#1Famous people · Bloomington
Of the 47 famous people born in Bloomington, an unusual share are writers and artists
The best known is the American voice actor Dee Bradley Baker, with articles in 43 languages. Close behind are David Lee Roth and Hoagy Carmichael. The largest group, 25, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list is still growing: 17 were born since 1970.
Born here
47
notable people
Best known
Dee Bradley Baker
in 43 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Hoagy Carmichael
Youngest
1999
Michael Brinegar
Most common field
Sports
19 people
Also called it home
7
notable residents
What stands out about Bloomington’s famous people
Still making names39 were born since 1950, the youngest in 1999.A town of writers and artistsWriters and artists make up 12 of the 47, 2.5 times the usual share.Known worldwideRead in 43 languages, Dee Bradley Baker is known far beyond the town.A chosen home7 more notable people chose to live in Bloomington, including Jesse Eisenberg.
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bloomington’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1960s come out on top, with 13 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bloomington is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 2.5 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Bloomington
Counted by languages, Dee Bradley Baker is ahead of David Lee Roth and Hoagy Carmichael: 43, 40 and 37.
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Hoagy Carmichael
1899–1981American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader
37 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bloomington
44 more, 19 of them athletes.
Lauren Grandcolas
1963–2001American writer (1963-2001), passenger and victim of the United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Bloomington home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 7 in all, led by Jesse Eisenberg.
Sarah Kendzior
born 1978American journalist, author, anthropologist, researcher, scholar
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
James L. Perry
born 1948American professor of public and environmental affairs
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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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 (8)
- Dee Bradley Baker: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Lee Roth: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoagy Carmichael: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Webb: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mick Foley: Ciell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meg Cabot: Nbf2926, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Bell: Alexduff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Eisenberg: Mario A. P., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons