
Born near Bloom Township: 7 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Mary Nicholas Arnoldy, was born in Tipton, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Edward L. Kessel, with articles in 6 languages. No entry yet names Bloom Township as a birthplace. 322 towns across Kansas can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Bloom Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Bloom Township
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Francis Schmidt
1885–1944American college football coach, college basketball coach, college basketball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bloom Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. 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)
- Elsie Lincoln Benedict: Heather Mickelson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Miller: JKBrooks85., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Nicholas Arnoldy: Photo provided by the Director of Communications, Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia, Kansas., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher "Chris" John Arpad: ScribeWiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons