
Born near Bloomingdale: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, William Sharon, was born in Smithfield Township, 7 mi away. No famous person on record lists Bloomingdale as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Clark Gable, with articles in 106 languages. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 753 towns.
What stands out about Bloomingdale’s famous people
Famous people born near Bloomingdale
Nobody born in Bloomingdale is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Dean Martin
1917–1995American singer, actor, comedian and film producer








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bloomingdale 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 (11)
- Clark Gable: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Martin: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin M. Stanton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel DiNardo: Moded at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Stanton Ogle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Sharon: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Crew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David P. Thompson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Crozier: Kansas Historical Society?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Tipton: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles S. Dewey: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons