19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bloomsdale
Closest of all is Robert Joseph Hermann, from Weingarten, 9 mi away. Bill Bradley is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. No famous person on record lists Bloomsdale as their birthplace yet. 412 towns across Missouri can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Bloomsdale’s famous people
Famous people born near Bloomsdale
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Patrick Williams
1939–2018American composer, arranger, and conductor who works in many genres of music, and in film and television


Who’s the most famous person from Bloomsdale?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Bloomsdale’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bloomsdale 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 (8)
- Bill Bradley: Jay Godwin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Nixon: Bernard Pollack, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Williams: Sourjack89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Santschi: Jack Freulich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustus C. Dodge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Trost: DAVE WILSON, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis V. Bogy: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel McRoberts: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons