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Famous people · Bloomington
4 famous people were born in Bloomington
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Evric Gray, covered in 6 languages. The next two names are Annia Mejia and Charles A. Anderson. Charles A. Anderson, born in 1902, is the earliest name and Annia Mejia, born in 1996, the latest. Half or more of the towns in California have no one on record, but this one has 1.6 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Evric Gray
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Charles A. Anderson
Youngest
1996
Annia Mejia
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Bloomington
First, Evric Gray (6 languages), then Annia Mejia (4) and Charles A. Anderson (4).
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Science & Medicine
Charles A. Anderson
1902–1990American geologist, US Geological Survey
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Bloomington’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bloomington is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bloomington
1 more, best known first.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Fontana has the most on record: 64.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bloomington and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Cierre Wood: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Barker: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Connor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons