France - abt 636

Christopher Newport bef 29 Dec 1561 Harwich, Essex, England - aft 15 Aug 1617

Isaac Newton 25 Dec 1642 Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England - 20 Mar 1727

Jack Nicholson 1930s

Stevie Nicks 1940s

Leslie Nielsen 11 Feb 1926 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada - 28 Nov 2010

Nevil Shute Norway 17 Jan 1899 Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom - 12 Jan 1960

O

William (O'Brien) Smith O'Brien 17 Oct 1803 Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland - 18 Jun 1864

Benedetto Odescalchi bef 16 May 1611 Como, Lombardy, Duchy of Milan - 12 Aug 1689

Kevin O'Doherty 07 Sep 1823 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland - 15 Jul 1905

Ivar of Waterford abt 945 Ireland - abt 1000

Thomas O'Neill 09 Dec 1912 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 05 Jan 1994

Julius Oppenheimer 22 Apr 1904 New York City, New York, United States - 18 Feb 1967

Pietro Orsini 02 Feb 1650 - 21 Feb 1730

Frank (Oznowicz) Oz 1940s

P

Larry Page 1970s

Esther Pariseau 16 Apr 1823 Saint-Martin, Île Jésus, Bas-Canada - 19 Jan 1902

Alton Parker 03 Jul 1907 Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada - 28 Feb 1989

Frances Parnell 04 Sep 1848 Avondale, County Wicklow, Ireland - 20 Jul 1882

Andrew Paterson 17 Feb 1864 Orange, New South Wales (Australia) - 05 Feb 1941

Edmund Pendleton 09 Sep 1721 , Essex (later Caroline), Colony and Dominion of Virginia - 23 Oct 1803

Dennis Pennington 09 Mar 1776 Mecklenburg, Cumberland Parish, Colony of Virginia - 02 Sep 1854

Matthew Perry 19 Aug 1969 Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 28 Oct 2023

Betty (Perske) Bacall 16 Sep 1924 New York, United States - 12 Aug 2014

Katharina (Pfannberg) von Pfannberg bef 1332 Pfannberg, Heiliges Römisches Reich - aft 1374

Enea Piccolomini 18 Oct 1405 Corsignano, Republic of Siena - 14 Aug 1464

Barbara (Pierce) Bush 08 Jun 1925 New York City, New York, United States - 17 Apr 2018

Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef 13 Aug 1886 Pretoria, Transvaal, Zuid-Afrika - 04 Oct 1957

Gordon Pinsent 12 Jul 1930 Grand Falls, Newfoundland - 25 Feb 2023

William Pirrie 31 May 1847 Quebec City, Canada East - 07 Jun 1924

Arthur Plummer 13 Dec 1929 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 05 Feb 2021

Stanisław Poniatowski 17 Jan 1732 Wołczyn, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth - 12 Feb 1798

Afonso (Portugal) de Portugal 1109 Guimarães or Viseu, Portugal - 06 Dec 1185

Marjorie Post 04 Nov 1950 Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States - 07 Aug 2021

Helen (Potter) Heelis 28 Jul 1866 Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 22 Dec 1943

Lisa Presley 01 Feb 1968 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 12 Jan 2023

Vincent Price 27 May 1911 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 25 Oct 1993

David Prowse 01 Jul 1935 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom - 28 Nov 2020

Richard Pryor abt 01 Dec 1940 Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States - 10 Dec 2005

Samuel Smith Purple 24 Jun 1822 Lebanon, Madison County, New York, United States - 29 Sep 1900

R

Pierre Esprit Radisson abt 1636 Avignon, Provence, France - abt 1710

Gilda Radner 28 Jun 1946 Detroit, Michigan, United States - 20 May 1989

Barbara Randolph 05 May 1942 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 15 Jul 2002

Einar Korsvig Rasmussen 01 Jul 1895 Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norge - 06 Apr 1942

Lance Reddick 07 Jun 1962 Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 17 Mar 2023

Robert Reed 13 Feb 1938 Wimbledon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - 02 May 1999

Phillip Reichert 15 Apr 1844 Katharinenstadt, Marxstadt, Samara, Russian Empire

Mary Reynolds 01 Apr 1932 El Paso, Texas, United States - 28 Dec 2016

Miranda Richardson 1950s

Enid Rigg 20 Jul 1938 Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 10 Sep 2020

Dennis Ritchie 09 Sep 1941 Bronxville, Westchester, New York, United States - 12 Oct 2011

Ocaan Ro abt 970 Keenaght, Ulster, Ireland

Jack Robinson 31 Jan 1919 Cairo, Grady, Georgia, United States - 24 Oct 1972

Joseph Rochefort 12 May 1900 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States - 20 Jul 1976

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