Born near Bloomingdale: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Lisa Alther, born in Kingsport, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jayma Mays, with articles in 41 languages. No entry yet names Bloomingdale as a birthplace. Of the bordering towns, Kingsport has the longest list: 35, with Lisa Alther at the top.
What stands out about Bloomingdale’s famous people
Famous people born near Bloomingdale
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Cyrus Thomas
1825–1910American Mesoamericanist and entomologist





Tennessee Ernie Ford
1919–1991American recording artist and television host notable for his bass-baritone voice
Lindsay Ellis
born 1984American author, film critic and former YouTuber

William Blount Carter
1792–1848American politician, Tennessee
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Bloomingdale.
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 (7)
- Jayma Mays: Mel from Huntington Beach, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tennessee Ernie Ford: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Ray Taylor: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maybelle Carter: American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mac McClung: CCS Pictures, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brody Malone: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons