List of people from Bridgeport, Connecticut

This is a list of notable people associated with Bridgeport, Connecticut who achieved great public distinction, listed in the category for which they are best known.

Athletes

Baseball players

These baseball players were born in or lived in the city:[1]

  • Howard Baker, Major League baseball player[2]
  • Cornelius "Neal" Ball, credited with the first unassisted triple play in the major leagues
  • George Bryant, MLB player for Detroit Wolverines[3]
  • George "Kiddo" Davis, who in the 1933 World Series against the Washington Senators had 7 hits in 19 at-bats, and batted .368, helping the New York Giants win the championship[4]
  • Rob Dibble, pitcher for Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers[5]
  • Angel Echevarria, played in National League for Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago Cubs[6]
  • Ray Keating, pitched for the New York Highlanders, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves[7]
  • Kurt Kepshire, or Kurt David Kepshire, pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals[8]
  • Charles Nagy, pitcher for Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres, pitched in the 1995 and 1997 World Series[9]
  • Tricky Nichols, pitcher for the Boston Red Caps, St. Louis Brown Stockings, Providence Grays, Worcester Ruby Legs and Baltimore Orioles[10]
  • Jim O'Rourke (James Henry O'Rourke), first player to be credited with a hit and single in a professional baseball game
  • Ed Rowen, 19th-century baseball player for the Boston Red Caps and Philadelphia Athletics[11]
  • Harper Williams, basketball player
  • Dan Shannon, played second base for the Louisville Colonels and the Philadelphia Quakers, and second base and shortstop for the New York Giants and the Washington Senators[12]
  • Ed Wojna, pitcher for the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians[13]

Basketball players

Other athletes

Business people

Entertainers, artists, writers

Actors

Musicians

Musical groups

Government service

Inventors
C.F. Ritchel of Bridgeport riding his dirigible, as seen on the July 15, 1878 cover of Harper's Weekly

Medical
  • Alfred Fones, dentist credited with founding the profession of dental hygiene in 1906

Military

Religious
  • Edward Egan, former Roman Catholic bishop of Bridgeport, later became the cardinal archbishop of New York

Other

See also

References
  1. The apparent source for many of these items is the "Major League Baseball Players born or raised in Bridgeport" page at the "Central High School" Web site, accessed August 13, 2006
  2. "Howard Baker Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  3. "George Bryant Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  4. "Kiddo Davis Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  5. "Rob Dibble Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  6. "Angel Echevarria Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  7. "Ray Keating Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  8. "Kurt Kepshire Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  9. "Charles Nagy Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  10. "Tricky Nichols Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  11. "Ed Rowen Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  12. "Dan Shannon Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  13. "Ed Wojna Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  14. Levinson, Marc (2011). The Great A&P and the struggle for small business in America. Hill and Wang. ISBN 978-0-8090-9543-8.
  15. Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine "Al Capp" Web page at Web site of Bridgeport Central High School, accessed August 13, 2006
  16. Wilson, Earl (Nov 27, 1969). "Small Towns Have Produced Many Big Stars". The Milwaukee Sentinel. pp. A33. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  17. "David H. Burr". Geographicus. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  18. "Robert A. Hurley" Web page at Bridgeport Central High School Web site, accessed August 13, 2006
  19. "James Coughlin Shannon" Web page at Bridgeport Central High School Web site, accessed August 13, 2006
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