#1Famous people · Bloomfield Township
Of the 21 famous people born in Bloomfield Township, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the American writer Randolph Bourne, with articles in 13 languages. In the age of mills and railroads, 10 were born, the most of any period. From Moses Woodruff Dodd to Michael Knapp, the births on the list run from 1813 to 2000. For every 10,000 residents there are 3.9 on the list, well above the typical New Jersey town’s 0.5.
Born here
21
notable people
Best known
Randolph Bourne
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1813
Moses Woodruff Dodd
Youngest
2000
Michael Knapp
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Bloomfield Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Bloomfield Township is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 times the usual share.
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 Bloomfield Township
The three are covered in 13, 8 and 8 languages: Randolph Bourne, Seymour Parker Gilbert and Todd Edwards.
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#3Through the years
When Bloomfield Township’s famous people were born
The 1880s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageFaithMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Bloomfield Township
18 more names, born between 1813 and 2000.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Bloomfield Township home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Bloomfield Township, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 5 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bloomfield Township 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 (15)
- Randolph Bourne: uncredited Uploaded by Mike hayes at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Edwards: Rohrm, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Cook Baldwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Tripucka: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Burkhardt: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William D. Bishop: From Volume IV of 1908's "Men of Mark in Connecticut" edited by Norris Galpin Osborn (who died in 1932), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fallah Bahh: Mike Kalasnik from Charlotte, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Borowy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Howard Dodd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moses Woodruff Dodd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Thaler: Chatham House, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cindy Sherman: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitney Houston: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Iero: JonRHanna, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Blake: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons