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Famous people · Bloomfield
Bloomfield is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Martha Alter, the American composer, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second place goes to the American politician Benjamin K. Focht, third to Robert Neilson Stephens. The list runs from Benjamin K. Focht, born in 1863, to Skee Riegel, born in 1914. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Martha Alter
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1863
Benjamin K. Focht
Youngest
1914
Skee Riegel
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Bloomfield
The three are covered in 5, 4 and 4 languages: Martha Alter, Benjamin K. Focht and Robert Neilson Stephens.
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#3Through the years
When Bloomfield’s famous people were born
The 1860s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
MusicPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsSports
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Known for
What Bloomfield is known for
Music leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Bloomfield
1 more, best known first.
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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. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Benjamin K. Focht: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Neilson Stephens: Edward Francis Harkins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Skee Riegel: Peter C. Trenham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons