
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bloomfield
Closest of all is Andrew J. Hinshaw, from Dexter, 7 mi away. Jacqueline Scott is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Bloomfield. In Missouri, 385 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Bloomfield’s famous people
Famous people born near Bloomfield
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Eddie Lee Jackson
1949–2020Member of the Illinois House of Representatives, 114th District


Neal E. Boyd
1975–2018American opera singer, winner of Season 3 of America's Got Talent



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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. 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 (7)
- Jacqueline Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Edward Bailey: Brandonrush, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal E. Boyd: Adjacent101, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Hulshof: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew J. Hinshaw: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Crow: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Hurley: Joel Dinda aka mwlguide on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons