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Film, TV & Stage
Pete Docter
born 1968American animator and film director
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Famous people · Bloomington
Athletes stand out among the 27 famous people born in Bloomington
The best known is the American animator and film director Pete Docter, with articles in 39 languages. Erik Johnson and Jackson Yueill follow. 17 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. From Blackie Wangerin to Jackson Yueill, the births on the list run from 1935 to 1997.
Born here
27
notable people
Best known
Pete Docter
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1935
Blackie Wangerin
Youngest
1997
Jackson Yueill
Most common field
Sports
17 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Bloomington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bloomington’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 11 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Bloomington is known for
Bloomington has 1.8× the usual share of athletes.
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, Pete Docter is ahead of Erik Johnson and Jackson Yueill: 39, 19 and 15.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Bloomington
24 more names, born between 1935 and 1989.
Tom Burnett
1963–2001Vice president and COO of a Pleasanton, California, medical devices company, Thoratec Corporation
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A chosen home
Also called Bloomington home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Bloomington, though born elsewhere.
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Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
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 (10)
- Erik Johnson: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Gilbert: Connormah, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Clymer: Jshecket at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Mueller: RicLaf from Halifax, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Taylor: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mod Sun: Sarasimplephotography, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mardy Fish: Michele Sandberg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cole Aldrich: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Eagle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Ahcan: Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons