#1Famous people · Bridgeport
Athletes stand out among the 6 famous people born in Bridgeport
At the top of the list is the American artist Joseph Henry Sharp, covered in 9 languages. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969. Born in 1859, Joseph Henry Sharp is the first name on record, and Bill Jobko, born in 1935, the most recent. Fewer than a quarter of the 725 towns in Ohio with famous people list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Joseph Henry Sharp
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Joseph Henry Sharp
Youngest
1935
Bill Jobko
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Bridgeport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bridgeport is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Bridgeport
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2JE#3
Through the years
When Bridgeport’s famous people were born
The 1860s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bridgeport
A further 3 follow, born between 1921 and 1935.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Wheeling, with 46.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bridgeport and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (5)
- Joseph Henry Sharp: Peter A. Juley & Son, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Blatnik: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Corbett: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Havlicek: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons