36 Notable alumni of
University of Bridgeport
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The University of Bridgeport is 1354th in the world, 484th in North America, and 454th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 36 notable alumni from the University of Bridgeport sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Fred DeLuca
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- entrepreneurrestaurateurbusinessperson
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Frederick Adrian DeLuca was an American businessman, who was the co-founder and president of the Subway franchise of fast food restaurants with Peter Buck. During his tenure, Subway grew into the largest franchise in the world.
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Bill Smitrovich
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- television actorvoice actorfilm actoractor
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William Stanley Zmitrowicz Jr., known professionally as Bill Smitrovich, is an American actor.
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Dave Weckl
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- session musicianjazz musiciandrummer
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Dave Weckl is an American jazz fusion drummer and the leader of the Dave Weckl Band. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Faisal Shahzad
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Faisal Shahzad is a Pakistani-American citizen who was arrested for the attempted May 1, 2010, Times Square car bombing. On June 21, 2010, in Federal District Court in Manhattan, he confessed to 10 counts arising from the bombing attempt. Throughout his court appearance, Shahzad was unrepentant. The United States Attorney indicated there was no plea deal, so Shahzad faced the maximum sentence, a mandatory life term.
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Janet Gardner
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- singercomposerguitarist
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Janet Patricia Gardner is an American rock singer. She is best known as the former lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the all-female glam metal band Vixen joining in 1983. She was the band's longest serving vocalist having performed on three of the band's four studio albums. When Vixen broke up in 1992 she took a hiatus from singing to pursue personal endeavors. She briefly unofficially reformed Vixen in 1997 with drummer Roxy Petrucci. She returned to Vixen in 2001, later studying to become a dental hygienist. In 2004 she took part in a Vixen reunion for a one-night-only gig as part of VH1's Bands Reunited TV show. She returned to Vixen full-time in 2012.
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Jahana Hayes
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- politicianteacher
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Jahana Hayes is an American educator and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 5th congressional district since 2019. The district, once represented by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, comprises much of the state's northwestern portion, including New Britain, Danbury, and Waterbury. A member of the Democratic Party, Hayes is the first Black woman and Black Democrat to represent Connecticut in Congress. She was recognized as the National Teacher of the Year in 2016.
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Julius Boros
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- golfer
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Julius Nicholas Boros was an American professional golfer noted for his effortless-looking swing and strong record on difficult golf courses, particularly at the U.S. Open.
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Irman Gusman
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- politicianbusinessperson
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Irman Gusman is an Indonesian politician and businessman. He is a former speaker of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) of Indonesia, who became the first Indonesian parliamentary leader to be elected for two consecutive terms. This earned him the nickname Pejuang daerah (lit. "Regional warrior", with "regional" as in the House of Regional Representatives).
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Ger Duany
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- actormodel
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Ger Duany is a South Sudanese and US-American movie actor and former refugee born in southern Sudan, who was resettled to the United States at the age of 15.
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Ellen Alemany
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- banker
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Ellen Rose Alemany is an American business executive. She is the Vice Chairwoman of First Citizens BancShares. She was formerly the chairwoman of CIT Group.
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Nicole Fiscella
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- actormodeltelevision actor
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Nicole Fiscella is an American actress and model, best known for her role as Isabel Coates on The CW's teen drama television series Gossip Girl.
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Rodrigo Paz
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- politicianbusinessperson
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Rodrigo Paz Delgado was an Ecuadorian politician and businessman. He was the mayor of Quito from 1988 to 1992. He ran as a presidential candidate in 1995–6. One of his political parties was Democracia Popular (DP).
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Tommy Edison
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- YouTuberfilm criticradio personalitytelevision producerjournalist
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Tommy Edison is an American YouTuber, radio presenter and film critic known for his blindness and self-deprecating sense of humor in his internet presence. From 1994 until 2013 he worked as a traffic reporter for the station Star 99.9 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
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Grayson Hugh
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- singerpianistcomposer
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Grayson Hugh is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, Hammond B3 organ player and composer. He is best known for his 1988 hit "Talk It Over", and his other blue-eyed soul hits "Bring It All Back" and "How 'Bout Us?".
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Inaya Day
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- singer
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Inaya Day is an American singer, best known for her vocal work on house music tracks such as "Horny '98" by Mousse T, and her cover version of "Nasty Girl" by Prince protégées Vanity 6.
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Robert Kowalski
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- computer scientistuniversity teacherengineermathematicianphilosopher
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Robert Anthony Kowalski is an American-British logician and computer scientist, whose research is concerned with developing both human-oriented models of computing and computational models of human thinking. He has spent most of his career in the United Kingdom.
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Mary Peters
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- politician
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Mary E. Peters is an American government official who served as the 15th United States secretary of transportation from 2006 to 2009, under President George W. Bush. She was the second woman to hold that position after Elizabeth Dole.
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Ernesto Pernia
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- economist
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Ernesto del Mar Pernia is a Filipino economist, writer and professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines School of Economics. He formerly served as Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority and Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning under the Duterte administration from 2016 to 2020.
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Dennis Walcott
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Dennis M. Walcott is the former Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education. He succeeded Cathie Black, who resigned in April 2011 after only three months on the job. He was succeeded as chancellor by Carmen Fariña. He is the president and chief executive officer of Queens Public Library.
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Leroy Comrie
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- 1958-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- politician
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Leroy George Comrie Jr. is an American politician from New York City. He represents District 14 in the New York State Senate, which comprises St. Albans, Cambria Heights, Jamaica, Hollis, Rosedale, Laurelton, Kew Gardens, Queens Village and other neighborhoods within the borough of Queens.
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John Rassias
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- university teacher
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John Arthur Rassias was an American professor who developed a method for the teaching of foreign languages, the Rassias Method, also known as the Dartmouth Intensive Language Model. John Rassias founded the Rassias Center for World Languages and Cultures, a department of Dartmouth College situated in the Office of the Provost that works with language learners and professionals from around the world.
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Robert Singer
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- chief executive officer
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Robert Singer is a businessman and senior executive, serving as Chairman of Spero Impact Solutions. He serves as a volunteer senior executive of several diplomatic, Jewish, and educational nonprofits and initiatives, including Center for Jewish Impact (Chairman), Alumot Or (Chairman of the Board of Directors), SASA Setton (President and Chairman of the Board of Directors), the Anières Program (co-founder), Combat Antisemitism Movement (Member of the Board of Governors), and Israel Venture Network (Director of the Executive Board).
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Henry Buttelmann
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- military personnel
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Henry "Hank" Buttelmann was a fighter pilot of the United States Air Force in the Korean War and Vietnam War. He achieved seven victories over enemy aircraft in Korea, making him a flying ace. He gained his fifth kill on June 30, 1953, just after his 24th birthday, which made him the youngest ace of the war.
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Fred Heineman
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- police officerpolitician
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Frederick K. Heineman was an American law enforcement officer and politician who one term served as a Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, serving in the 104th United States Congress from 1995 to 1997.
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Walter Luckett
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- basketball player
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Walter Luckett Jr. is an American former basketball player. Luckett starred at the prep level for Kolbe High School in his hometown of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and played college basketball for the Ohio Bobcats between 1972 and 1975. Following his junior season at Ohio, he declared for the 1975 NBA draft where he was selected by the Detroit Pistons. Luckett played for one season in the Eastern Basketball Association with the Long Island Sounds and was named Rookie of the Year in 1976.
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Frank McLaughlin
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- 1935-2020 (aged 85)
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- artistcomics artist
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Francis X. McLaughlin was an American comics artist who co-created the comic book character Judomaster, drew the comic strip Gil Thorp, and assisted on such strips as Brenda Starr, Reporter and The Heart of Juliet Jones. He also wrote and illustrated books about cartooning and comic art.
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Silvio Bedini
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- historian of sciencehistorian
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Silvio A. Bedini was an American historian, specialising in early scientific instruments. He was Historian Emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution, where he served on the professional staff for twenty-five years, retiring in 1987.
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Michael Jarjura
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- politician
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Michael Jarjura is an American attorney and politician who served as the mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut from 2001-2011.
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Kenneth P. Weiss
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- businessperson
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Kenneth P. Weiss is an American entrepreneur, human factors engineer and inventor. He invented the SecurID Card, now a trademark of RSA Security.
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Tom Shopay
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Thomas Michael Shopay is a former Major League Baseball player. Shopay was a left-handed hitter who played outfielder for the New York Yankees (1967, 1969) and Baltimore Orioles (1971–72, 1975–77).
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Nicholas Kralev
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- 1974-.. (age 50)
- Occupations
- travel writerjournalist
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Nicholas Kralev is an American author, journalist, analyst, speaker and entrepreneur specializing in international affairs and global travel. He has been particularly recognized for his work on American diplomacy and the U.S. Foreign Service.
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Larry Pasquale
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- coach
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Larry Pasquale is a former American and Canadian football coach, and sports broadcaster. His 39-year football coaching career included jobs with multiple teams in the National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL), and several college and high school football teams. During his career, he was regarded as one of the most respected special teams coaches in the NFL, earning Special Teams Coach of the Year Honors. After retiring from coaching, Pasquale enjoyed an eight-year career as a television and radio sports broadcaster.
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Vince Cazzetta
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- basketball coach
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Vincent C. Cazzetta was an American basketball coach and head coach of the Pittsburgh Pipers during the 1967–68 season, in which they won the American Basketball Association (ABA) championship. He was also one of the most successful head coaches in Seattle University's men's basketball history
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William A. Navas, Jr
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- politician
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William A. Navas Jr. is a retired United States Army major general who served as the director of the Army National Guard. He is also the first Puerto Rican to be named an Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
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Louis Gladstone
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- politician
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Louis I. Gladstone was an American politician from Connecticut.
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George Brown
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- association football managerassociation football player
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George Brown is an English-born American former soccer forward who played his entire career in the United States. He signed with an amateur team in 1950 at the age of fifteen and was highly successful until suffering a knee injury in 1957. Although he continued to play until 1962, he never regained the full use of his knee. He worked for Exxon, an oil company, for over thirty years, coaching youth soccer throughout the world. He earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1957, won a bronze medal at the 1959 Pan-Am Games in Chicago, and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
