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Famous people · Bloomfield

Bloomfield, birthplace of the American folklorist Stith Thompson

The American folklorist Stith Thompson was born in 1885. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 24 languages. Famous people are on record for 222 of the towns in Kentucky.

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Stith Thompson
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Stith Thompson
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
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Born in Bloomfield

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Writing & Arts

Stith Thompson

1885–1976

American folklorist

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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.