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Famous people · Bloomfield
The 6 famous people born in Bloomfield, led by Don Herold
The best known is the cartoonist Don Herold, with articles in 13 languages. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. Only 93 of the 384 towns in Indiana with anyone on record list more. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 22.1 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Don Herold
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1830
Thomas Bland
Youngest
1921
Robert L. Letsinger
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Bloomfield
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Through the years
When Bloomfield’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 2 births.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bloomfield is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 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
3 more, 2 of them scientists and doctors.
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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 (4)
- Oscar E. Bland: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Wayne Landis: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Oliphant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Bland: Johnson Brothers, Washington DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons