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List of contract bridge people

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This list is a compilation ofcontract 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

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American Contract Bridge League

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Hall of Fame

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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 byThe Bridge World in 1964 and invested nine members between then and 1966 after which it ceased sponsorship. TheAmerican 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

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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, theAmerican 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

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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

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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]
2014	Agnes Gordon	[194]
2014	Bruce Gowdy	[195]
2015	John Carruthers	[196]
2015	Allan Graves	[197]
2016	Mary Paul	[198]
2016	Katie Thorpe	[199]
2017	Judith Gartaganis	[200]
2017	Nicholas Gartaganis	[201]
2018	Kamel Fergani	[202]
2018	Sharyn Reus	[203]
2019	Nader Hanna	[204]
2019	Robert Lebi	[205]
2023	Jurek Czyzowicz	[206]
2023	Dan Jacob	[207]
2024	Michael Roche	[208]
2025	Gloria Silverman Bart	[209]
2025	Joan Eaton	[210]

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

European Bridge League – Awards and Distinctions

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TheEuropean 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

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TheWorld Bridge Federation (WBF) is the worldgoverning 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

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Numerous biographical entries are contained in theEncyclopedia of Bridge^[13] (1935), the various editions ofThe Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (1964–2011),The Bridge Players' Encyclopedia^[14] (1967), and in theBritish 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)

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In the foreword ofAces 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)

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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)

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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)

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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:

Bob Hamman

Greatest Authors:

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

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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

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American Contract Bridge League

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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

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

World Bridge Federation

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The World Bridge Federation measures achievement in tournament play by a dual system ofMaster 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 theWBF 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

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Video interviews

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TheAmerican Contract Bridge League has published atYouTube audio-video interviews of numerous players including almost 30 members of itsHall of Fame. These listings include some other videos of bridge personalities published at YouTube. (Those marked "ACBL Hall of Fame" may be interviews conducted byAudrey 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 byGavin 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 byMark 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

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- James Bond^[23]^[24]
- M in James Bond (Miles Messervy)^[24]
- The first James Bond filmDr. No (film) features bridge.
The characters played byChico Marx andHarpo Marx, in the 1930 filmAnimal Crackers.^[25]

Hercule Poirot^[26]
Snoopy and Woodstock^[27]

E.F. Benson'sMapp and Lucia novels (1920–1939) feature bridge.^[28]
Meteor Garden features bridge.
The movieSunset Boulevard features bridge
- Norma Desmond^[29]

Famous people and bridge

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Warren Buffett^[30]
George Burns^[31]
Winston Churchill^[32]
Deng Xiaoping^[32]
Dwight Eisenhower^[31]^[33]^[34]^[35]
Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)^[34]
Bill Gates^[30]
George S. Kaufman
Buster Keaton^[36]
Chico Marx^[37]^[38]
W. Somerset Maugham^[39]^[40]
Lauritz Melchior^[41]
Martina Navratilova^[42]^[43]
Charles M. Schulz^[27]
Omar Sharif^[31]^[44]
Margaret Thatcher^{[citation needed]}
Everton Weekes^[45]
John Paul Stevens^[46]
Harold E. Talbott^[34]
Fred M. Vinson^[34]
Wan Li^[34]
H. H. Asquith^[34]
F. W. de Klerk^[34]
Pervez Musharraf^[34]
Janusz Korwin-Mikke
John H. Caldwell (American Nordic skier)^[47]
Forest Evashevski
James Holzhauer
Perry Johnson (2024 U.S. presidential candidate)
John F. Kennedy^[48]

Notes

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^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^kThe 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]
^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]
^^a ^bManley 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]

References

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^"Blackwood Award". FPAB. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
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^"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.
^^a ^b ^c[ACBL Hall of Fame Charter]."American Contract Bridge League Hall of Fame Operating Procedures"Archived 2 March 2011 at theWayback Machine. ACBL. March 2011. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
^Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge.FPABridge.org. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
^^a ^b ^c ^dThe ACBL announced its selections in four issues of its membership magazineBridge 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.
^Morehead, Albert (10 October 1937). "LEAGUES MERGE: Many Tournaments May Be Affected by the New Combination".The New York Times.
^Brent Manley (February 2014). "The Right Stuff".Bridge Bulletin. Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League: 15.ISSN 1089-6376.
^Points awarded in national-rated events with no upper masterpoint limit.
^"Medals". European Bridge League (EBL). Retrieved 2018-07-28.
^Culbertson, Ely (1935).The Encyclopedia of Bridge. The Bridge World, Inc. (New York), 477 pages.
^Frey, Richard L.;Truscott, Alan F.;Cohen, Ben; Barrow, Rhoda, eds. (1967).The Bridge Players' Encyclopedia. London: Paul Hamlyn.OCLC 560654187.
^Hasenson, Peter (2004).The British Bridge Almanack. 77 Publishing (London), 490 pages.ISBN 0-9549241-0-X.
^Ramsey, Guy (1955).Aces All. London: Museum Press Limited.
^Mollo, Victor (1968).The Bridge Immortals. Hart Publishing Company, Inc., New York, 256 pages.
^Smith, Marc (1999).World Class, Conversations with the Bridge Masters. Master Point Press (Toronto), 288 pages.ISBN 1-894154-15-0.
^Hasenson, Peter (2004).The British Bridge Almanack. London: 77 Publishing. p. 486.ISBN 0-9549241-0-X.
^Senior, Brian (2015).Simply the Best - 20 of the Greatest Bridge Players of all Time. Self-published.
^Master Points Archived 2 July 2010 at theWayback Machine. WBF.
^Classifications Archived 17 September 2009 at theWayback Machine. WBF.
^Synopsis ofMoonraker with its famous bridge hand, inThe Times[1]^{[dead link]}. Retrieved 7 April 2011.(subscription required)
^^a ^b"Gambling".007: the james bond dossier (TBJD.co.uk). Retrieved 3 October 2011.
^Hall, Morduant (29 August 1930).The New York Times."Movie Review: Animal Crackers". Retrieved 2015-01-10.
^Agatha Christie's 1936 novelCards on the Table features detective Hercule Poirot and a bridge game.
"Cards on the Table"Archived 16 June 2011 at theWayback Machine.Stories. AgathaChristie.com. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
^^a ^bCharles M. Schulz, creator of the comic stripPeanuts, was a "bridge enthusiast" andPeanuts sometimes featured bridge. A series of strips during May 1997, among others, featured a table constituted by the dog Snoopy, Woodstock, and other bird friends.
Truscott, Alan (10 July 2000). "BRIDGE; Snoopy's Finest Card Game (Trump That, Red Baron!)".The New York Times.[2]. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
^"To understand the English, slip away to Tilling",Daily Telegraph Retrieved 28 August 2019
^The 1950 Hollywood feature filmSunset Boulevard features a bridge game hosted by the former silent film star Norma Desmond.
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External links

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Bridge People at the World Bridge Federation website.
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates playing bridge
The All Time Bridge Greats on the Claire Bridge website
Bridge Greats on the Bridge Guys website
Biographies of the English Bridge Union

Contract bridge

Overview

General

Bidding

General	Balanced hand Balancing (bridge) Bidding box Bidding system Board (bridge) Bridge convention Brown sticker Convention card Cue bid Five-card majors Forcing bid Forcing pass Game try Hand evaluation Honor point count Inverted minors Law of total tricks Losing-Trick Count Major suit Minor suit Optimum contract and par contract Overcall Preempt Prepared opening bid Principle of fast arrival Psychic bid Quantitative notrump bids Reverse (bridge) Sacrifice (bridge) Shooting (bridge) Single suiter Stolen bid Strong pass Takeout double Three suiter Two suiter Useful space principle Void (cards) Weak two bid Zar Points
Systems	List of bidding systems 2/1 game forcing Acol Bidding system Blue Club Boring Club Bridge Base Basic Bridge World Standard Canapé (bridge) Carrot Club EHAA Fantunes Highly unusual method Kaplan–Sheinwold Little Major Moscito Polish Club Precision Club Roman Club Romex system Säffle Spade Standard American Strong club system
Conventions	List of bidding conventions

Card play

General	List of play techniques Avoidance play Beer card Caddy Card reading Duck Endplay Entry Grosvenor gambit Hold up Percentage play Pin (bridge) Principle of restricted choice Probabilities Revoke Ruff Shooting Smother play Tempo Trump promotion Uppercut Vacant Places
Declarer play	Basic: Finesse Safety play Coups: Alcatraz coup Bath coup Belladonna coup Coup Coup en passant Crocodile coup Deschapelles coup Devil's coup Loser on loser Merrimac coup Morton's fork coup Scissors coup Trump coup Vienna coup Squeezes: Backwash squeeze Cannibal squeeze Clash squeeze Compound squeeze Criss-cross squeeze Double squeeze Entry squeeze Entry-shifting squeeze Guard squeeze Knockout squeeze Non-simultaneous double squeeze Progressive squeeze Pseudo-squeeze Saturated squeeze Simple squeeze Simultaneous double squeeze Single-suit squeeze Squeeze play Stepping-stone squeeze Strip squeeze Triple squeeze Trump squeeze Vice squeeze Winkle squeeze Suit combinations: Suit combination
Defender play	Forcing defense Journalist leads Opening lead Rule of 10-12 Rule of 11 Rusinow leads Signal Smith signal

People and organizations

General	ACBL Youngest Life Master List of contract bridge people List of nationality transfers in sport Bridge Headquarters
Players by country	Australia Austria Brazil Britain Bulgaria Canada China Denmark Netherlands Egypt England Fiction France Germany Hungary India Ireland Israel Italy Mexico Monaco New Zealand Norway Pakistan Poland Russia Sweden Switzerland Taiwan United States
Other lists	List of bridge people with Wikipedia (English) articles List of bridge administrators List of bridge writers
Teams	Blue Team Dallas Aces Four Aces
Clubs	Bridge Base Online Cavendish Club Crockford's Galatasaray Bridge Team Melville Bridge Club Portland Club (London) Savoy Club
Governing bodies	American Bridge Association American Contract Bridge League Austrian Bridge Federation Brazilian Bridge Federation Bridge Federation of India British Bridge League Canadian Bridge Federation Dutch Bridge Federation English Bridge Union European Bridge League Hungarian Bridge Federation International Mind Sports Association List of contract bridge governing bodies Norwegian Bridge Federation South African Bridge Federation United States Bridge Federation World Bridge Federation

Championships

General	List of bridge competitions and awards
World	Bermuda Bowl Bridge at the 2008 World Mind Sports Games Bridge at the 2012 World Mind Sports Games Cavendish Invitational Computer Olympiad McConnell Cup Rosenblum Cup Senior Bowl (bridge) Triple crown of bridge Venice Cup WBF Youth Award World Bridge Championships World IMP Pairs Championship World Junior Pairs Championship World Junior Teams Championship World Mind Sports Games World Mixed Pairs Championship World Mixed Teams Championship World Open Pairs Championship World Senior Pairs Championship World Senior Teams Championship World Team Olympiad World Transnational Open Teams Championship World Women Pairs Championship
National and Zonal	Buffett Cup Camrose Trophy Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championships European Universities Bridge Championships Gold Cup (bridge) North American bridge Championships: ACBL King or Queen of Bridge Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs Bruce LM–5000 Pairs Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match Fall National Open Pairs Fast Open Pairs Fishbein Trophy Goren Trophy Grand National Teams Hilliard Mixed Pairs Jacoby Open Swiss Teams Keohane North American Swiss Teams Lebhar IMP Pairs Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs Machlin Women's Swiss Teams Manfield Non-Life Master Pairs Marcus Cup Master Individual Mini-Blue Ribbon Pairs Mini-Spingold Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams Mott-Smith Trophy Nail Life Master Open Pairs National 199er Pairs National 49er Pairs National 99er Pairs Non-Life Master Swiss Teams Norman Kay Platinum Pairs North American Bridge Championships North American Pairs Red Ribbon Pairs Reisinger Rockwell Mixed Pairs Roth Open Swiss Teams Senior Knockout Teams Silodor Open Pairs Smith Life Master Women's Pairs Spingold Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams Truscott Senior Swiss Teams United States Bridge Championships - Open Vanderbilt Trophy Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs Wagar Women's Knockout Teams Wernher Open Pairs Whitehead Women's Pairs Young LM–1500 Pairs

Publications and resources

Books	List of contract bridge books Master Point Press Bibliographies:Edwin Kantar bibliography Hugh Kelsey bibliography Terence Reese bibliography Books:25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know Bridge Squeezes Complete The Cardturner Contract Bridge for Beginners Design for Bidding The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand Right Through the Pack Tickets to the Devil
Magazines	List of contract bridge magazines Magazines:Bridge d'Italia Bridge Magazine The Bridge World
TV and Radio	Grand Slam (BBC TV)
External links	Bridge Base Basic