#1Famous people · Bloomfield
Anika Noni Rose tops a list of 16 famous people born in Bloomfield
Anika Noni Rose, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Second and third on the list are Francis Gillette and Nykesha Sales. 6 of them were born since 1970. The earliest on the list is William S. Miller, born in 1793, and the youngest Rashawn Dally, born in 1997.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Anika Noni Rose
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1793
William S. Miller
Youngest
1997
Rashawn Dally
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Bloomfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bloomfield’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bloomfield
By how many languages cover them, Anika Noni Rose comes first (28), then Francis Gillette (10) and Nykesha Sales (7).
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Known for
What Bloomfield is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 6 people.
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 Bloomfield
Here are 13 more, born from 1793 to 1997.
A chosen home
Also called Bloomfield home
One more notable person made the town home: Dwight Freeney.
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Close by, Hartford counts 34 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bloomfield 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 (16)
- Anika Noni Rose: John Manard for Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Gillette: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward H. Gillette: Thomas William Herringshaw, editor. American Publishers' Association (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Stanford: Pete Sheffield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Cooper: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ushery: Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rashawn Dally: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Goodwin Batterson: J.H. Beers & Co, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke M. Griswold: C. Douglas SternerTransparency added and cropped by User:pd_THOR, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Thrall Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Freeney: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katharine Hepburn: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios; Restored by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Ellsworth: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gifford Pinchot: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Alsop: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Forward: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons