Over the years, many famous personalities from arts, politics and sports have crossed The Hartford Club threshold. Some were attending events, some were featured speakers, some were guests of Members.

John F. Kennedy Robert Kennedy Ted Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon Henry Kissinger Gerald Ford George Bush Dan Quayle Alexander Haig Casper Weinberger Al Gore Jack Kemp John Connolly J. Edgar Hoover Gloria Steinem Will Rogers William Gillette Sammy Davis Jr. Jermaine Jackson Vincent Price Luciano Pavarotti Dan Rather Dinah Shore Walter Cronkite Sam Donaldson Phil Donahue Babe Ruth Jimmy Connors Rod Laver O.J. Simpson

William McKinley “Gentleman” Jim Corbett Buffalo Bill Cody George M. Cohan Cardinal Spellman Esther Williams James Goodwin J. Pierpont Morgan Charles A. Lindberg Sen. Robert Taft Mel Allen Benjamin Harrison Elizabeth Dole Tipper Gore Martin Luther King III Geno Auriemma Sen. Joseph Lieberman Sen. Chris Dodd Carol Burnett Gregory Peck Victor Borge Maurice Chevalier Doris Day Danny Thomas Bill Cosby Arthur Ashe Caldwell Colt Jim Calhoun John Updike Earvin "Magic" Johnson