List of people from Bridgeport, Connecticut
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People associated with Bridgeport, Connecticut who achieved great public distinction, listed in the category for which they are best known:
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[edit] Athletes
[edit] Baseball players
These baseball players were born in or lived in the city:[1]
- Howard Baker (baseball), Major League baseball player.
- Cornelius "Neal" Ball, credited with the first unassisted triple play in the major leagues
- George Bryant, former MLB player for Detroit Wolverines
- George "Kiddo" Davis, who in the 1933 World Series against the Washington Nationals, had 7 hits in 19 at bats, and batted .368, helping the New York Giants win the championship
- Rob Dibble, (Nasty Boy or Officer) pitched for Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers
- Angel Echevarria, played in National League for Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago Cubs
- Ray Keating, pitched for the New York Highlanders, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves in the MLB
- Kurt Kepshire, or Kurt David Kepshire, pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Charles Nagy, MLB pitcher, for Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres
- Tricky Nichols, MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Caps, St. Louis Brown Stockings, Providence Grays, Worcester Ruby Legs and Baltimore Orioles
- Jim O'Rourke, (James Henry O'Rourke) the first player to be credited with a hit and single in a professional baseball game
- Ed Rowen, 19th century baseball player for the Boston Red Caps and Philadelphia Athletics.
- Dan Shannon, played second base for the Louisville Colonels and the Philadelphia Quakers, and second base and shortstop for the New York Giants and the Washington Senators
- Ed Wojna, pitched three years for the San Diego Padres and one year for the Cleveland Indians
[edit] Basketball players
- Courtney Alexander, played three seasons in the NBA
- John Bagley, played for eleven seasons in the NBA
- Frank Oleynick, played two years for NBA in Seattle
- Charles D. Smith, University of Pittsburgh and New York Knicks
- Chris Smith, University of Connecticut and Minnesota Timberwolves
[edit] Other athletes
- Julie Chu, three-time Olympic ice hockey medalist was born in Bridgeport.
- Alex Joseph, NFL player.
- Sidney Wood, tennis player who won at Wimbledon in 1931 and made it to the Davis Cup finals in 1934.
[edit] Business people
- Fred DeLuca, founder of Subway
- George Gilman, founder of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.[2]
- Edwin H. Land, founder of Polaroid Corporation
- Nathaniel Wheeler, manufacturer of Wheeler & Wilson and state legislator
[edit] Entertainers, artists, writers
- P.T. Barnum, circus owner, entrepreneur and mayor of Bridgeport
- Al Capp, cartoonist, creator of comic strip Li'l Abner[3]
- Adriana Caselotti, voice of Snow White
- Kalonji jama changa, filmmaker and community activist
- Sally Haley, artist and painter
- Maureen Howard, author
- Walt Kelly, cartoonist
- Larry Kramer, playwright and gay rights activist
- Roy Neuberger, art collector and donor
- John Ratzenberger, entertainer
- Charles Schnee, screenwriter & film producer
- Jim Shepard, author
- General Tom Thumb (Charles Stratton), performer, little person
[edit] Actors
- Richard Belzer, actor and comedian who once worked as a reporter for The Connecticut Post
- Brian Dennehy, actor
- Bob Crane, actor known for his lead role in Hogan's Heroes; a radio host WICC-AM in Bridgeport from 1950 to 1955
- Arline Judge, actress
- Robert Mitchum, actor
- Tony Musante, actor
- Kevin Nealon, comedian and actor
- Bill Smitrovich, actor
- Deborah Walley, actress
- Michael Jai White, actor
[edit] Musicians
- Art Baron, jazz trombonist
- Mimi Benzell, Metropolitan Opera soprano
- Joseph Celli, oboist
- Fanny Crosby, composer of more than 8,000 Christian hymns, lived here for the last fifteen years of her life, and is buried in the Mountain Grove Cemetery.
- Vernon Dalhart, singer, songwriter
- Jessica Delfino, musician & comedian.
- Jin Hi Kim, geomungo player and composer
- Angus Maclise, experimental musician and poet, founding member of The Velvet Underground
- John Mayer, singer-songwriter born in Bridgeport, and largely grew up in neighboring Fairfield
- Syesha Mercado, singer, actress and American Idol contestant
- Lou "Boulder" Richards, guitarist (Hatebreed)
- Vinnie Vincent, guitarist (KISS)
- Robert Wendel, composer & musician
[edit] Musical groups
- The Alternate Routes, rock band from 2002 to present.
- The Skinny Boys, 1980s rap group
- Steam, late 1960s pop band
- Youthful Praise, (2001–present) gospel choir
- BRAINPROBE, (2000-2005) Techno band
[edit] Government service
- Robert De Forest, Mayor, Congressman
- Robert A. Hurley (1895–1968), Connecticut Governor (first Roman Catholic to hold that office in Connecticut)[4]
- Jasper McLevy, Mayor, 1933–1957
- Samuel Simons, (1792-1847) was a United States Representative from Connecticut.
- James C. Shannon, (1896–1980) Connecticut Governor[5]
- Christopher Shays, Fourth District Congressman
[edit] Inventors
- Harvey Hubbell, inventor of inter alia, the electric plug and the pull-chain light socket
- Louis Latimer, Inventor
- Charles F. Ritchel, inventor
- Gustave Whitehead, inventor
[edit] Medical
- Alfred Fones, Bridgeport dentist credited with founding the profession of dental hygiene in 1906
[edit] Military
- David Hawley, Naval commander and privateer during the American Revolution.
- Raymond Jacobs, claimed to be in photo of first flag raised on Iwo Jima in World War II.
- Henry A. Mucci, led the raid that rescued survivors of the Bataan Death March in World War II.
[edit] Religious
- Neal Chase, a leader of a small Bahá'í sect, the Baha'is Under the Provisions of the Covenant was born here.
- Edward Egan, former Roman Catholic bishop of Bridgeport, later became the cardinal archbishop of New York.
[edit] See also
- List of people from Connecticut
- List of people from Darien, Connecticut
- List of people from Greenwich, Connecticut
- List of people from New Canaan, Connecticut
- List of people from New Haven, Connecticut
- List of people from Norwalk, Connecticut
- List of people from Redding, Connecticut
- List of people from Ridgefield, Connecticut
- List of people from Stamford, Connecticut
- List of people from Westport, Connecticut
[edit] References
- ^ [1] The apparent source for many of these items is the "Major League Baseball Players born or raised in Bridgeport" page at the "Central High School" Web site, accessed August 13, 2006
- ^ Levinson, Marc (2011). The Great A&P and the struggle for small business in America. Hill and Wang. ISBN 978-0-8090-9543-8.
- ^ [2] "Al Capp" Web page at Web site of Bridgeport Central High School, accessed August 13, 2006
- ^ [3] "Robert A. Hurley" Web page at Bridgeport Central High School Web site, accessed August 13, 2006
- ^ [4] "James Coughlin Shannon" Web page at Bridgeport Central High School Web site, accessed August 13, 2006
