People of Bridgeport, Connecticut
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People associated with Bridgeport
, Connecticut
who achieved great public distinction, listed in the category for which they are best known:
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
who achieved great public distinction, listed in the category for which they are best known:
Baseball players
These baseball players were born in or lived in the city:- Howard Baker (baseball)Howard Baker (baseball)Howard Francis Baker was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played for three seasons. He played for the Cleveland Naps in , the Chicago White Sox from to , and the New York Giants in .-External links:...
, Major League baseball player. - Cornelius "Neal" BallNeal BallCornelius "Neal" Ball , the American baseball player, achieved fame on July 19, when he pulled off the first unassisted triple play in Major League baseball history in a game against the Boston Red Sox. "During the same game, he set another major league record for shortstops...
, credited with the first unassisted triple playTriple PlayA triple play is a baseball play in which three outs are made as a result of continuous action without any intervening errors between outs.Triple play may also refer to:...
in the major leagues
- George BryantGeorge Bryant (baseball)George F. Bryant was a Major League Baseball second baseman. He played in one game on August 6, 1885 for the Detroit Wolverines and failed to record a hit in four at-bats.-Sources:...
, former MLB player for Detroit Wolverines - George "Kiddo" DavisKiddo DavisGeorge Willis "Kiddo" Davis , was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of eight seasons in the majors, and -. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, New York Yankees, and Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...
, who in the 1933 World Series against the Washington NationalsMinnesota TwinsThe Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
, had 7 hits in 19 at bats, and batted .368, helping the New York GiantsSan Francisco GiantsThe San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
win the championship - Rob DibbleRob DibbleRobert Keith Dibble is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and television analyst.-Personal life:Dibble is a graduate of Southington High School in Southington, Connecticut...
, (Nasty Boy or Officer) pitched for Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers - Angel EchevarriaAngel EchevarriaAngel Santos Echevarria is a retired American professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1996-2002. He also played in the Japanese Pacific League, from 2003-2004.-Biography:...
, played in National League for Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago Cubs - Ray KeatingRay KeatingRaymond Herbert Keating , was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from to . He played for the New York Yankees and Boston Braves....
, pitched for the New York Highlanders, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves in the MLB - Kurt KepshireKurt KepshireKurt David Kepshire , was an American baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1984-1986. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals. He currently resides in Oxford, Connecticut.-External links:...
, or Kurt David Kepshire, pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals - Charles NagyCharles NagyCharles Harrison Nagy is an American former Major League Baseball All-Star right-handed pitcher who played for 14 seasons in the major leagues from to , mostly with the Cleveland Indians, and currently serves as the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.-Early life and amateur career:Nagy...
, MLB pitcher, for Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres - Tricky NicholsTricky NicholsFrederick C. "Tricky" Nichols was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for six seasons from 1875 to 1882. He played for six teams: New Haven Elm Citys in 1875, Boston Red Caps in 1876, St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1877, Providence Grays in 1878, Worcester Ruby Legs in 1880, and Baltimore Orioles in...
, MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Caps, St. Louis Brown Stockings, Providence Grays, Worcester Ruby Legs and Baltimore Orioles - Jim O'Rourke, (James Henry O'Rourke) the 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.
- Dan ShannonDan ShannonDaniel Webster "Dan" Shannon was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. He began his major league career in with the Louisville Colonels as their second baseman. During the season, he became player-manager for a total of 56 games, of which only 10 were victories...
, 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 - Ed WojnaEd WojnaEdward David Wojna is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians.Wojna was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies...
, pitched three years for the San Diego Padres and one year for the Cleveland Indians
Basketball players
- Courtney AlexanderCourtney AlexanderCourtney Jason Alexander is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA.After playing high school basketball at Masuk High School in Monroe, CT he moved to Durham, North Carolina to play for C. E...
, played three seasons in the NBA - John Bagley, played for eleven seasons in the NBA
- Frank OleynickFrank OleynickFrank "Magic" Oleynick is a retired American basketball player.He played collegiately for Seattle University....
, played two years for NBA in Seattle - Charles D. SmithCharles D. SmithCharles Daniel Smith is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.- College career :...
, University of Pittsburgh and New York Knicks - Chris SmithChris Smith (basketball)Christopher 'Chris' Gerard Smith is an American former professional basketball player, in the point guard position.-Basketball career:Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Smith played collegiately at the University of Connecticut...
, University of Connecticut and Minnesota Timberwolves
Other athletes
- Julie ChuJulie ChuJulie Chu is an American Olympic ice hockey player who plays the position of forward on the United States women's ice hockey team and the Montreal Stars. Chu's hometown is Fairfield, Connecticut, although she resided in Cambridge, Massachusetts during her college years while playing hockey for...
, three-time Olympic ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
medalist was born in Bridgeport. - Alex JosephAlex Joseph (American football)Alex Joseph is a linebacker in the National Football League. He is formerly a member of the San Francisco 49ers.Previously, he was signed by the Green Bay Packers, but was cut before the season began. Afterwords, he spent time in the practice squads for the Oakland Raiders and Carolina Panthers...
, NFL player. - Sidney WoodSidney WoodSidney Wood was an American tennis player.Wood was born in Black Rock, Connecticut. He won the Arizona State Men’s Tournament on his 14th birthday, which qualified him for the French Championship and led to him earning a spot at Wimbledon He attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania,...
, tennis player who won at WimbledonThe Championships, WimbledonThe Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
in 1931 and made it to the Davis CupDavis CupThe Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
finals in 1934.
Business people
- Fred DeLucaFred DeLucaFrederick "Fred" DeLuca is an American businessman, best known as the co-founder of the Subway franchise of sandwich restaurants. DeLuca is an alumnus of University of Bridgeport and Central High School in Bridgeport, CT.-Career:...
, founder of SubwaySubway (restaurant)Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011... - Edwin H. LandEdwin H. LandEdwin Herbert Land was an American scientist and inventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation. Among other things, he invented inexpensive filters for polarizing light, a practical system of in-camera instant photography, and his retinex theory of color vision...
, founder of Polaroid CorporationPolaroid CorporationPolaroid Corporation is an American-based international consumer electronics and eyewear company, originally founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. It is most famous for its instant film cameras, which reached the market in 1948, and continued to be the company's flagship product line until the February... - Nathaniel WheelerNathaniel WheelerNathaniel Wheeler was an American manufacturer and legislator.- Family background :...
, manufacturer of Wheeler & WilsonWheeler & WilsonWheeler & Wilson was an American company which produced sewing machines.- Overview :Allen B. Wilson in 1849 made possible one of the world's greatest industries, and the sound administrative policy of Nathaniel Wheeler and his associates was responsible for the transformation of the industry from...
and state legislator
Entertainers, artists, writers
- P.T. Barnum, circus owner, entrepreneur and mayor of Bridgeport
- Al CappAl CappAlfred Gerald Caplin , better known as Al Capp, was an American cartoonist and humorist best known for the satirical comic strip Li'l Abner. He also wrote the comic strips Abbie an' Slats and Long Sam...
, cartoonist, creator of comic strip Li'l Abner - Adriana CaselottiAdriana CaselottiAdriana Mitchell Caselotti was an American actress and singer. She was the voice of the title character in Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Caselotti was named as a Disney Legend in 1994.-Early life:...
, voice of Snow WhiteSnow White"Snow White" is a fairy tale known from many countries in Europe, the best known version being the German one collected by the Brothers Grimm... - Kalonji jama changaKalonji Jama ChangaKalonji Jama Changa , is an American community activist, lecturer, journalist and filmmaker, voted one of Departure Magazine’s and one of The Street Legends .-Activism:...
, filmmaker and community activist - Sally HaleySally HaleySally Haley was an American artist and painter. Her career spanned much of the 20th century and she is credited for helping to expand the emerging art scene in Portland, Oregon during the middle of the century....
, artist and painter - Maureen HowardMaureen HowardMaureen Howard is an American writer, editor, and lecturer known for her award-winning autobiography Facts of Life.She was born Maureen Kearns in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Her father William L. Kearns worked for the State's Attorney's Office as a detective where he was assigned to the Harold Israel...
, author - Walt KellyWalt KellyWalter Crawford Kelly, Jr. , or Walt Kelly, was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip, Pogo. He began his animation career in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, contributing to Pinocchio and Fantasia. Kelly resigned in 1941 at the age of 28 to work at Post-Hall Syndicate,...
, cartoonist - Larry KramerLarry KramerLarry Kramer is an American playwright, author, public health advocate, and LGBT rights activist. He began his career rewriting scripts while working for Columbia Pictures, which led him to London where he worked with United Artists. There he wrote the screenplay for Women in Love in 1969, earning...
, playwright and gay rights activist - Roy NeubergerRoy NeubergerRoy Rothschild Neuberger was an American financier who contributed money to raise public awareness of modern art through his acquisition of pieces he deemed worthy. He was a co-founder of the investment firm Neuberger Berman....
, art collector and donor - John RatzenbergerJohn RatzenbergerJohn Deszo Ratzenberger is an American actor, voice actor, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his role as Cliff Clavin in Cheers.-Early life:...
, entertainer - Charles SchneeCharles SchneeCharles Schnee gave up law to become a screenwriter in the mid-1940s, crafting scripts for the classic Westerns Red River and The Furies , the social melodrama They Live By Night , and the cynical Hollywood saga The Bad and the Beautiful , for which he won an Academy...
, screenwriter & film producer - Jim ShepardJim ShepardJim Shepard is an American author and professor of creative writing and film at Williams College.-Biography:Shepard was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He received a B.A. at Trinity College in 1978, his MFA from Brown University in 1980. He currently teaches creative writing and film at Williams...
, author - General Tom ThumbGeneral Tom ThumbGeneral Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton , a dwarf who achieved great fame under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum.-Early life:...
(Charles Stratton), performer, little person
Actors
- Richard BelzerRichard BelzerRichard Jay Belzer is an American stand-up comedian, author, and actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as John Munch, which he has portrayed as a regular cast member on the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as well as in guest...
, actor and comedian who once worked as a reporter for The Connecticut PostConnecticut PostThe Connecticut Post is a daily newspaper located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It serves the greater Bridgeport area, Fairfield County, and the Lower Naugatuck Valley. Municipalities in the Post's circulation area include Bridgeport, Ansonia,... - Brian DennehyBrian DennehyBrian Mannion Dennehy is an American actor of film, stage and screen.-Early years:Dennehy was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Hannah and Edward Dennehy, who was a wire service editor for the Associated Press; he has two brothers, Michael and Edward. Dennehy is of Irish ancestry and was...
, actor - Bob CraneBob CraneRobert Edward "Bob" Crane was an American actor and disc jockey, best known for his performance as Colonel Robert E...
, actor known for his lead role in Hogan's HeroesHogan's HeroesHogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom that ran for 168 episodes from September 17, 1965, to March 28, 1971, on the CBS network. The show was set in a German prisoner of war camp during the Second World War. Bob Crane had the starring role as Colonel Robert E...
; a radio host WICC-AM in Bridgeport from 1950 to 1955 - Arline JudgeArline JudgeArline Judge was an American actress who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for marrying and divorcing seven times.-Career:...
, actress - Robert MitchumRobert MitchumRobert Charles Durman Mitchum was an American film actor, author, composer and singer and is #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time...
, actor - Tony MusanteTony MusanteAnthony Peter Musante is an American actor.Musante was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Natalie Anne , a school teacher, and Anthony Peter Musante, an accountant. He attended Oberlin College and Northwestern University.Musante has acted in numerous feature films, in the United States...
, actor - Kevin NealonKevin NealonKevin Nealon is an American actor and comedian, best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1995, acting in several of the Happy Madison films, for playing Doug Wilson on the Showtime series Weeds, and providing the voice of the title character, Glenn Martin on Glenn Martin,...
, comedian and actor - Bill SmitrovichBill Smitrovich-Personal life:Bill Smitrovich was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Anna and Stanley William Zmitrowicz, a tool and die maker. Bill is a graduate of the University of Bridgeport and holds an MFA from Smith College . He is married to Shaw Purnell from Pittsburgh, PA...
, actor - Deborah WalleyDeborah WalleyDeborah Walley was an American actress.-Biographical Information:Deborah Walley was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Ice Capades skating stars and choreographers Nathan and Edith Walley. She attended Central High School in Bridgeport. At fourteen she was playing summer-stock theatre. She...
, actress - Michael Jai WhiteMichael Jai WhiteMichael Jai White is an American actor and martial artist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn...
, actor
Musicians
- Art BaronArt BaronArt Baron is an American jazz trombonist. He also plays didgeridoo, conch shell, penny-whistle, alto and bass recorder, and tuba.Baron is an alumnus of the Berklee College of Music...
, jazz trombonist - Mimi BenzellMimi BenzellMimi Benzell was an American soprano who performed with the Metropolitan Opera before establishing herself as a Broadway musical theatre, television, and nightclub performer....
, Metropolitan OperaMetropolitan OperaThe Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
sopranoSopranoA soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody... - Joseph CelliJoseph CelliJoseph Celli is an American musician and composer specializing in contemporary and improvised music for oboe and English horn...
, oboist - Fanny CrosbyFanny CrosbyFrances Jane Crosby , usually known as Fanny Crosby in the United States and by her married name, Frances van Alstyne, in the United Kingdom, was an American Methodist rescue mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. During her lifetime, she was well-known throughout the United States...
, composer of more than 8,000 Christian hymns, lived here for the last fifteen years of her life, and is buried in the Mountain Grove CemeteryMountain Grove Cemetery, BridgeportMountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Connecticut, was laid out in 1849 in a park-like, rural setting away from the center of the city.The cemetery was designed by P. T. Barnum, who himself is buried there.-Notable interments:...
. - Vernon DalhartVernon DalhartVernon Dalhart , born Marion Try Slaughter, was a popular American singer and songwriter of the early decades of the 20th century. He is a major influence in the field of country music.-Early life:...
, singer, songwriter - Jessica DelfinoJessica DelfinoJessica Delfino is a controversial singer, songwriter, and comedienne based in New York City. Her songs tend to ridicule taboos and typically include jokes about vaginas and other sexual or dark topics. In her act, she plays an assortment of instruments including guitar, flying V ukulele and a...
, musician & comedian. - Jin Hi KimJin Hi KimKim Jin-Hi is a geomungo player and composer.She is known for introducing the geomungo to the wider world through her contemporary chamber and orchestral compositions and large-scale multimedia pieces, as well as her extensive work in avant-garde and cross-cultural free...
, geomungo player and composer - Angus MacliseAngus MacLiseAngus MacLise was an American percussionist, composer, poet, occultist and calligrapher probably best known as the first drummer for the Velvet Underground.-Biography:...
, experimental musician and poet, founding member of The Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet UndergroundThe Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. First active from 1964 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited... - John MayerJohn Mayer (musician)John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
, singer-songwriter born in Bridgeport, and largely grew up in neighboring FairfieldFairfield, ConnecticutFairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404... - Syesha MercadoSyesha MercadoSyesha Raquel Mercado is an American singer, songwriter, actress and model. Mercado was the third place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. Prior to Idol, Mercado was on The One: Making a Music Star and she won Florida Super Singer...
, singer, actress and American IdolAmerican IdolAmerican Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
contestant - Lou "Boulder" Richards, guitarist (HatebreedHatebreed- History :Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split seven inch with New York's Neglect in 1995...
) - Vinnie VincentVinnie VincentVincent John Cusano, better known as Vinnie Vincent, is an American guitarist from Bridgeport, Connecticut and songwriter known for his brief membership in the band Kiss.-Replacing Ace Frehley in Kiss:...
, guitarist (KISSKISS (band)Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
) - Robert WendelRobert WendelBorn in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1951, Robert Wendel showed an early talent for music as a piano student, however, small hands and a broken left wrist redirected his musical interests towards conducting and composing/arranging when he attended the University of Connecticut double majoring in...
, composer & musician
Musical groups
- The Alternate RoutesThe Alternate RoutesThe Alternate Routes are an American rock band out of Bridgeport, Connecticut formed by Tim Warren and Eric Donnelly in 2002 while studying at Fairfield University....
, rock band from 2002 to present. - The Skinny BoysThe Skinny BoysSkinny Boys were an American rap group originally from Bridgeport, Connecticut, with members Shockin' Shawn, Superman Jay, and The Human Jock Box...
, 1980s rap group - SteamSteam (band)Steam was a pop-rock music group best known for the 1969 number one hit song and perennial favorite "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye." The song was written and recorded by studio musicians Garrett DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, and producer/writer Paul Leka at Mercury Records studios in New York City...
, late 1960s pop band - Youthful PraiseYouthful PraiseYouthful Praise is an American gospel choir led by James "J.J." Hairston who directs the choir and composes most of their material.-Biography:...
, (2001–present) gospel choir
Government service
- Robert De Forest, Mayor, Congressman
- Robert A. HurleyRobert A. HurleyRobert Augustine Hurley was an American politician and the 73rd Governor of Connecticut.- Early life :Hurley, a second generation Irish-American, was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on August 25, 1895 to Robert Emmet and Sabina O'Hara Hurley. He attended local public schools and Cheshire Academy...
(1895–1968), Connecticut Governor (first Roman Catholic to hold that office in Connecticut) - Jasper McLevyJasper McLevyJasper McLevy was an American politician who served as mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut from 1933-1957. He was a member of the Socialist Party, later leaving in protest to join the Social Democratic Federation....
, Mayor, 1933–1957 - Samuel SimonsSamuel SimonsSamuel Simons was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he pursued an academic course of study. He held several local offices and also taught in school. He studied medicine and commenced practice in Bridgeport, Connecticut.Simons was a...
, (1792-1847) was a United States Representative from Connecticut. - James C. ShannonJames C. ShannonJames C. Shannon was an American politician and the 77th Governor of Connecticut.- Early years :Shannon was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on July 21, 1896. He completed his bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in 1918. He then completed his LL.B...
, (1896–1980) Connecticut Governor - Christopher ShaysChristopher ShaysChristopher H. Shays is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and represented the 4th District of Connecticut....
, Fourth District Congressman
Inventors
- Harvey HubbellHarvey HubbellHarvey Hubbell II , was a U.S. inventor, entrepreneur and industrialist. His best known inventions are the electrical plug, and the pull-chain light socket....
, inventor of inter alia, the electric plug and the pull-chain light socket - Louis Latimer, Inventor
- Charles F. RitchelCharles F. RitchelCharles Francis Ritchel, also known as C.F. Ritchel , was an American inventor of a successful dirigible design, the fun house mirror, a toy monkey bank and the holder of more than 150 patented inventions.-Dirigible:...
, inventor - Gustave WhiteheadGustave WhiteheadGustave Albin Whitehead, born Gustav Albin Weisskopf was an aviation pioneer who emigrated from Germany to the U.S., where he designed and built early flying machines and engines meant to power them....
, inventor
Medical
- Alfred FonesAlfred FonesAlfred Civilion Fones was an American dentist from Bridgeport, Connecticut who has been called the founder of the profession of dental hygiene, starting in 1906. Fones created the name "dental hygenist" and in 1913 established the first school of dental hygiene...
, Bridgeport dentist credited with founding the profession of dental hygiene in 1906
Military
- David HawleyDavid HawleyDavid Hawley , Captain in the newly formed United States Navy and Privateer, commanded the USS Royal Savage in the first U.S. naval battle of the American Revolutionary War in 1776.-Biography:...
, Naval commander and privateerPrivateerA privateer is a private person or ship authorized by a government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping during wartime. Privateering was a way of mobilizing armed ships and sailors without having to spend public money or commit naval officers...
during the American RevolutionAmerican RevolutionThe American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
. - Raymond JacobsRaymond JacobsRaymond Jacobs was a United States Marine Corps Private First Class, a Radioman with the 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines of the 5th Marine Division , and later a news reporter...
, claimed to be in photo of first flag raised on Iwo Jima in World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. - Henry A. Mucci, led the raid that rescued survivors of the Bataan Death MarchBataan Death MarchThe Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer, by the Imperial Japanese Army, of 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of prisoners.The march was characterized by...
in World War II.
Religious
- Neal ChaseNeal ChaseNeal Chase is the disputed leader of a small Bahá'í sect known as the Bahá'ís Under the Provisions of the Covenant , which was last known to have fewer than 100 members in 1990, mostly concentrated in Montana, and declined rapidly in the 1990s...
, a leader of a small Bahá'í sect, the Baha'is Under the Provisions of the Covenant was born here. - Edward Egan, former Roman Catholic bishop of Bridgeport, later became the cardinal archbishop of New York.
See also
- List of people from Connecticut
- List of people from Darien, Connecticut
- List of people from Greenwich, Connecticut
- List of people from New Canaan, Connecticut
- List of people from New Haven, Connecticut
- List of people from Norwalk, Connecticut
- List of people from Redding, Connecticut
- List of people from Ridgefield, Connecticut
- List of people from Stamford, Connecticut
- List of people from Westport, Connecticut