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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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Queenie O'Rourke
1883 - 1955
David Paquette
Born 1950
Rex Kilpatrick
1881 - 1955
Gilbert Vaughn Hemsley Jr.
1912 - 1983
John Schick
1916 - 1990
Howie Hoffman
1921 - 1996
Donald Waldhaus
1895 - 1975
John C. Curtis
1845 - 1917
Leonard Mastroni
1949 - 2020
Terry Morse
Born 1946
G. Sarsfield Ford
1933 - 2013
Dan Jolly
1907 - 1990
Georgianna Bishop
1878 - 1971
Marilyn Moore (politician)
Born 1948
Johnny Tillman
1893 - 1964
George Curry (baseball)
1888 - 1963
Al Blatnik
1923 - 2011
Joe Killian
1927 - 2013
Walter R. Hibbard Jr.
1918 - 2010
Bob Dobelstein
1922 - 2009
Albert L. Coles
1909 - 1978