- Christopher Shays
I am a US House Representative for the state of CT. I am a Republican. My religion is Christian Science. I am Married. I received my BA from Principia College. I received my MBA from New York University. I received my MPA from New York University. I live in Bridgeport. I was born in Darien, CT. For issues within my power to resolve, write me at "10 Middle St., 11th Fl., Bridgeport, CT 06604". - Richard J. Daley
Richard Joseph Daley was the longest-serving mayor of Chicago. He served for 21 years as the undisputed Democratic boss of Chicago and is considered by historians to be the "last of the big city bosses." He played a major role in the history of the Democratic Party, especially with his support of John F. Kennedy in 1960 and of Hubert Humphrey in 1968. - James Amann
James A. Amann (born 1956, in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is a Connecticut State Representative. He is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives and represents the One Hundred Eighteenth Assembly District, which includes part of Milford, Connecticut. Amann was first elected to office in 1990 and has served as the Speaker of the House since being elected to that position prior to the 2005 Legislative Session. - John Ratzenberger
John Deszo Ratzenberger (born April 6 1947) is an American actor. Ratzenberger is perhaps best known for his role as "Clifford C. 'Cliff' Clavin, Jr." in the "Cheers" (1982) TV series. - Jonathan Trumbull
Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. (Originally spelled: Jonathan Trumble, was changed for an unknown reason) was one of the few men who served as governor in both a pre-Revolutionary colony and a post-Revolutionary state. He was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of Joseph Trumble (1678–1755) and his wife née Hannah Higley. He graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in 1727; three years after graduation (during which time he studied theology under the Rev. - John Havlicek
John J. Havlicek (born April 8, 1940 in Martins Ferry, Ohio) is a retired American professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning eight NBA titles, half of them coming in his first four seasons. In the NBA, only teammates Bill Russell and Sam Jones won more championship rings during their playing careers. He is considered one of the best NBA players in history, especially on defense, … - Pete Zingoni
Pete Zingoni (born April 28, 1981 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an American professional ice hockey player. He plays centre for the Philadelphia Phantoms in the American Hockey League. - Charles Sherwood Stratton
General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton, a midget who achieved great fame under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum. Stratton was a son of a Bridgeport, Connecticut, carpenter. He was born in Bridgeport, CT. Born to parents of medium height, he was ironically quite a large baby, weighing 9 pounds 2 ounces (4.14 kg) at birth. He developed and grew normally for the first six months of his life, … - James Balcer
James A. Balcer (born June 24, 1950) is alderman of the 11th Ward (map) in Chicago. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed to the Chicago City Council by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1997. Balcer serves on six committees: Budget and Government Operations; Energy, Environmental Protection and Public Utilities; Finance; Human Relations; Police and Fire; and Transportation and Public Way. - Stewart McKinney
Stewart Brett McKinney was an American politician who represented the fourth congressional district of Connecticut in the House of Representatives from 1971 until his death. McKinney was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but by the time he graduated high school, his family was living in Connecticut, where he would live for the rest of his life. After attending Princeton University from 1949 to 1951, he dropped out and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, … - Raymond E. Baldwin
Raymond Earl Baldwin (August 31, 1893 - October 4, 1986) was a United States Senator and Governor of Connecticut. Born in Rye, New York, he moved to Middletown, Connecticut in 1903 and attended the public schools. He graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown in 1916, and entered Yale University. However, upon the declaration of war, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He was assigned to officers' training school and was commissioned an ensign in February 1918, … - Robert Kowalski
Robert Anthony Kowalski (Bob Kowalski, born May 15, 1941, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) is a logician and computer scientist, of Polish descent, who has spent most of his career in the UK. He was educated at the University of Chicago, University of Bridgeport (BA in mathematics, 1963), Stanford University (MSc in mathematics, 1966), University of Warsaw and the University of Edinburgh (PhD in computer science, 1970). - Tony Peraica
Anthony J. "Tony" Peraica (born April 14, 1957) is the Cook County Commissioner for the 16th district, and was the Republican nominee for Cook County Board President. Tony Peraica is currently the Lyons Township Republican Committeeman, a post he has held since 2002. Peraica (a Roman Catholic), his wife Nilofar Peraica (a Sunni Muslim), and their two children Marko and Anisa live in Riverside, Illinois. Peraica was born in Croatia in 1957, was orphaned at the age of 11. - Joseph Celli
Joseph Celli (b. March 19, 1944) is a U.S. musician and composer specializing in contemporary and improvised music for oboe and English horn. In addition, he plays the Yamaha WX7 MIDI breath controller, as well as double reed instruments from several Asian cultures, including the Korean hojok and piri and the Indian "mukha vina". Celli has conducted much work in the field of experimental music, both as a performer and presenter, and has worked with Jin Hi Kim, … - Nathaniel Wheeler
Nathaniel Wheeler was the founder and executive of many companies in Bridgeport, CT, United States, in the 1800s. He owned numurous manufacturing companies and land all over, around Bridgeport, Ct including the site of his mansion on Golden Hill Street, presently occupied by the City Hall after his long time mansion was pulled down in the 1950s. One of the larger companies was Wheeler and Wilson, … - Tony Musante
Tony Musante (born Antonio Mauro Musante on June 30, 1936) is an Italian-American actor originally from Bridgeport, Connecticut. He attended Oberlin College and Northwestern University. Musante has acted in numerous feature films, in the United States and elsewhere, including Italy. Among his body of work are the television series "Toma" (predecessor to "Baretta") and the soap opera "As The World Turns", and the 1975 Broadway play, … - Robert Healy
Robert Healy, born in Ireland, immigrated to America in 1833 and settled on the south side of Chicago in Bridgeport in 1836. He was a School Director and Highway Commissioner. Healy Elementary School is named for him and has been located in the Bridgeport neighborhood since 1886. Robert Healy died in 1871. - Michael Anthony Bilandic
Michael Anthony Bilandic (Croatian: Bilandžić served as the mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1976-1979) for the Democratic Party. Bilandic practiced law in Chicago for several years having graduated from the DePaul University College of Law. He served as an Alderman in the Chicago City Council, representing the Bridgeport neighborhood. When Richard J. Daley died on December 20, 1976, the City Council elected Bilandic to fill out his term. - David Shanahan
David E. Shanahan (September 7, 1862-October 18, 1936), Illinois Republican state legislator and political leader, was born on a farm in Lee County, Illinois. His parents moved back to Chicago when he was just three months old and he lived there for the rest of his life. Mr. Shanahan graduated from Holden Grammar School, South Division High School, and Chicago Law College. In 1885 he was elected South Town Supervisor. - Levi Boone
Levi Day Boone (born: December 6, 1808 in Kentucky; died: January 24, 1882; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1855-1856) on the Know-Nothing Party. Boone, a great-nephew of Daniel Boone, graduated from the medical school of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky and arrived in Chicago in 1835. He helped organize the Cook County Medical Board and served as the organization's first secretary. - Lawrence Cardinal Shehan
Lawrence Joseph Cardinal Shehan (March 18, 1898-August 26, 1984) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Baltimore from 1961 to 1974, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965. - Joseph Curiale
Joseph Curiale (born July 1, 1955) is an American composer and conductor. Born in Bridgeport Connecticut, he attended the University of Bridgeport and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education. He briefly attended the University of North Texas in pursuit if a Masters degree in music composition, but before completing his degree he took up residency in Japan, where he taught and composed new music. - Robert Frenay
Robert Frenay (1946-) is an author and lecturer who describes and advocates a green or ecologically conscious approach to technological development and development of human civilization. Frenay lives in the state of New York dividing his time between New York City and Bridgeport in upstate New York. - Peter D. Eimas
Peter D. Eimas (1934-October 28 2005) was an expert in psychology and cognitive sciences and a professor at Brown University. His seminal paper showed that infants have greater linguistic and cognitive abilities than previously thought. Eimas was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He died in Providence, Rhode Island. The "Peter D. Eimas Graduate Fund" was established in his honor at Brown University to help graduate students studying psychological or the cognitive sciences. - Rick Sternbach
Richard Michael Sternbach (born in 1951 in Bridgeport Connecticut) is an illustrator who is best known for his space illustrations and his work on the Star Trek television series. - Demune
Demune is an emcee and producer, born and raised on the island of Maui. During high school, Demune joined Maui's JES Crew - a hip hop community founded by Jedi One and dedicated to the evolution of consciousness within the hip hop world. “We are b-boys in essence," said Demune of JES in an interview with Agitprop! Records, "but that doesn't mean you have to be a Hip Hop head to be JES. Everyone is JES, but just don't know it yet.” In the early 2000's, … - Andrew Hidalgo
Andrew Hidalgo (born May 11, 1956) is the CEO and founder of WPCS International Incorporated. WPCS International Incorporated was established on May 24, 2002 and is an engineering company specializing in the design and deployment of wireless networks. Hidalgo is responsible for the company's operations and strategic direction. Since inception, the company has grown to become a multi-million dollar organization traded publicly on the NASDAQ Exchange under the trading symbol. - Andrew Coulouris
Andrew James "Andy" Coulouris (Born August 10, 1978) is a politician from the state of Michigan. He is currently a Democratic Party member of the Michigan State House of Representatives from the 95th District, located in Saginaw County and includes the city of Saginaw, Buena Vista Township, Spaulding Township, and Bridgeport. - Fredfox
Juan Alfredo Gonzalez (born May 9, 1978), better known as Fredfox to the public and as "Freddy" to friends and family, is a Chicago house DJ and promoter who gained popularity during the late 90's in the midwest rave scene. Growing up in Bridgeport, a neighborhood on Chicago's near south side, house music was always prevalent in his formative years, as the area offered ample social events and gatherings where one would often hear the music. - Darren Bader
Darren Bader (born 1978, Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an American artist working in New York City. He took his BFA in Film from New York University in 2000. - Eleanor "sis" Daley
Eleanor "Sis" Daley, born Eleanor "Sis" Guilfoyle, (March 4, 1907 - February 16, 2003) was the wife of former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley and the mother of the current mayor Richard M. Daley. Born in the south side Chicago neighborhood of Bridgeport in 1907 as Eleanor Guilfoyle to an Irish family, she met Richard J. Daley in the late 1920s, and after a long courtship they married on June 17, 1936. The Daleys lived in a modest brick bungalow at 3536 South Lowe Street, … - Arline Judge
Arline Judge (February 21, 1912 - February 7, 1974) was an American actress who worked mostly in low-budget B pictures, but gained some fame for marrying eight times and divorcing eight times. Educated in a Catholic convent, Judge began her career as a dancer in an act for Jimmy Durante. After meeting director Wesley Ruggles on a train, she got her start in films with his help, then married him. Nicknamed "One-Take Sally," her film career spanned the 1930s and 1940s. - Chung Hwan Kwak
Chung Hwan Kwak (born 1936) is the leader of a number of key organizations of the Unification Church and the Unification Movement. Educated in his native South Korea, he holds a B.A. in law from Sangji University and an M.A. in western philosophy from Konkuk University Graduate School. He received an honorary Ph.D. in humanities in 1986 from the University of Baguio, the Philippines. - Dave Weckl
Dave Weckl (born January 8, 1960) is a highly acclaimed jazz fusion drummer. Weckl attended Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, MO and graduated in 1978. He majored in jazz studies at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. Starting out on the New York fusion scene in the early 1980s, Weckl soon found himself working with artists such as Paul Simon, Madonna, George Benson, Michel Camilo and Anthony Jackson. - Joe Tacopina
Joe Tacopina is a New York lawyer, and a frequent commentator on Court-TV and MSNBC. He graduated from the Law School of the University of Bridgeport (now Quinnipiac University School of Law) in 1991, becoming first a prosecutor, and then, in 1994, a defense lawyer. He has taken part in several high profile cases, including: *obtaining an acquittal for Officer Thomas Weise who had been tried for the torture of Abner Louima. - Dick Allen
Dick Allen is an American poet, literary critic and academic. Allen has retired from his position as Charles A. Dana Endowed Chair Professor at the University of Bridgeport. He has been co-editor of several anthologies of science fiction and science fiction criticism. His poems have appeared in journals including "Poetry", "The Atlantic Monthly", "The New Republic", "The New Yorker", "The Hudson Review", "The Sewanee Review", … - Fred Heineman
Fredrick (Fred) Heineman (born 28 December 1929) was a Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, serving between 1995 and 1997. Born in New York City, New York, Heineman attended Mt. St. Michael High School in Brooklyn. He then entered Concordia Junior College, Westchester Community College, the University of Bridgeport, St. Francis College, and John Jay College. Heineman served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1951 to 1954, … - Douglas Townsend
Douglas Townsend is an American composer and musicologist who became interested in composition while a student at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, in New York City, and taught himself composition, counterpoint and orchestration. In 1941 he began studying composition privately, with Tibor Serly, Stefan Wolpe, Aaron Copland, Otto Luening and Felix Greissle, among others. He taught at Brooklyn College, CUNY (1958–69), Lehman College, … - Fred de Luca
Fred DeLuca (born 1948 in New York City) is the co-founder of Subway sandwich restaurant. DeLuca is an alumnus of Central High School in Bridgeport, CT and the University of Bridgeport. Seventeen year old Fred DeLuca borrowed $1,000 from family friend Dr. Peter Buck to start his first sandwich shop. He was trying to raise money to pay for college. He chose a mediocre location for his shop, but by noon on the first day of the opening, customers were pouring in. - John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer (born October 16, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Originally from Connecticut, he briefly attended Berklee College of Music before moving to Atlanta, Georgia in 1998, where he refined his skills and began gaining a following. His first two studio albums, "Room for Squares" and "Heavier Things", both did well commercially, achieving multi-platinum status.
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