People of Schenectady County, New York: C

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Biographical information about people who were born in, lived in, worked in or had some connection with Schenectady County.

Cambefort [Comfort], Geraldus
- [early freeholder of Schenectady]
- Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent)
Carstense, Teunis (? — 1691)
- [early freeholder of Schenectady]
- Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent)
Carter, Jimmy (1924 —)
- [38th president of the United States]
- American Presidents: Life Portraits (C-SPAN)
- Jimmy Carter (New Book of Knowledge)
- Jimmy Carter (Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia)
- Jimmy Carter (Encyclopedia Americana)
- Jimmy Carter (America the Beautiful)
- Jimmy Carter (White House)
Cermak, William (1856 — 1907)
- [General Electric researcher in ceramics]
- William Cermak (1856 - 1907) (Edison Exploratorium)
Chestnut, Harold (1918 — 2001)
- [pioneer in control of electric power systems]
- Harold Chestnut (1918 - 2001) (Edison Exploratorium)
Christiaanse, Christiaan
- [early freeholder of Schenectady]
- Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent)
Christoffelse, Davidt (? — 1690)
- [early freeholder of Schenectady]
- Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent)
Civitello, Ralph (1895 — 1974) and Marie (? — 1967)
- [owners of Civitello's Italian Pastry]
- The First 80 Years
Clarke, Edith (1883 — 1959)
- [General Electric engineer and physicist]
- Edith Clarke (1883 - 1959) (Edison Exploratorium)
Clement, Pieter and Joseph
- [early freeholder of Schenectady]
- Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent)
Clute, Frederic
- [early freeholder of Schenectady]
- Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent)
Clute, Capt. Jan (? — 1683)
- [early freeholder of Schenectady]
- Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent)
Clute, Johannes
- [early freeholder of Schenectady]
- Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent)
Cobes, Ludovicus
- [early freeholder of Schenectady]
- Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent)
Concordia, Charles (1908 — 2003)
- [General Electric power systems expert]
- Charles Concordia, 1908 - 2003 (IEEE)
- IEEE History Center: Charles Concordia abstract (IEEE)
- Obituary in Albany Times Union (via IEEE Toronto, requires free Adobe Acrobat viewer)
- Charles Concordia (1908 - 2003) (Edison Exploratorium)
Coolidge, William David (1873 — 1975)
- [pioneer in incandescent lamps and X-ray science]
- William D. Coolidge (Edison Exploratorium)
- William David Coolidge: Inventor, Physicist, Research Director (Harvard Square Library)
- Print Resource:
  - Wise, George. "William David Coolidge" in American National Biography, v. 5, pp. 427-428 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999) [R 920 ANB at SCPL].
Cowan, Andrew (1760 — 18??)
- [Scottish immigrant]
- Diary of Andrew Cowan
Cromwell, Jacobus
- [early freeholder of Schenectady]
- Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent)
Cummings, John J. (1902 — 1953)
- [Schenectady police officer]
- Fallen Officers (Schenectady Police Dept.)
Curtis, Charles G. (1860 — 1953)
- [pioneer in gas and steam turbines]
- Charles G. Curtis (1860 - 1953) (Edison Exploratorium)