Hartford Public High School, in Hartford, Connecticut, was founded in 1638. It is the second-oldest public secondary school in the United States, after the Boston Latin School. It is part of the Hartford Public Schools district.

Notable alumni

* Michael Adams, class of 1981, NBA All-Star and coach *

Morgan Bulkeley Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (December 26, 1837 – November 6, 1922) was an American politician, businessman, and sports executive. A Republican, he served in the American Civil War, and became a Hartford bank president before becoming the third p ...

, Governor of Connecticut, U.S. Senator *

Marcus Camby Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to: * Marcus (name), a masculine given name * Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name Places * Marcus, a main belt asteroid, also known as (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44 * Mărcuş, a village in Dobârl ...

, class of 1993, NBA player 1996–2013 *

Franklin Chang-Diaz Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral div ...

, class of 1969,

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...

astronaut * Katharine Seymour Day, historical preservationist *

Monk Dubiel Walter John "Monk" Dubiel (February 12, 1918 – October 23, 1969) was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago Cubs. He stoo ...

, class of 1936, former

MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

player *

Reuben Ewing Reuben Ewing (born Reuben Cohen on November 30, 1899) was a Jewish Ukrainian-American baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals. Early life Ewing (then Cohen) was born in Odessa, Russian Empire to Jewish-Ukrainian parents and emigrated with t ...

(born Reuben Cohen), Major League Baseball player * Edward M. Gallaudet, class of 1851, President of Gallaudet University in

Washington, DC ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan ...

from 1864–1910 *

George Kirgo George Kirgo (born George Blumenthal; March 26, 1926 – August 22, 2004) was an American screenwriter, author and humorist. Early life Kirgo was born George Blumenthal in Hartford, Connecticut, the middle child of three born to Russian immigra ...

, class of 1943, screenwriter, author, humorist, and founding member of the

National Film Preservation Board The United States National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) is the board selecting films for preservation in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry. It was established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988. The National Film Regis ...

of the

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library ...

* Nick Koback, class of 1953, former MLB player *

Pete Naktenis Peter Ernest Naktenis (June 12, 1914 – August 1, 2007) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1936) and Cincinnati Reds (1939). Listed at , , Naktenis batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Aberd ...

, class of 1932, former MLB player *

Elyse Knox Elyse Knox (born Elsie M. Kornbrath, December 14, 1917 – February 16, 2012) was an American actress, model, and fashion designer. Early life Knox was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Austrian immigrants Hermine Sophie (née Muc ...

, class of 1935, actress, married Tom Harmon * Bob Nash, class of 1968, basketball player * Frederick E. Olmsted, class of 1891, forester, one of the founders of American forestry and the National Forest * Eddie A. Perez, class of 1976, Mayor of Hartford, 2001–2010 *

Lindy Remigino Lindy John Remigino (June 3, 1931 – July 11, 2018) was an American track and field athlete, the 1952 Olympic 100 m champion. Life and career Remigino was born in Elmhurst, Queens, New York. He was named after aviator Charles Lindbergh. In 195 ...

, class of 1949, Olympic track athlete * John Trumbull Robinson, US Attorney for the district of Connecticut *

Harold Rome Harold Jacob "Hecky" Rome (May 27, 1908 – October 26, 1993) was an American composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theater. Biography Rome was born in Hartford, Connecticut and graduated from Hartford Public High School. Originally, he c ...

, class of 1923, songwriter * George Dudley Seymour, class of 1878, historian, attorney, planner * Allan K. Smith , US Attorney for the district of Connecticut *

Marlon Starling Marlon Starling (born August 29, 1959) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 1990. He held the WBA welterweight title from 1987 to 1988 and the WBC welterweight title from 1989 to 1990. Professional boxing career ...

, class of 1976, WBC & WBA Welterweight World Champion * Griffin Alexander Stedman, Union Army Colonel in the Civil War *

Tony Todd Tony Todd (born December 4, 1954) is an American actor who made his debut as Sgt. Warren in the film ''Platoon'' (1986), and portrayed Kurn in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1990–1991) and '' Star Trek: Deep Space N ...

, class of 1972, actor *

Kang Tongbi Kang Tongbi (; 1887–1969), also romanized as Kang Tung Pih, was the daughter of Kang Youwei, a Chinese reformer and political figure of the late Qing dynasty and early Republican era. Early life In 1880, Kang was born in Southern China. Offi ...

, Chinese feminist * Les Payne, class of 1958, Pulitzer Prize winner, journalist * Annie Eliot Trumbull, class of 1876, writer *

Laura Wheeler Waring Laura Wheeler Waring (May 16, 1887 – February 3, 1948) was an American artist and educator, best known for her paintings of prominent African Americans that she made during the Harlem Renaissance. She taught art for more than 30 years at Ch ...

, class of 1906, college teacher and artist of the Harlem Renaissance *

Mary Rogers Williams Mary Rogers Williams (September 30, 1857 – September 17, 1907) was an American tonalist and Impressionist artist known for pastel and oil portraits and landscapes. She was second in command of Smith College's art department from 1888 to 1906 un ...

, class of 1875, artist *

Hilda Crosby Standish Hilda Crosby Standish (1902 – June 1, 2005) was a pioneer in the birth control movement in the state of Connecticut. In 1935, she became medical director of the Maternal Health Center in Hartford, the state's first birth control clinic. Dr. Sta ...

, medical doctor and birth control pioneer

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