List of contract bridge people

This list is a compilation of contract bridge players, writers, administrators and personalities who have been recognized for their skills, achievements or contributions to the game as identified by various specific sources.

People recognized by bridge organizations

American Contract Bridge League

Hall of Fame

ACBL Hall of Fame members († deceased)
Year
inducted		 Name Category Citation
link		 Video
link
2011 Russ Arnold † von Zedtwitz[1] [11]
2002 Hermine Baron † Open[2] [12]
2012 Grant Baze † von Zedtwitz [13]
1995 B. Jay Becker † Open [14]
2006 Mike Becker Open [15] [16]
2010 David Berkowitz Open [17] [18]
1995 Easley Blackwood, Sr. † Open [19]
2000 Lou Bluhm † Open [20]
1997 David Bruce (Burnstine) † von Zedtwitz [21]
2006 S. Garton Churchill † von Zedtwitz [22]
2002 Ira Corn † Blackwood[3] [23]
1995 Barry Crane † Open [24]
1995 John R. Crawford † Open [25]
1964 Ely Culbertson † Open [26]
1996 Josephine Culbertson † Open [27]
1998 Billy Eisenberg Open [28] [29]
[30]
1998 Mary Jane Farell † Open [31]
2000 Harry Fishbein † Open [32]
2003 Henry Francis † Blackwood [33] [34]
2001 Richard Freeman † Open [35]
1997 Edith Kemp Freilich † Open [36]
1997 Richard L. Frey † Open [37]
2002 Sam Fry, Jr. † Open [38]
1998 John Gerber † Open [39]
2006 Richard Goldberg † Blackwood [40]
1999 Bobby Goldman † Open [41] [42]
2009 Agnes Gordon † von Zedtwitz [43]
1964 Charles Goren † Open [44]
1999 Michael Gottlieb † von Zedtwitz [45]
2003 Fred Hamilton Open [46] [47]
1999 Bob Hamman Open [48] [49]
[50]
2004 Harry Harkavy † von Zedtwitz [51]
2002 Emma Jean Hawes † Open [52]
1997 Lee Hazen † Blackwood [53]
2010 Paul Hodge † von Zedtwitz [54]
1997 James (Jim) Jacoby † Open [55]
1965 Oswald Jacoby † Open [56]
1996 Eddie Kantar † Open [57] [58]
[59]
1995 Edgar Kaplan † Open [60] [61]
1996 Norman Kay † Open [62]
2004 Amalya Kearse Blackwood [63]
2001 Sami Kehela von Zedtwitz [64] [65]
2005 Betty Ann Kennedy † Open [66] [67]
2011 Eric Kokish Blackwood [68] [69]
2009 Mark Lair Open [70] [71]
1998 Alvin Landy † von Zedtwitz [72]
2012 Kyle Larsen † Open [73]
2000 Sidney Lazard † Open [74] [75]
1965 Sidney Lenz † Open [76]
2001 Peter Leventritt † Open [77]
1999 Theodore Lightner † Open [78]
2008 Jerome S. Machlin † Blackwood [79]
2007 Zia Mahmood Open [80] [81]
[82]
2004 Merwyn Maier † von Zedtwitz [83]
2003 Ed Manfield † Open [84]
2012 Jan Martel Blackwood [85] [86]
1997 Lew Mathe † Open [87]
2005 Marshall Miles † Blackwood [88]
2003 Jacqui Mitchell Open [89]
1996 Victor (Vic) Mitchell † Open [90]
1996 Albert Morehead † Blackwood [91]
1998 Alphonse (Sonny) Moyse † Open [92]
2001 Eric Murray † von Zedtwitz [93] [94]
2001 G. Robert (Bobby) Nail † Open [95]
2008 Nick Nickell Open [96]
2009 Aileen Osofsky † Blackwood [97] [98]
2008 Mike Passell Open [99] [100]
1998 Peter Pender † Open [101]
1997 George Rapée † Open [102] [103]
2003 Steve Robinson Open [104] [105]
1997 Bill Root † Open [106]
2015 Michael Rosenberg Open [107]
2015 Audrey Grant Blackwood [108]|
2016 Thomas Smith † Open [109]
2016 Eddie Wold Open [110]
2017 Jeff Meckstroth Open [111]
2017 Peter Nagy † von Zedtwitz [112]
2017 Zeke Jabbour Blackwood [113]
2000 George Rosenkranz † Blackwood [114]
2002 Hugh Ross † Open [115]
1995 Alvin Roth † Open [116]
2004 Jeff Rubens Blackwood [117]
2000 Ira Rubin † Open [118]
2007 Kerri Sanborn Open [119] [120]
2002 Carol Sanders † von Zedtwitz [121] [122]
2002 Thomas Sanders † von Zedtwitz [123]
1966 Howard Schenken † Open [124]
2000 Meyer Schleifer † von Zedtwitz [125]
2005 Percy Sheardown † von Zedtwitz [126]
1996 Alfred Sheinwold † Open [127] [128]
1966 Sidney Silodor † Open [129]
1996 P. Hal Sims † von Zedtwitz [130]
1999 Al Sobel † Open [131]
1995 Helen Sobel Smith † Open [132]
2000 Charles Solomon † Open [133]
2002 Paul Soloway † Open [134]
2007 Alan Sontag Open [135] [136]
2001 Lew Stansby Open [137]
1996 Sam Stayman † Open [138]
2010 Tom Stoddard † Blackwood [139]
2003 Tobias Stone † von Zedtwitz [140]
1998 David Treadwell † Blackwood [141]
2001 Alan Truscott † Blackwood [142]
1998 Dorothy Truscott † Open [143]
1964 Harold Vanderbilt † Open [144]
1966 Waldemar von Zedtwitz † Open [145]
1999 Margaret Wagar † Open [146]
1999 Katherine Wei-Sender Blackwood [147] [148]
2004 Peter Weichsel Open [149] [150]
1995 Bobby Wolff Open [151]
2005 Kit Woolsey Open [152]
1965 Milton Work † Open [153]
2001 Sally Young † Open [154]
2013 Gail Moss Greenberg von Zedtwitz   [155]
2013 Max Hardy † Blackwood [156]
2014 Chip Martel Open [157]
2014 Jill Meyers Open [158]
2014 Billy Rosen † von Zedtwitz [159]
2014 Peggy Sutherlin Blackwood [160]
2018 Bobby Levin Open [161]
2018 Eric Rodwell Open [162]
2018 Ralph Katz Open [163]
2018 Mark Molson † von Zedtwitz [164]
2019 Peter Boyd Open [165]
2019 Bart Bramley Open [166]
2019 Judy Radin Open [167]
2019 Michael Seamon † von Zedtwitz [168]
2019 Patty Tucker Blackwood [169]
2020 Larry Cohen Open [170]
2020 Lynn Deas Open [171]
2020 Chuck Burger † vonZedwitz [172]
2020 Beth Palmer † von Zedtwitz [173]
2020 John Sutherlin † von Zedwitz [174]
2020 Matt Smith Blackwood [175]
2020 Sol Weinstein Blackwood [176]

The first bridge Hall of Fame was inaugurated by The Bridge World in 1964 and invested nine members between then and 1966 after which it ceased sponsorship. The American Contract Bridge League adopted the concept to recognize the achievements and contributions of those residing in its territory (USA, Canada, Mexico and Bermuda) and inaugurated its own Hall of Fame[4] in 1995 by accepting the original nine and adding eight others that year.[5] Annually thereafter, new members have been added in as many as three award categories.

  • Open Award – "living individuals who have achieved prominence in the game of bridge and have an outstanding tournament record"[6]
  • von Zedtwitz Award – "living or deceased individuals who have achieved prominence in the game of bridge and have an outstanding tournament record but who may not have been in the limelight for a significant period of time"[6] (20 people in 19 years to 2014)
  • Blackwood Award – "individuals who have contributed greatly to the game of bridge without necessarily being world class players"[6] (19 people to 2014)

Nominees in the Open category must have attained the age of 60 by 1 January of the year of the induction ceremony. The primary basis for consideration in the Open and von Zedtwitz categories is the player's North American and international record and achievements as a member and representative of the ACBL. An individual's personal history, whether good or bad, should be considered in nominating candidates or selecting recipients.

— ACBL Hall of Fame charter, Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-15.

In 2008, ACBL established the Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge (FPAB) "to support the preservation of bridge history, to recognize individuals for their excellence and service to the game of bridge and to inspire the participation of youth through scholarships and grants."[7]

Most influential personalities

ACBL's Most Influential Personalities
(† deceased, ‡ ACBL Hall of Fame member)
Rank Name
1 Charles Goren † ‡
2 Ely Culbertson † ‡
3 William McKenney †
4 Edgar Kaplan † ‡
5 Bobby Wolff ‡
6 Fred Gitelman
7 Eddie Kantar ‡
8 Albert H. Morehead † ‡
9 Alfred Sheinwold † ‡
10 Waldemar von Zedtwitz † ‡
11 Nathan B. Spingold †
12 Al Roth † ‡
13[a] Bracketed KO inventor(s) [b]  
14 Oswald Jacoby † ‡
15 Barry Crane † ‡
16 Howard Schenken † ‡
17[a] The Italian Blue Team
18 Helen Sobel Smith † ‡
19 Bob Hamman ‡
20 Mike Lawrence
21 Terence Reese †
22 Marty Bergen
23 Larry Cohen
24[a] Jaime Ortiz-Patiño
24[a] José Damiani
25 Dorothy Truscott † ‡
26 George Rapée † ‡
27[a] Marc Low
27[a] Paul Heitner †
28 Richard Walsh
29 Jim Lopushinsky
30 Eric Murray ‡
31 Richard L. Frey † ‡
32[c] Albert Morehead † ‡
33 Alan Truscott † ‡
34 Josephine Culbertson † ‡
35 Zia Mahmood ‡
36 Eric Rodwell
37 Jeff Meckstroth
38 Victor Mollo †
39 Eric Kokish ‡
40[a] Aileen Osofsky † ‡
40[a] Barbara Seagram
41 Al Sobel † ‡
42 Alphonse Moyse † ‡
43 Audrey Grant
44 Kathie Wei-Sender ‡
45 Rose Meltzer
46 Grant Baze †
47 Tom Stoddard † ‡
48 S. J. (Skid) Simon †
49 Lee Hazen † ‡
50 Norman Squire †
51[a] Gosta Nordenson
51[a] Eric Jannersten †
52 Louis H. Watson †
53[c] Harold Vanderbilt † ‡

In 2012, the American Contract Bridge League celebrated the 75th anniversary of its creation by the merger of the American Bridge League and the United States Bridge Association in October 1937.[9] In partial recognition, the League published a list of the 52[a] most influential personalities during its history.[8]

Criteria included:

  • contributions to bidding theory that have stood the test of time;
  • contributions to bridge literature of enduring importance;
  • contributions to law, regulation or administration making bridge more accessible or more fun;
  • charisma that has broadened the appeal of bridge to non-players.

Selections were not limited to ACBL members or North American residents.

Player of the Year

ACBL Player of the Year
Year Name
2019 Jacek Pszczoła
2018 Eric Greco
2017 Dennis Bilde
2016 Eric Greco
2015 Cedric Lorenzini
2014 Bobby Levin
2013 Martin Fleisher
2012 Zia Mahmood
2011 Joel Wooldridge
2010 Brad Moss
2009 Jeff Meckstroth
2008 Eric Rodwell
2007 Roy Welland
2006 Bob Hamman
2005 Zia Mahmood
2004 Jeff Meckstroth
2003 Michael Rosenberg
2002 Larry Cohen
2001 Ralph Katz
2000 Zia Mahmood
1999 John Mohan
1998 Paul Soloway
1997 Bart Bramley
1996 Zia Mahmood
1995 Fred Stewart
1995 Steve Weinstein
1994 Mike Rosenberg
1993 Bob Hamman
1992 Jeff Meckstroth
1991 Zia Mahmood
1990 Bob Hamman

The Player of the Year[10] is awarded to the ACBL player accumulating the most platinum masterpoints[11] in the calendar year.

Canadian Bridge Federation – Hall of Fame

CBF Hall of Fame Members († deceased)
Year
inducted		 Name Citation
link
2010 Bruce Elliott [177]
2010 Sam Gold † [178]
2010 Sami Kehela [179]
2010 Eric Murray [180]
2010 Percy Sheardown † [181]
2011 Diana Gordon [182]
2011 Eric Kokish [183]
2011 George Mittelman [184]
2011 Doug Drew [185]
2011 Ralph Cohen † [186]
2012 William Anderson † [187]
2012 Boris Baran [188]
2012 Mark Molson † [189]
2012 Peter Nagy † [190]
2013 Joey Silver [191]
2013 Audrey Grant [192]
2013 Francine Cimone [193]
2015 John Carruthers [194]

The Canadian Bridge Federation (CBF) is the national bridge organization for Canada and established the CBF Hall of Fame in 2010 to recognize the achievements and contributions of Canadian bridge personalities.

European Bridge League – Awards and Distinctions

The European Bridge League (EBL) is a confederation of national bridge organizations for European countries, established 1947.

  • Honorary Titles
  • Plaques
  • Medals. Since 1975, the EBL recognizes distinguished bridge people.[12]
Gold Medal
Name Nationality Year
Aubry, Yves France 2008
Bardach, David Israel 1994
Beineix, Jean-Claude France 2010
Butler, Geoffrey R. England 1975
Damiani, José France 1995
De Pauw, Marc Belgium 2010
Jensen, Nils E. Sweden 1987
Kielbasinski, Radoslaw Poland 2006
Kooijman, Ton Netherlands 2010
Magerman, Paul Belgium 2002
Melander, Micke Sweden 2010
Oliveira, Jose Manuel de Portugal 2003
Ortiz-Patiño, Jaime England 1983
Pencharz, Bill England 1999
Rona, Gianarrigo Italy 2010
Torlontano, Anna Maria Italy 1999
Silver Medal
Name Nationality Year
Bardach, David Israel 1989
Blanken-Burgers, Marijke Netherlands 2010
Boekhorst, Andre Netherlands 1989
Frenkiel, Marian Poland 1989
Gerontopoulos, Panos Greece 1991
Helm, Emmy van der Netherlands 1989
Helm, Harry van der Netherlands 1989
Hodler, Marc Switzerland 1979
Jensen, Nils E. Sweden 1977
Kramer, Jut Netherlands 1979
Kunin, Reuben Israel 1985
Latala, Slawek Poland 2011
Levy, Eitan Israel 2012
Melander, Micke Sweden 2004
Oliveira, Jose Manuel de Portugal 1999
Parnis-England, Margaret Malta 1999
Pencharz, Bill England 1989
Rohan, Karl Austria 1989
Torlontano, Anna Maria Italy 1991
Zabel, Gunnar Denmark 1977
Bronze Medal
Name Nationality Year
Auken, Sabine Germany 2010
Dix, Mario Malta 1999
Gruber, Hans Austria 1992
Mattsson, Goran Germany 2010
Resta, Guido Italy 2010
Schroeder, Dirk Germany 2010
Szappanos, Geza Hungary 2010
Yanes, Aureliano Spain 2001

World Bridge Federation – Awards and Distinctions

The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the world governing body for bridge, established in 1958.

  • Women Stars
  • WBF Master Point Records including titles such as "World Grand Master" (directory; some lists maintained infrequently or not at all)
  • Medals (to 2006)
  • Hall of Fame (inactive)
  • Plaques & Trophies (to 2006)
  • Youth Awards (to 2006)

People recognized in bridge books

Numerous biographical entries are contained in the Encyclopedia of Bridge[13] (1935), the various editions of The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (1964–2011), The Bridge Players' Encyclopedia[14] (1967), and in the British Bridge Almanack (2004).[15]

In addition, the following books provide biographical information about bridge people as of the date of publication.

Aces All by Guy Ramsey (1955)

In the foreword of Aces All,[16] Ramsey writes that "it is a book about some, though by no means all, of the leading players of today and the immediate yesterday..." He presents biographies of the following (all either British or playing in Britain):

The Bridge Immortals by Victor Mollo (1968)

The Bridge Immortals[17] gives brief biographies of the "greatest bridge people living today", listed here in alphabetical order.

World Class by Marc Smith (1999)

World Class: conversations with the bridge masters[18] features "the crème de la crème of the world of bridge" in their own words. Here is Smith's classification of his interviews.

All-time Greats:

Stars of Today:

Women Stars:

Rising Stars:

Star Writers:

British Bridge Almanack by Peter Hasenson (2004)

The Editor's Choice[19] nominations are listed alphabetically as follows:

20 Greatest Players of All Time

19 Greatest Partnerships of the last 30 Years

16 Greatest Female Partnerships of All Time

Greatest Player Ever:


Greatest Authors:

Simply the Best - 20 of the Greatest Bridge Players of all Time by Brian Senior (2015)

In this seventy-page booklet,[20] Senior provides commentary about twenty individuals he regards as the best bridge players or personalities of all time.

Point leaders

American Contract Bridge League

Grand Life Masters (GLM) defined by lifetime ACBL master points (MP), with some condition on major achievements

  • MP leaders all-time, including deceased members, GLM only

Players of the Decade – defined by ACBL platinum master points

  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s – Leaders, 2010 to present

European Bridge League

Lists of the top European Master Points (EMP) holders in various categories and for various periods

World Bridge Federation

The World Bridge Federation measures achievement in tournament play by a dual system of Master Points and Placing Points[21] and provides ranked lists in Open, Women, and Seniors categories.[22] Short colloquialisms like "Fulvio Fantoni is number one in the world" refer to the WBF Open Ranking. It ranks by Master Points those all-time players whose Placing Points accord "World Grand Master" status. MPs decay but PPs do not, so retired and deceased World Grand Masters remain on the list but drift toward the bottom.

Other listings

Video interviews

The American Contract Bridge League has published at YouTube audio-video interviews of numerous players including almost 30 members of its Hall of Fame. These listings include some other videos of bridge personalities published at YouTube. (Those marked "ACBL Hall of Fame" may be interviews conducted by Audrey Grant, as are the ones so marked.)

  • Mike Becker ACBL Hall of Fame
  • David Berkowitz ACBL Hall of Fame
  • David Berkowitz accepting Hall of Fame induction
  • Boye Brogeland interviewed by John Carruthers
  • John Carruthers interviewed by Bridge Kids
  • Gabriel Chagas and Zia Mahmood explaining online money-bridge
  • Larry Cohen presenting Berkowitz for Hall of Fame induction
  • Larry Cohen and Jeff Meckstroth talking bridge on a cruise
  • Joshua Donn and Roger Lee interviewed by Bridge Winners after Blue Ribbon 2011 victory
  • Billy Eisenberg ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Billy Eisenberg interviewed by Audrey Grant
  • Henry Francis ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Benito Garozzo interviewed by Audrey Grant
  • Fred Gitelman interviewed by Bridge Kids
  • Bobby Goldman ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Joe Grue interviewed by Gavin Wolpert
  • Fred Hamilton ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Bob Hamman interviewed by Audrey Grant
  • Bob Hamman ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Bob Hamman interviewed by Bridge Kids
  • Eddie Kantar interviewed by Audrey Grant
  • Eddie Kantar ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Edgar Kaplan ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Sami Kehela ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Betty Ann Kennedy ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Eric Kokish ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Mark Lair ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Sidney Lazard ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Bobby Levin interviewed by Audrey Grant
  • Bobby Levin interviewed by Bridge Topics
  • Zia Mahmood interviewed by Audrey Grant
  • Zia Mahmood ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Jan Martel ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Jeff Meckstroth interviewed by Audrey Grant
  • Jeff Meckstroth interviewed by Bridge Kids
  • Jeff Meckstroth interviewed by Bridge Topics
  • Mark Molson interviewed by Audrey Grant
  • Eric Murray ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Aileen Osofsky ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Mike Passell ACBL Hall of Fame
  • George Rapée ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Barry Rigal interviewed by John Carruthers
  • Eric Rodwell interviewed by Mark Horton 1
  • Eric Rodwell interviewed by Mark Horton 2
  • Steve Robinson ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Carol Sanders ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Kerri Sanborn ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Alfred Sheinwold ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Alan Sontag ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Katherine Wei-Sender ACBL Hall of Fame
  • Peter Weichsel ACBL Hall of Fame

Bridge in fiction



  • E.F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia novels (1920–1939) feature bridge.[29]
  • Meteor Garden features bridge.
  • The movie Sunset Boulevard features bridge

Famous people and bridge

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The list of most influential "personalities" comprised 52 ranked positions, but four of them (ranks 24, 27, 40 and 51) named two individuals each and two of them (13 and 17) named groups.[8]
  2. ^ Bracketed knockout is a tournament format. "Of all the changes and innovations in duplicate over the past couple of decades, the advent of bracketed KOs is easily the most significant. ... The creator of the format is unknown." – Brent Manley, "The Top 52", Bridge Bulletin 78.4 (April 2012), p. 14.[8]
  3. ^ a b Manley listed Albert H. Morehead twice, at rank 32 in February and at rank 8 in April. In the May issue ("Oversight corrected", p. 63) he noted that the error leaves room for Harold Vanderbilt, as preface to an unnumbered profile on Vanderbilt.[8]

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  3. ^ "Blackwood Award". FPAB. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  4. ^ "Hall of Fame". ACBL (acbl.org). Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  5. ^ "ACBL Hall of Fame". Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (2001). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (6th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 4. ISBN 0-943855-44-6. OCLC 49606900.
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  7. ^ Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge. FPABridge.org. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
  8. ^ a b c d The ACBL announced its selections in four issues of its membership magazine Bridge Bulletin. Brent Manley (January 2012). "Significant Influence". Bridge Bulletin. 78 (1). American Contract Bridge League: 18–23. ISSN 1089-6376. February 2012, pp. 22–25. March 2012, pp. 22–25. April 2012, pp. 14–17. May 2012, p. 63.
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  10. ^ Brent Manley (February 2014). "The Right Stuff". Bridge Bulletin. Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League: 15. ISSN 1089-6376.
  11. ^ Points awarded in national-rated events with no upper masterpoint limit.
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  37. ^ Championship Bridge with Charles Goren and Alex Dreier. Championship Bridge with Chico Marx (1960) at YouTube. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
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