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Famous people · Bloom

18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bloom

The nearest, Bob Wood, was born in La Farge, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Frank Lloyd Wright, with articles in 179 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Bloom. Racine has the most of any town in Wisconsin: 85.

#1 best knownFrank Lloyd WrightWriting & Arts · 1867–1959
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Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Frank Lloyd Wright
Best known
Frank Lloyd Wright
in 179 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Bloom’s famous people

Close to homeEvery name here comes from a town within 35 miles, 18 in all.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Bloom

Nobody born in Bloom is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

10 mi20 mi35 miRichland Center · 6Hillsboro · 5Viola · 3La Farge · 2Cazenovia · 2Bloom
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bloom 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 (10)
  • Frank Lloyd Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Raymond Leo Burke: The original uploader was Geerlingguy at English Wikipedia.. According to his talk page, it was his own work, taken after a seminary graduation ceremony., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
  • Marc Mitscher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Lynda Barry: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Vernon Wallace Thomson: Office of the Governor of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Otis B. Thayer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Ryne Duren: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Charles R. Savage: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Byron D. Shear: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
  • Oscar A. Mitscher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons