CITY

Official Website:
http://ci.bridgeport.ct.us/

Population:
139529 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1639

County:
Fairfield County

Established 1639 as Newfield, later Stratfield. Incorporated 1800.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Bridgeport	1927

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Aquarion Company	1857

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard Belzer	Comic	4-Aug-1944		Munch on Homicide, Law & Order: SVU
Robert O. Bowen	Novelist	7-May-1920		The Weight of the Cross
Dan Curtis	Film Director	12-Aug-1927	27-Mar-2006	Burnt Offerings
Brian Dennehy	Actor	9-Jul-1938		First Blood
Rob Dibble	Baseball	24-Jan-1964		Sportscaster, former Cincinnati Reds pitcher
Robert P. Hunter	Activist	23-Aug-1940		Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Arline Judge	Actor	21-Feb-1912	7-Feb-1974	B-Movie actress, collector of husbands
Larry Kramer	Playwright	25-Jun-1935		The Normal Heart
Edwin H. Land	Inventor	7-May-1909	1-Mar-1991	Polaroid Land Camera
John Mayer	Musician	16-Oct-1977		Your Body Is a Wonderland
Robert Mitchum	Actor	6-Aug-1917	1-Jul-1997	Cape Fear
Tony Musante	Actor	30-Jun-1936		The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Kevin Nealon	Comic	18-Nov-1953		Saturday Night Live
John Ratzenberger	Actor	6-Apr-1947		Postman Cliff Clavin on Cheers
William Bradford Reynolds	Government	21-Jun-1942		Reagan administration
Vinnie Vincent	Guitarist	5-Aug-1952		Kiss and Invasion guitarist
Deborah Walley	Actor	12-Aug-1943	10-May-2001	Gidget Goes Hawaiian
Joseph Wilson	Diplomat	6-Nov-1949		Ambassador to Gabon, Valerie Plame's husband

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
P. T. Barnum	Hoaxer	5-Jul-1810	7-Apr-1891	Circus showman
Jason Robards	Actor	26-Jul-1922	26-Dec-2000	All The President's Men

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