List of contract bridge people
This list is a compilation of contract bridge players, writers, administrators and personalities who have been recognized for their skills, achievements or contributions to the game as identified by various specific sources.
People recognized by bridge organizations
American Contract Bridge League
Hall of Fame
The first bridge Hall of Fame was inaugurated by The Bridge World in 1964 and invested nine members between then and 1966 after which it ceased sponsorship. The American Contract Bridge League adopted the concept to recognize the achievements and contributions of those residing in its territory (USA, Canada, Mexico and Bermuda) and inaugurated its own Hall of Fame[4] in 1995 by accepting the original nine and adding eight others that year.[5] From 1996 new members have been added annually in as many as three categories that are designated by three nominal ACBL Hall of Fame Awards.
- Open Award – "living individuals who have achieved prominence in the game of bridge and have an outstanding tournament record"[6]
- von Zedtwitz Award – "living or deceased individuals who have achieved prominence in the game of bridge and have an outstanding tournament record but who may not have been in the limelight for a significant period of time"[6] (20 people in 19 years to 2014)
- Blackwood Award – "individuals who have contributed greatly to the game of bridge without necessarily being world class players"[6] (19 people to 2014)
Nominees in the Open category must have attained the age of 60 by 1 January of the year of the induction ceremony. The primary basis for consideration in the Open and von Zedtwitz categories is the player's North American and international record and achievements as a member and representative of the ACBL. An individual's personal history, whether good or bad, should be considered in nominating candidates or selecting recipients.
— ACBL Hall of Fame charter, Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
In 2008, ACBL established the Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge (FPAB) "to support the preservation of bridge history, to recognize individuals for their excellence and service to the game of bridge and to inspire the participation of youth through scholarships and grants."[7]
Most influential personalities
In 2012, the American Contract Bridge League celebrated the 75th anniversary of its creation by the merger of the American Bridge League and the United States Bridge Association in October 1937.[9] In partial recognition, the League published a list of the 52[a] most influential personalities during its history.[8]
Criteria included:
- contributions to bidding theory that have stood the test of time;
- contributions to bridge literature of enduring importance;
- contributions to law, regulation or administration making bridge more accessible or more fun;
- charisma that has broadened the appeal of bridge to non-players.
Selections were not limited to ACBL members or North American residents.
Player of the Year
Year | Name |
---|---|
2015 | Cedric Lorenzini |
2014 | Bobby Levin |
2013 | Martin Fleisher |
2012 | Zia Mahmood |
2011 | Joel Wooldridge |
2010 | Brad Moss |
2009 | Jeff Meckstroth |
2008 | Eric Rodwell |
2007 | Roy Welland |
2006 | Bob Hamman |
2005 | Zia Mahmood |
2004 | Jeff Meckstroth |
2003 | Michael Rosenberg |
2002 | Larry Cohen |
2001 | Ralph Katz |
2000 | Zia Mahmood |
1999 | John Mohan |
1998 | Paul Soloway |
1997 | Bart Bramley |
1996 | Zia Mahmood |
1995 | Fred Stewart |
1995 | Steve Weinstein |
1994 | Mike Rosenberg |
1993 | Bob Hamman |
1992 | Jeff Meckstroth |
1991 | Zia Mahmood |
1990 | Bob Hamman |
The Player of the Year[10] is awarded to the ACBL player accumulating the most platinum masterpoints[11] in the calendar year.
Canadian Bridge Federation – Hall of Fame
Year inducted |
Name | Citation link |
---|---|---|
2010 | Bruce Elliott | [155] |
2010 | Sam Gold † | [156] |
2010 | Sami Kehela | [157] |
2010 | Eric Murray | [158] |
2010 | Percy Sheardown † | [159] |
2011 | Diana Gordon | [160] |
2011 | Eric Kokish | [161] |
2011 | George Mittelman | [162] |
2011 | Doug Drew | [163] |
2011 | Ralph Cohen † | [164] |
2012 | William Anderson † | [165] |
2012 | Boris Baran | [166] |
2012 | Mark Molson † | [167] |
2012 | Peter Nagy † | [168] |
2013 | Joey Silver | [169] |
2013 | Audrey Grant | [170] |
2013 | Francine Cimone | [171] |
The Canadian Bridge Federation (CBF) is the national bridge organization for Canada and established the CBF Hall of Fame in 2010 to recognize the achievements and contributions of Canadian bridge personalities.
European Bridge League – Awards and Distinctions
The European Bridge League (EBL) is a confederation of national bridge organizations for European countries, established 1947.
- Honorary Titles
- Plaques
- Medals. Since 1975, the EBL recognizes distinguished bridge people.[12]
Name | Nationality | Year |
---|---|---|
Aubry, Yves | France | 2008 |
Bardach, David | Israel | 1994 |
Beineix, Jean-Claude | France | 2010 |
Butler, Geoffrey R. | England | 1975 |
Damiani, José | France | 1995 |
De Pauw, Marc | Belgium | 2010 |
Jensen, Nils E. | Sweden | 1987 |
Kielbasinski, Radoslaw | Poland | 2006 |
Kooijman, Ton | Netherlands | 2010 |
Magerman, Paul | Belgium | 2002 |
Melander, Micke | Sweden | 2010 |
Oliveira, Jose Manuel de | Portugal | 2003 |
Ortiz-Patiño, Jaime | England | 1983 |
Pencharz, Bill | England | 1999 |
Rona, Gianarrigo | Italy | 2010 |
Torlontano, Anna Maria | Italy | 1999 |
Name | Nationality | Year |
---|---|---|
Bardach, David | Israel | 1989 |
Blanken-Burgers, Marijke | Netherlands | 2010 |
Boekhorst, Andre | Netherlands | 1989 |
Frenkiel, Marian | Poland | 1989 |
Gerontopoulos, Panos | Greece | 1991 |
Helm, Emmy van der | Netherlands | 1989 |
Helm, Harry van der | Netherlands | 1989 |
Hodler, Marc | Switzerland | 1979 |
Jensen, Nils E. | Sweden | 1977 |
Kramer, Jut | Netherlands | 1979 |
Kunin, Reuben | Israel | 1985 |
Latala, Slawek | Poland | 2011 |
Levy, Eitan | Israel | 2012 |
Melander, Micke | Sweden | 2004 |
Oliveira, Jose Manuel de | Portugal | 1999 |
Parnis-England, Margaret | Malta | 1999 |
Pencharz, Bill | England | 1989 |
Rohan, Karl | Austria | 1989 |
Torlontano, Anna Maria | Italy | 1991 |
Zabel, Gunnar | Denmark | 1977 |
Name | Nationality | Year |
---|---|---|
Auken, Sabine | Germany | 2010 |
Dix, Mario | Malta | 1999 |
Gruber, Hans | Austria | 1992 |
Mattsson, Goran | Germany | 2010 |
Resta, Guido | Italy | 2010 |
Schroeder, Dirk | Germany | 2010 |
Szappanos, Geza | Hungary | 2010 |
Yanes, Aureliano | Spain | 2001 |
World Bridge Federation – Awards and Distinctions
The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the world governing body for bridge, established in 1958.
- Women Stars
- WBF Master Point Records including titles such as "World Grand Master" (directory; some lists maintained infrequently or not at all)
- Medals (to 2006)
- Hall of Fame (inactive)
- Plaques & Trophies (to 2006)
- Youth Awards (to 2006)
People recognized in bridge books
Numerous biographical entries are contained in the Encyclopedia of Bridge[13] (1935), the various editions of the The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (1964–2011), The Bridge Players' Encyclopedia[14] (1967), and in the British Bridge Almanack (2004).[15]
In addition, the following books provide biographical information about bridge people as of the date of publication.
Aces All by Guy Ramsey (1955)
In the Foreword of Aces All,[16] Ramsey writes that "it is a book about some, though by no means all, of the leading players of today and the immediate yesterday..." He presents biographies of the following (all either British or playing in Britain):
The Bridge Immortals by Victor Mollo (1968)
The Bridge Immortals[17] gives brief biographies of the "greatest bridge people living today", listed here in alphabetical order. Template:Multicol
- Walter Avarelli
- B. Jay Becker
- Giorgio Belladonna
- David Berah
- Jean Besse
- Massimo D'Alelio
- Claude Deruy
- Leslie Dodds
- Pietro Forquet
- Richard L. Frey
- Nico Gardener
- Benito Garozzo
- Fritzi Gordon
- Maurice Harrison-Gray
- Dorothy Hayden
- Adam Meredith
- Rafael Munoz
- Camillo Pabis Ticci
- Carl'Alberto Perroux
- Terence Reese
- Alvin Roth
- Boris Schapiro
- Howard Schenken
- Cornelis Slavenburg
- Sam Stayman
- Roger Trézel
- Alan Truscott
- Egmont von Dewitz
- Einar Werner
World Class by Marc Smith (1999)
World Class: conversations with the bridge masters[18] features "the crème de la crème of the world of bridge" in their own words. Here is Smith's classification of his interviews.
Template:Multicol All-time Greats:
Template:Multicol-break Stars of Today:
- Gabriel Chagas
- Geir Helgemo
- Apolinary Kowalski
- Magnus Lindkvist
- Zia Mahmood
- Jeff Meckstroth
- Andrew Robson
- Alfredo Versace
Template:Multicol-break Women Stars:
Template:Multicol-break Rising Stars:
Template:Multicol-break Star Writers:
British Bridge Almanack by Peter Hasenson (2004)
The Editor's Choice[19] nominations are listed alphabetically as follows: Template:Multicol 20 Greatest Players of All Time
- B. Jay Becker
- Giorgio Belladonna
- Norberto Bocchi
- Gabriel Chagas
- Billy Eisenberg
- Pietro Forquet
- Benito Garozzo
- Bob Hamman
- Maurice Harrison-Gray
- Geir Helgemo
- Oswald Jacoby
- Zia Mahmood
- Jeff Meckstroth
- Terence Reese
- Eric Rodwell
- Michael Rosenberg
- Howard Schenken
- Tim Seres
- Paul Soloway
- Bobby Wolff
Template:Multicol-break 19 Greatest Partnerships of the last 30 Years
- Cezary Balicki & Adam Żmudziński
- Giorgio Belladonna & Benito Garozzo
- Norberto Bocchi & Giorgio Duboin
- Marcelo Branco & Gabriel Chagas
- Paul Chemla & Michel Perron
- Tony Forrester & Andrew Robson
- Piotr Gawryś & Marcin Leśniewski
- Bobby Goldman & Paul Soloway
- Bob Hamman & Bobby Wolff
- Geir Helgemo & Tor Helness
- Eddie Kantar & Mike Lawrence
- Sami Kehela & Eric Murray
- Lorenzo Lauria & Alfredo Versace
- Alain Levy & Christian Mari
- Zia Mahmood & Michael Rosenberg
- Chip Martel & Lew Stansby
- Krzysztof Martens & Marek Szymanowski
- Jeff Meckstroth & Eric Rodwell
- Alan Sontag & Peter Weichsel
Template:Multicol-break 16 Greatest Female Partnerships of All Time
- Carla Arnolds & Bep Vriend
- Daniela von Arnim & Sabine Auken
- Véronique Bessis & Catherine D'Ovidio
- Marisa Bianchi & Anna Valenti
- Mildred Breed & Shawn Quinn
- Sally Brock & Sandra Landy
- Bénédicte Cronier & Sylvie Willard
- Pat Davies & Nicola Smith
- Lynn Deas & Beth Palmer
- Joan Durran & Jane Priday
- Maria Erhart & Doris Fischer
- Fritzi Gordon & Rixi Markus
- Emma Jean Hawes & Dorothy Hayden Truscott
- Karen McCallum & Kerri Sanborn
- Jacqui Mitchell & Gail Moss Greenberg
- Judi Radin & Kathie Wei
Template:Multicol-break Greatest Player Ever:
Greatest Authors:
Point leaders
American Contract Bridge League
Grand Life Masters (GLM) defined by lifetime ACBL master points (MP), with some condition on major achievements
Players of the Decade – defined by ACBL platinum master points
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s – Leaders, 2010 to present
European Bridge League
Lists of the top European Master Points (EMP) holders in various categories and for various periods
World Bridge Federation
The World Bridge Federation measures achievement in tournament play by a dual system of Master Points and Placing Points[20] and provides ranked lists in Open, Women, and Seniors categories.[21] Short colloquialisms like "Fulvio Fantoni is number one in the world" refer to the WBF Open Ranking. It ranks by Master Points those all-time players whose Placing Points accord "World Grand Master" status. MPs decay but PPs do not, so retired and deceased World Grand Masters remain on the list but drift toward the bottom.
Other listings
Video interviews
The American Contract Bridge League has published at YouTube audio-video interviews of numerous players including almost 30 members of its Hall of Fame. These listings include some other videos of bridge personalities published at YouTube. (Those marked "ACBL Hall of Fame" may be interviews conducted by Audrey Grant, as are the ones so marked.)
- Mike Becker ACBL Hall of Fame
- David Berkowitz ACBL Hall of Fame
- David Berkowitz accepting Hall of Fame induction
- Boye Brogeland interviewed by John Carruthers
- John Carruthers interviewed by Bridge Kids
- Gabriel Chagas and Zia Mahmood explaining online money-bridge
- Larry Cohen presenting Berkowitz for Hall of Fame induction
- Larry Cohen and Jeff Meckstroth talking bridge on a cruise
- Billy Eisenberg ACBL Hall of Fame
- Billy Eisenberg interviewed by Audrey Grant
- Henry Francis ACBL Hall of Fame
- Benito Garozzo interviewed by Audrey Grant
- Fred Gitelman interviewed by Bridge Kids
- Bobby Goldman ACBL Hall of Fame
- Joe Grue interviewed by Gavin Wolpert
- Fred Hamilton ACBL Hall of Fame
- Bob Hamman interviewed by Audrey Grant
- Bob Hamman ACBL Hall of Fame
- Bob Hamman interviewed by Bridge Kids
- Eddie Kantar interviewed by Audrey Grant
- Eddie Kantar ACBL Hall of Fame
- Edgar Kaplan ACBL Hall of Fame
- Sami Kehela ACBL Hall of Fame
- Betty Ann Kennedy ACBL Hall of Fame
- Eric Kokish ACBL Hall of Fame
- Mark Lair ACBL Hall of Fame
- Sidney Lazard ACBL Hall of Fame
- Bobby Levin interviewed by Audrey Grant
- Bobby Levin interviewed by Bridge Topics
- Zia Mahmood interviewed by Audrey Grant
- Zia Mahmood ACBL Hall of Fame
- Jan Martel ACBL Hall of Fame
- Jeff Meckstroth interviewed by Audrey Grant
- Jeff Meckstroth interviewed by Bridge Kids
- Jeff Meckstroth interviewed by Bridge Topics
- Mark Molson interviewed by Audrey Grant
- Eric Murray ACBL Hall of Fame
- Aileen Osofsky ACBL Hall of Fame
- Mike Passell ACBL Hall of Fame
- George Rapée ACBL Hall of Fame
- Barry Rigal interviewed by John Carruthers
- Eric Rodwell interviewed by Mark Horton 1
- Eric Rodwell interviewed by Mark Horton 2
- Steve Robinson ACBL Hall of Fame
- Carol Sanders ACBL Hall of Fame
- Kerri Sanborn ACBL Hall of Fame
- Alfred Sheinwold ACBL Hall of Fame
- Alan Sontag ACBL Hall of Fame
- Katherine Wei-Sender ACBL Hall of Fame
- Peter Weichsel ACBL Hall of Fame
Bridge in fiction
- James Bond[22][23]
- M in James Bond (Miles Messervy)[23]
- The characters played by Chico Marx and Harpo Marx, in the 1930 film Animal Crackers.[24]
- Hercule Poirot[25]
- Norma Desmond[26]
- Snoopy and Woodstock[27]
- Lily Bart, in Edith Wharton's 1905 novel The House of Mirth[citation needed]
- E.F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia novels (1920–1939) feature bridge[citation needed]
Famous people and bridge
- Warren Buffett[28]
- George Burns [29]
- Winston Churchill [30]
- Deng Xiaoping[30]
- Dwight Eisenhower[29][31][32][33]
- Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)[32]
- Bill Gates[28]
- George S. Kaufman
- Buster Keaton[34]
- Chico Marx[35]
- W. Somerset Maugham [36][37]
- Lauritz Melchior [38]
- Martina Navratilova[39][40]
- Charles M. Schulz[27]
- Omar Sharif[29][41]
- Margaret Thatcher[citation needed]
- Everton Weekes [42]
See also
People with Wikipedia articles
- Terje Aa
- Pierre Albarran
- Karen Allison
- Leslie Amoils
- Ron Andersen
- Martin Andresen
- Jay Apfelbaum
- Russ Arnold
- Sabine Auken
- Walter Avarelli
B
- Lynn Baker
- Cezary Balicki
- Boris Baran
- Hermine Baron
- Roger Bates
- Grant Baze
- Henry Beasley
- B. Jay Becker
- Mike Becker
- Giorgio Belladonna
- Richard Belton
- Albert Benjamin
- Marty Bergen
- David Berkowitz
- Lisa Berkowitz
- Huub Bertens
- Peter Bertheau
- Thomas Bessis
- Dennis Bilde
- David Bird
- Cheri Bjerkan
- Easley Blackwood Sr.
- Lou Bluhm
- Norberto Bocchi
- Janet de Botton
- Tim Bourke
- Peter Boyd
- Malcolm Brachman
- Bart Bramley
- Marcelo Branco
- Mildred Breed
- Tomas Brenning
- Sjoert Brink
- Raymond Brock
- Boye Brogeland
- John Brown
- David Bruce
- Michelle Brunner
- Walter Buller
- Krzysztof Buras
- Chuck Burger
- Ann Burnstein
- David Burnstine
- Wesley Burrowes
C
- Drew Casen
- James Cayne
- Gabriel Chagas
- Juanita Chambers
- Bernie Chazen
- Curtis Cheek
- Paul Chemla
- Dennis Clerkin
- George Coffin
- Larry N. Cohen
- Larry T. Cohen
- Ben Cohen
- Gary Cohler
- Richard Coren
- Chris Compton
- Donna Compton
- Charles Coon
- Kitty Cooper
- Barry Crane
- Carol Crawford
- John R. Crawford
- Bénédicte Cronier
- Ely Culbertson
- Josephine Culbertson
D
- Massimo D'Alelio
- Hugh Darwen
- Lynn Deas
- Ishmael Delmonte
- Richard DeMartino
- Nikolay Demirev
- Seymon Deutsch
- Mike Develin
- John Diamond
- Leslie Dodds
- Albert Dormer
- Doug Doub
- Bas Drijver
- Giorgio Duboin
- Michel Duguet
E
- Joan Eaton
- Bill Edelstein
- Billy Eisenberg
- Russ Ekeblad
- Waleed El Ahmady
- Morrie Elis
- Milton Ellenby
- J.B. Elwell
- Maria Erhart
- Bob Etter
- Disa Eythorsdottir
F
- Arnie Fisher
- Lotan Fisher
- William Flannery
- Marty Fleisher
- Jeremy Flint
- Pietro Forquet
- Tony Forrester
- R.F. Foster
- Gene Freed
- Richard Freeman
- Edith Freilich
- Richard L. Frey
- Doris Fuller
G
- Nico Gardener
- Steve Garner
- Benito Garozzo
- Piotr Gawryś
- Terry W. Gee
- Ron Gerard
- John Gerber
- Pierre Ghestem
- Eldad Ginossar
- Fred Gitelman
- Jeff Glick
- Brian Glubok
- Ramesh Gokhale
- Bobby Goldman
- Arthur S. Goldsmith
- Gratian Goldstein
- Agnes Gordon
- Fritzi Gordon
- Phil Gordon
- Charles Goren
- Michael T. Gottlieb
- Larry Gould
- Ross Grabel
- Matt Granovetter
- Audrey Grant
- Allan Graves
- Eric Greco
- Alan C. Greenberg
- Ari Greenberg
- Gail Greenberg
- William Grieve
- Andrew Gromov
- Susanna Gross
- Glenn Grøtheim
- Nancy Gruver
- Ace Gutowsky
H
- Garey Hayden
- Fred Hamilton
- Bob Hamman
- Petra Hamman
- Nicolas Hammond
- Geoff Hampson
- Harold Harkavy
- Maurice Harrison-Gray
- Emma Jean Hawes
- Lee Hazen
- Geir Helgemo
- Tor Helness
- Christal Henner
- Walter Herbert
- Paul Hodge
- Marc Hodler
- Mark Horton
- John W. Hubbell
- Carl Hudecek
- Roy Hughes
- Edward Hymes
I J
- Zeke Jabbour
- George Jacobs
- Marc Jacobus
- Oswald Jacoby
- Pierre Jaïs
- Krzysztof Jassem
- Marilyn Johnson
- Henry Jones (Cavendish)
- Robert F. Jordan
- Patrick Jourdain
K
- Charles Kalme
- Mike Kamil
- Edwin Kantar
- Edgar Kaplan
- Fred Kaplan
- Peggy Kaplan
- Kalin Karaivanov
- Gaylor Kasle
- Ralph Katz
- Richard H. Katz
- George S. Kaufman
- Norman Kay
- Amalya Lyle Kearse
- Sami Kehela
- Hugh Kelsey
- Alicia Kempner
- Betty Ann Kennedy
- Roy Kerr
- Richard Khautin
- Ron Klinger
- Martin de Knijff
- Putte Kock
- Eric Kokish
- Kenneth Konstam
- Daniel Korbel
- Warren Kornfeld
- Valentin Kovachev
- Boris Koytchou
- Jim Krekorian
- Michał Kwiecień
L
- Emanuel Lasker
- Lorenzo Lauria
- Mike Lawrence
- Sidney H. Lazard
- Robert Lebi
- Michael Ledeen
- Peter Lee
- Linda Lee
- James Lemon
- Sam Lev
- Peter Leventritt
- Bobby Levin
- Jill Levin
- Irina Levitina
- Theodore Lightner
- Harold Lilie
- Espen Lindqvist
- Robert Lipsitz
- Clyde E. Love
- Paul Lukacs
M
- Iain Macleod
- Christina Lund Madsen
- Jim Mahaffey
- Tom Mahaffey
- Zia Mahmood
- Merwyn Maier
- Renee Mancuso
- Ed Manfield
- Jo Ann Manfield
- Ronald Mansbridge
- Rixi Markus
- Chip Martel
- Jan Martel
- Krzysztof Martens
- Jack Marx
- Lew Mathe
- Karen McCallum
- Pat McDevitt
- Jeff Meckstroth
- Rose Meltzer
- Adam Meredith
- Jill Meyers
- Marion Michielsen
- Marshall Miles
- Jacqui Mitchell
- Victor Mitchell
- Sol Mogal
- John Mohan
- Victor Mollo
- Mark Molson
- Albert H. Morehead
- Larry Mori
- Dan Morse
- Jo Morse
- Brad Moss
- Bauke Muller
- Franck Multon
- Eric Murray
N
P
- Camillo Pabis Ticci
- Beth Palmer
- Mike Passell
- Richard Pavlicek
- Jordanis Pavlides
- Peter Pender
- Leonard Pennario
- Carl'Alberto Perroux
- Olive Peterson
- Hubert Phillips
- Sue Picus
- Josef Piekarek
- Brian Platnick
- William Pole
- Rozanne Pollack
- Michael Polowan
- Gary Pomerantz
- Helen Portugal
- Julian Pottage
- Tony Priday
- Ricco van Prooijen
- Tommy Prothro
- Jacek Pszczoła
Q
R
- Judi Radin
- Pratap Rajadhyaksha
- George Rapée
- Barbara Rappaport
- Stella Rebner
- Terence Reese
- Doris Rhodes
- Kay Rhodes
- Barry Rigal
- Arthur G. Robinson
- Steve Robinson
- Jim Robison
- Andrew Robson
- Eric Rodwell
- Bill Root
- Eunice Rosen
- Billy Rosen
- Debbie Rosenberg
- Michael Rosenberg
- George Rosenkranz
- Hugh Ross
- Alvin Roth
- Dan Rotman
- Jeff Rubens
- Ron Rubin
- Ira Rubin
- Tarek Sadek
- Kerri Sanborn
- Carol Sanders
- Thomas K. Sanders
- Boris Schapiro
- Howard Schenken
- John Schermer
- Meyer Schleifer
- Peter Schneider
- Kay Schulle
- Richard Schwartz
- Ron Schwartz
- Barbara Seagram
- Michael Seamon
- William Seamon
- Janice Seamon-Molson
- A. J. Sefi
- Martin Seligman
- Antonio Sementa
- Brian Senior
- Tim Seres
- Omar Sharif
- Alfred Sheinwold
- Shen Chun-shan
- Ruth Sherman
- Jaggy Shivdasani
- Rita Shugart
- Allan Siebert
- Sidney Silodor
- S. J. Simon
- Dorothy Rice Sims
- P. Hal Sims
- Steve Sion
- Alexander Smirnov
- Helen Sobel Smith
- Marc Smith
- Nicola Smith
- Mike Smolen
- Tobi Sokolow
- Paul Soloway
- Charles J. Solomon
- Peggy Solomon
- Alan Sontag
- Nathan B. Spingold
- Ivar Stakgold
- JoAnna Stansby
- Lew Stansby
- Allan Stauber
- Samuel Stayman
- Sherman Stearns
- Paul Stern
- Fred Stewart
- Tobias Stone
- P.O. Sundelin
- John Sutherlin
- Peggy Sutherlin
- John Swanson
- Paul Swanson
- Ralph Swimer
- Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
- Edward O. Taylor
- Haig Tchamitch
- Tom Townsend
- Roger Trézel
- Dorothy Hayden Truscott
- Alan Truscott
- Alex Tschekaloff
U
V
- Harold Stirling Vanderbilt
- Alfredo Versace
- Daniela von Arnim
- Ron Von der Porten
- Waldemar von Zedtwitz
- Bep Vriend
W
- Margaret Wagar
- Rhoda Walsh
- Louis H. Watson
- C. C. Wei
- Katherine Wei-Sender
- Peter Weichsel
- Howard Weinstein
- Steve Weinstein
- Albert Weiss
- Roy Welland
- Valerie Westheimer
- Berry Westra
- Charles Wigoder
- Adam Wildavsky
- Sylvie Willard
- Chris Willenken
- Eddie Wold
- Bobby Wolff
- Gavin Wolpert
- Jenny Wolpert
- Joel Wooldridge
- Kit Woolsey
- Sally Woolsey
- Milton Work
- Meike Wortel
X Y Z
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The list of most influential "personalities" comprised 52 ranked positions, but four of them (ranks 24, 27, 40 and 51) named two individuals each and two of them (13 and 17) named groups.[8]
- ^ Bracketed knockout is a tournament format. "Of all the changes and innovations in duplicate over the past couple of decades, the advent of bracketed KOs is easily the most significant. ... The creator of the format is unknown." – Brent Manley, "The Top 52", Bridge Bulletin 78.4 (April 2012), p. 14.[8]
- ^ a b Manley listed Albert H. Morehead twice, at rank 32 in February and at rank 8 in April. In the May issue ("Oversight corrected", p. 63) he noted that the error leaves room for Harold Vanderbilt, as preface to an unnumbered profile on Vanderbilt.[8]
References
- ^ "von Zedtwitz Award". FPAB. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
- ^ "Open Award". FPAB. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
- ^ "Blackwood Award". FPAB. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". ACBL (acbl.org). Retrieved 2014-12-15.
- ^ "ACBL Hall of Fame". Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (2001). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (6th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 4. ISBN 0-943855-44-6. OCLC 49606900.
- ^ a b c [ACBL Hall of Fame Charter]. "American Contract Bridge League Hall of Fame Operating Procedures". ACBL. March 2011. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
- ^ Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge. FPABridge.org. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
- ^ a b c d The ACBL announced its selections in four issues of its membership magazine Bridge Bulletin. Brent Manley (January 2012). "Significant Influence". Bridge Bulletin. 78 (1). American Contract Bridge League: 18–23. ISSN 1089-6376. February 2012, pp. 22–25. March 2012, pp. 22–25. April 2012, pp. 14–17. May 2012, p. 63.
- ^ Morehead, Albert (10 October 1937). "LEAGUES MERGE: Many Tournaments May Be Affected by the New Combination". The New York Times.
- ^ Brent Manley (February 2014). "The Right Stuff". Bridge Bulletin. Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League: 15. ISSN 1089-6376.
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(help) - ^ Points awarded in national-rated events with no upper masterpoint limit.
- ^ "Medals". European Bridge League (EBL). Retrieved 2014-12-13.
- ^ Culbertson, Ely (1935). The Encyclopedia of Bridge. The Bridge World, Inc. (New York), 477 pages.
- ^ Frey, Richard L.; Truscott, Alan F.; Cohen, Ben; Barrow, Rhoda, eds. (1967). The Bridge Players' Encyclopedia. London: Paul Hamlyn. OCLC 560654187.
- ^ Hasenson, Peter (2004). The British Bridge Almanack. 77 Publishing (London), 490 pages. ISBN 0-9549241-0-X.
- ^ Ramsey, Guy (1955). Aces All. London: Museum Press Limited.
- ^ Mollo, Victor (1968). The Bridge Immortals. Hart Publishing Company, Inc., New York, 256 pages.
- ^ Smith, Marc (1999). World Class, Conversations with the Bridge Masters. Master Point Press (Toronto), 288 pages. ISBN 1-894154-15-0.
- ^ Hasenson, Peter (2004). The British Bridge Almanack. London: 77 Publishing. p. 486. ISBN 0-9549241-0-X.
- ^ Master Points. WBF.
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- ^ Synopsis of Moonraker with its famous bridge hand, in The Times [1]. Retrieved 7 April 2011. (subscription required)
- ^ a b "Gambling". 007: the james bond dossier (TBJD.co.uk). Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ Hall, Morduant (29 August 1930). The New York Times. "Movie Review: Animal Crackers". Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ^ Agatha Christie's 1936 novel Cards on the Table features detective Hercule Poirot and a bridge game.
"Cards on the Table". Stories. AgathaChristie.com. Retrieved 7 January 2015. - ^ The 1950 Hollywood feature film Sunset Boulevard features a bridge game hosted by the former silent film star Norma Desmond.
Hennigan, Adrian (11 March 2003). "Exploring Sunset Boulevard". Movies. BBC.co.uk. Archived(?) 28 October 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2011. - ^ a b Charles M. Schulz, creator of the comic strip Peanuts, was a "bridge enthusiast" and Peanuts sometimes featured bridge. A series of strips during May 1997, among others, featured a table constituted by the dog Snoopy, Woodstock, and other bird friends.
Truscott, Alan (10 July 2000). "BRIDGE; Snoopy's Finest Card Game (Trump That, Red Baron!)". The New York Times. [2]. Retrieved 2015-01-10. - ^ a b Moorem, Martha (19 December 2005). "Billionaires bank on bridge to trump poker". USAToday. [3]. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ a b c Johnson, Jared (1989). Classic Bridge Quotes. Louisville, KY: Devyn Press Inc. p. 40. ISBN 0-910791-66-X.
- ^ a b Truscott, Alan (21 August 2004). "World's Best-Known Player? His Daughter Enjoys It Too". The New York Times. [4]. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ Morehead, Albert (13 June 1955). "Ike's Favorite Bridge Hand". Sports Illustrated. [5] . Table of Contents. Retrieved 2015-01-10. Archived 20 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Alder, Philip (18 January 2009). "Eisenhower's Other Title: Bridge Player in Chief". The New York Times. [6]. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ Walker, Karen (June 2009). "D-Day Memories of the Bridge Player in Chief". [ACBL] District 8 Advocate (Illinois, in part; online at comcast.net/~dist8adv). [7]. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ^ Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965). Documentary: Biography. IMDb. [8]. 2006 clip at YouTube: "Buster playing bridge and signing autographs". Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ^ Championship Bridge with Charles Goren and Alex Dreier. 2012 clip at YouTube: "Championship Bridge with Chico Marx (1960) Part 1". Retrieved 2015-01-10.
- ^ "Why Play Bridge? Thoughts about the world's greatest game". The Bridge World. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Truscott, Alan (4 September 1999). "BRIDGE; Of Freddie's Bondage: A Tale Of Maugham as a Kibitzer". New York Times. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ Frey, Richard L.; Truscott, Alan F.; Cohen, Ben; Barrow, Rhoda, eds. (1967). The Bridge Players' Encyclopedia. London: Paul Hamlyn. p. 320. OCLC 560654187.
- ^ Navratilova has said, "'No matter where I go, I can always make new friends at the bridge table." She wrote the foreword to an elementary textbook in the ACBL Bridge Series, The Club Series: An Introduction to Bridge Bidding by Audrey Grant (1990; revised 1993).
"Famous Bridge Players". Fun Trivia (funtrivia.com). Retrieved 2015-01-10. - ^ Product Details: The Club Series (revised 1993; ISBN 9780943855004. Powell's Books (powells.com). [9]. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
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- ^ Truscott, Alan (3 July 1988). "Bridge; Can't Be Beat?". The New York Times.
External links
- Bridge People at the World Bridge Federation website.
- Warren Buffett and Bill Gates playing bridge
- The All Time Bridge Greats on the Claire Bridge website
- Bridge Greats on the Bridge Guys website