List of people from Bridgeport, Connecticut

This is a list of notable people associated with Bridgeport, Connecticut who achieved great public distinction, listed in the category for which they are best known:

Athletes

Baseball players

These baseball players were born in or lived in the city:[1]

Basketball players

Other athletes

Business people

Entertainers, artists, writers

Actors

Musicians

Musical groups

Government service

Inventors

C.F. Ritchel of Bridgeport riding his dirigible, as seen on the July 15, 1878 cover of Harper's Weekly

Medical

Military

Religious

See also

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
  2. "Howard Baker Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  3. "George Bryant Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  4. "Kiddo Davis Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  5. "Rob Dibble Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  6. "Angel Echevarria Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  7. "Ray Keating Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  8. "Kurt Kepshire Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  9. "Charles Nagy Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  10. "Tricky Nichols Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  11. "Ed Rowen Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  12. "Dan Shannon Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  13. "Ed Wojna Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  14. Levinson, Marc (2011). The Great A&P and the struggle for small business in America. Hill and Wang. ISBN 978-0-8090-9543-8.
  15. "Al Capp" Web page at Web site of Bridgeport Central High School, accessed August 13, 2006
  16. Wilson, Earl (Nov 27, 1969). "Small Towns Have Produced Many Big Stars". The Milwaukee Sentinel. pp. A33. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  17. "David H. Burr". Geographicus. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  18. "Robert A. Hurley" Web page at Bridgeport Central High School Web site, accessed August 13, 2006
  19. "James Coughlin Shannon" Web page at Bridgeport Central High School Web site, accessed August 13, 2006

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