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Famous people · Bloomingdale

Next door to Bloomingdale, Addison lists 6 famous people

Across Illinois, 771 towns list someone born there. No entry yet names Bloomingdale as a birthplace. Alton’s 65 names make the longest list in Illinois. After Alton, the next longest list in Illinois is Champaign City Township’s, with 64.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Bloomingdale), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Bloomingdale has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Famous people born near Bloomingdale

The most names next door are in Addison: 6.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bloomingdale 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.

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