Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana ranks 1,409th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Reus, Yaizu, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Memorable people born in Bloomington, Indiana include David Lee Roth, Hoagy Carmichael, and Joshua Bell. Memorable people who died in Bloomington, Indiana include Willi Apel, Frithjof Schuon, and Elinor Ostrom. Bloomington, Indiana has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many philosophers, and musicians. Bloomington, Indiana is located in United States.
Bloomington is a city in Monroe County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. The population was 79,168 at the 2020 census. It is the seventh-most populous city in Indiana and the fourth-most populous outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area. It is the home of Indiana University Bloomington, the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Established in 1820, IU Bloomington enrolls over 45,000 students. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1899 and 1999, Bloomington, Indiana was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including David Lee Roth, Hoagy Carmichael, and Joshua Bell. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Bloomington, Indiana including Willi Apel, Frithjof Schuon, and Elinor Ostrom.
People Born in Bloomington, Indiana
Go to all RankingsDavid Lee Roth
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 12
Hoagy Carmichael
SINGER
1899 - 1981
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 3
Joshua Bell
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 6
Mick Foley
WRESTLER
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 9
Marc Webb
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 7
Dee Bradley Baker
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 8
Meg Cabot
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 2
Karen Joy Fowler
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 10
Eric W. Weisstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 1
Arija Bareikis
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 5
Grey Damon
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 11
Kayla Miracle
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 23.93
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Bloomington, Indiana
Go to all RankingsWilli Apel
WRITER
1893 - 1988
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Rank: 1
Frithjof Schuon
PHILOSOPHER
1907 - 1998
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Rank: 2
Elinor Ostrom
ECONOMIST
1933 - 2012
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Rank: 3
Alfred Kinsey
PSYCHOLOGIST
1894 - 1956
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Rank: 4
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1977
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Rank: 5
Max August Zorn
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1993
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Rank: 6
Edwin Sutherland
SOCIOLOGIST
1883 - 1950
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Rank: 7
János Starker
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2013
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Rank: 8
Bob Knight
COACH
1940 - 2023
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Rank: 9
Thomas Sebeok
PHILOSOPHER
1920 - 2001
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Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Bloomington, Indiana
Go to all RankingsWilli Apel
WRITER
1893 - 1988
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Rank: 1
Frithjof Schuon
PHILOSOPHER
1907 - 1998
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Rank: 2
Elinor Ostrom
ECONOMIST
1933 - 2012
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Rank: 3
Alfred Kinsey
PSYCHOLOGIST
1894 - 1956
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Rank: 4
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1977
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Rank: 5
Max August Zorn
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1993
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Rank: 6
Edwin Sutherland
SOCIOLOGIST
1883 - 1950
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Rank: 7
János Starker
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Bob Knight
COACH
1940 - 2023
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Rank: 9
Thomas Sebeok
PHILOSOPHER
1920 - 2001
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Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bloomington, Indiana were actors (3), singers (2), writers (2), athletes (2), and musicians (1), while most who died were philosophers (2), musicians (2), writers (1), economists (1), and psychologists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bloomington, Indiana, including Dee Bradley Baker, Arija Bareikis, and Grey Damon. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bloomington, Indiana, including Dee Bradley Baker, Arija Bareikis, and Grey Damon.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Bloomington, Indiana since 1700.