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 1900s Clear ×
0004 INVENTOR
Edwin H. Land
1909 - 1991
0031 FINANCIER
Roy Neuberger
1903 - 2010
0038 FOOTBALL
Turk Edwards
1907 - 1973
0074 MINERALOGIST
Michael Fleischer (mineralogist)
1908 - 1998
0095 PHARMACOLOGIST
Alfred Gilman Sr.
1908 - 1984
0123 WRITER
Esther Averill
1902 - 1992
0137 PAINTER
Sally Haley
1908 - 2007
0180 BASEBALL
Kiddo Davis
1902 - 1983
0184 THEATRE
F. Curtis Canfield
1903 - 1986
0196 ANESTHESIOLOGIST
John Adriani
1907 - 1988
0240 FOOTBALL
Steve Banas
1907 - 1974
0287 ARCHITECT
Andrew G. Patrick
1907 - 1955
0294 BASEBALL
John Michaels
1907 - 1996
0312 POLITICIAN
Dan Jolly
1907 - 1990
0321 POLITICIAN
Albert L. Coles
1909 - 1978