James Leal Greenleaf
1857–1933American architect and civil engineer
Famous people · Bloomville
Born near Bloomville: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is James Leal Greenleaf, from Kortright, 5 mi away. Over the border in Stamford, 5 names are on record, led by Alfred Newton Richards. No famous person’s birth in Bloomville is on record yet. Jay Gould is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Jay Gould
Best known
Jay Gould
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bloomville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bloomville
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bloomville 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)
- Jay Gould: Bain News Service, publisher Restoration by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Burroughs: J. Edward B. Greene, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Jeff Walker: Duke53 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Candace Wheeler: Sarony & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry E. Huntington: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carleton Watkins: Carleton E. Watkins, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherman Fairchild: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Newton Richards: Blackstone Studios, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons