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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John Ratzenberger
Born 1947
Richard Belzer
Born 1944
Joseph C. Wilson
1949 - 2019
Bill Smitrovich
Born 1947
Deborah Walley
1941 - 2001
Robert Kowalski
Born 1941
Paul Leka
1943 - 2011
Richard Delvy
1942 - 2010
Bill Kirchen
Born 1948
Robert Pozen
Born 1946
Paul A. Catlin
1948 - 1995
Raymond C. Kelly
Born 1942
Calvin O. Butts
Born 1949
Peter McCann
Born 1948
Gary Howard Klar
Born 1947
Bonnie G. Smith
Born 1940
Pat Jordan (author)
Born 1941
Robert A. Gross
Born 1945
Bill Zavatsky
Born 1943
Gary Wagner (baseball)
Born 1940
Paul Popovich
Born 1940
Jim Sladky
1947 - 2017
Jonathan Penner (writer)
Born 1941
William Doerner
Born 1949
Kathleen Kuzmick Hansell
Born 1941
Dave Bike
Born 1946
R. Tracy Seyfert
Born 1941
Esta Soler
Born 1947
Robert D. Scinto
Born 1947
Fran Lynch
1945 - 2014
Doug Holmquist
1941 - 1988
Katherine August-deWilde
Born 1948
John Papa
Born 1940
Alan White (DJ)
Born 1941
Beverly Mae Wilson
1946 - 2010
Leonard Mastroni
1949 - 2020
Terry Morse
Born 1946
Marilyn Moore (politician)
Born 1948