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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Robert Mitchum
1917 - 1997
Adriana Caselotti
1916 - 1997
John Mitchum
1919 - 2001
Albert L. Lehninger
1917 - 1986
William Higinbotham
1910 - 1994
Monroe Beardsley
1915 - 1985
Arline Judge
1912 - 1974
John DeFrancis
1911 - 2009
Charles Schnee
1916 - 1963
Sidney Wood
1911 - 2009
Robert A. W. Lowndes
1916 - 1998
Jerome Namias
1910 - 1997
Melio Bettina
1916 - 1996
Henry Mucci
1911 - 1997
Samuel J. Tedesco
1915 - 2003
Mildred Ames
1919 - 1994
Mimi Benzell
1918 - 1970
Chet Gladchuk
1917 - 1967
Pretzel Pezzullo
1910 - 1990
Robert McQueeney
1919 - 2002
Cotton Price
1918 - 2008
Leonard Tose
1915 - 2003
Barbara McDermott
1912 - 2008
John C. Mandanici
1918 - 1986
George Gunther
1919 - 2012
Mary Pratt (baseball)
1918 - 2020
Louise Caselotti
1910 - 1999
Sidney Postol
1918 - 2014
Gilbert Vaughn Hemsley Jr.
1912 - 1983
John Schick
1916 - 1990
Walter R. Hibbard Jr.
1918 - 2010