#1Famous people · Bloomingdale
2 famous people were born in Bloomingdale
Bill Killefer, the American baseball player and coach, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The only other name is the American baseball player Red Killefer. From Red Killefer to Bill Killefer, the births on the list run from 1885 to 1887. No town in Michigan lists more than Dearborn, with 63.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Bill Killefer
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Red Killefer
Youngest
1887
Bill Killefer
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Bloomingdale
#1#2A chosen home
Also called Bloomingdale home
One more notable person made the town home: David Wayne.
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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.
Photo credits (3)
- Bill Killefer: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Killefer: Sporting Life, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Wayne: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons