Famous people · Bloomfield
Born near Bloomfield: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lyman E. Barnes, from Weyauwega, 6 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Bloomfield yet. The best known of them is Everett C. Olson, with articles in 10 languages. Across Wisconsin, 680 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Everett C. Olson
Best known
Everett C. Olson
in 10 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bloomfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bloomfield
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Everett C. Olson
1910–1993U.S. paleontologist, zoologist, and geologist
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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. 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 (9)
- Edward E. Browne: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman E. Barnes: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin P. Birdsall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Bateman Keefe: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George de Rue Meiklejohn: Sigma Chi Fraternity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin B. Koeneman: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Killilea: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olin B. Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Blader: Sean LaFianza, Executive Office for United States Attorneys, USDOJ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons