List of people from Bridgeport, Connecticut

People associated with Bridgeport, Connecticut who achieved great public distinction, listed in the category for which they are best known:

Military

*William Hincks, Medal of Honor recipient
*John Mackenzie, Medal of Honor recipient
*Henry A. Mucci, led the raid that rescued survivors of the Bataan Death March in World War II
*Raymond Jacobs, claimed to be in photo of first flag raised on Iwo Jima.

Government service

*Robert De Forest, Mayor, Congressman
*Robert A. Hurley (1895-1968), Connecticut Governor (first Roman Catholic to hold that office in Connecticut) [ [http://bridgeport.ct.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=5113] "Robert A. Hurley" Web page at Bridgeport Central High School Web site, accessed August 13, 2006]
*Samuel Simons, (1792-1847) was a United States Representative from Connecticut.
*James Coughlin Shannon, (1896-1980) Connecticut Governor [ [http://bridgeport.ct.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=5114] "James Coughlin Shannon" Web page at Bridgeport Central High School Web site, accessed August 13, 2006]
*Christopher Shays, Fourth District Congressman

Entertainers, artists, writers

*P.T. Barnum, circus owner, entrepreneur and mayor of Bridgeport
*Art Baron, jazz trombonist
*Richard Belzer, actor and comedian who once worked as a reporter for The Connecticut Post
*Mimi Benzell, Metropolitan Opera soprano
*Al Capp, cartoonist, creator of comic strip "Li'l Abner" [ [http://bridgeport.ct.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=5111] "Al Capp" Web page at Web site of Bridgeport Central High School, accessed August 13, 2006]
*Adriana Caselotti, voice of Snow White
*Joseph Celli, oboist
*Kalonji jama changa, filmmaker and community activist
* Myles Cleveland, rapper and a member of the R&B group 2 Much
*Bob Crane, actor known for his lead role in Hogan's Heroes; a radio host WICC-AM in Bridgeport from 1950 to 1955
*Dametrice Cunningham, rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur
*Vernon Dalhart, singer, songwriter
*Daniel Deloma, poet
*Brian Dennehy, actor
*DJ K-Swift, DJ known throughout CT, currently resident DJ at Club Sixx in Bridgeport
* The Skinny Boys, 1980s rap group
*Johnny Ice, professional wrestler
*Arline Judge, actress
*Walt Kelly, cartoonist
*Jin Hi Kim, "geomungo" player and composer
*Larry Kramer, playwright and gay rights activist
*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
*Robert Mitchum, actor
*Tony Musante, actor
*Kevin Nealon, comedian and actor
*John Ratzenberger, entertainer
*Lou "Boulder" Richards, guitarist (Hatebreed)
*Bill Smitrovich, actor
*General Tom Thumb (Charles Stratton), performer, little person
*Vinnie Vincent, guitarist (KISS)
*Deborah Walley, actress
*Michael Jai White, actor

Inventors and scientists

*Louis Latimer, Inventor
*Charles F. Ritchel, inventor
*Gustave Whitehead, inventor

Business people

*Fred DeLuca, founder of Subway
*Andrew Hidalgo, founder of WPCS International Incorporated
*Edwin H. Land, founder of Polaroid Corporation

Other Key People

*Alicia Calaway, T.V Reality Show star. Appeared on , and also,
*Joseph Celli, oboist
*Chris Gill, sailor and publisher
*Edward Cardinal Egan, former Roman Catholic bishop of Bridgeport, now heads the Archdiocese of New York
*Alfred Fones, Bridgeport dentist credited with founding the profession of dental hygiene in 1906
*George Gintoli, Blackrock native, owner Blackrock & Blue
*Jin Hi Kim, Korean-born komungo player and composer
*Roy Neuberger, art collector and donor
*Reverend Dr. Frederick J. Streets, first Baptist and African-American Chaplain of Yale University and Senior Pastor of the Church of Christ in Yale.

Athletes

Baseball players

These baseball players were born in or lived in the city: [ [http://bridgeport.ct.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=19938] 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]
*Howard Francis Baker, Major League baseball player with Chicago White Sox, New York Giants and Cleveland
*Cornelius "Neal" Ball, credited with the first unassisted triple play in the major leagues
*George Bryant, former MLB player for Detroit Wolverines
*George James Curry, Major League baseball player, known as "Soldier Boy"
*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
*Billy Lush, MLB player for Washington Senators, Boston Beaneaters, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Naps
*Ernie Lush, or Ernest Benjamin Lush, MLB player with the St. Louis Cardinals
*Charles Nagy, MLB pitcher, for Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres
*Phil Nastu, MLB pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
*Tricky Nichols, MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Caps, St. Louis Brown Stockings, Providence Grays, Worcester Ruby Legs and Baltimore Orioles
*John W. O' Rourke, MLB outfielder for the Boston Red Caps, and first baseman with the New York Metropolitans
*Jim O'Rourke, (James Henry O'Rourke) the first player to be credited with a hit and single in a professional baseball game
*Queenie O' Rourke, or James Stephen O' Rourke, played a year for the New York Highlanders baseball team
*John Paul Papa, pitched two years for the Baltimore Orioles
*Mike Pasquella, or Michael John Pasquella (Toney), played for Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals
*John 'Pretzel' Pezzullo, pitched two years for the Philadelphia Phillies
*Ed Rowen, played right field, catcher, shortstop, and third base for the Boston Red Caps, and played catcher, outfield, second base, and third base for the 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
*Johnny Tillman, or John Lawrence Tillman (Ducky) pitched for the St. Louis Browns in American League
*Ed Wojna, pitched three years for the San Diego Padres and one year for the Cleveland Indians

Basketball players

*John Bagley, played for eleven seasons in the NBA
*Manute Bol, played nine years in NBA
*Jack Kvancz, basketball player and current Director of Athletics at George Washington University
*Wes Matthews, played in NBA for Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio, and Los Angeles Lakers
*Frank Oleynick, played two years for NBA in Seattle
*Charles D. Smith, University of Pittsburgh and New York Knicks

Other athletes

*Joseph Booth, Pro Soccer Hall of Famer
*Victor K. Ross, Lacrosse Hall of Famer; graduate of Bridgeport High School, Syracuse University, and Syracuse Law School
*Sidney Wood, tennis player who won at Wimbledon in 1931 and made it to the Davis Cup finals in 1934.

ee 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 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

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com Internet Movie Database Web site]
* [http://bridgeport.ct.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=19938 List of major league baseball players from Bridgeport]