41.0438° N, 74.9516° W
BRIDGEPORT
Most Famous People Born in Bridgeport, United States
- Notable people
- 321
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1937
- Most distinctive
- Baseball 10.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Bridgeport during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Bridgeport Is Known For
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Baseball is Bridgeport's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (37).
Bridgeport over-indexes on baseball — 10.2× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Bridgeport's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1890s Clear ×
B. P. Schulberg
1892 - 1957
Clyde Pangborn
1895 - 1958
Robert A. Hurley
1895 - 1968
Howard Cann
1895 - 1992
James C. Shannon
1896 - 1980
Boaz Cohen
1899 - 1968
Carrie Bethel
1898 - 1974
S. K. Lauren
1893 - 1979
Ray Keating
1893 - 1963
Tedford H. Cann
1897 - 1963
Tom Gormley (American football)
1891 - 1951
Florence Emery Jones
1892 - 1932
J. Gerald Phelan
1893 - 1981
James William Pearson
1895 - 1993
Harold D. Toomey
1898 - 1953
Donald Waldhaus
1895 - 1975
Johnny Tillman
1893 - 1964