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 Mick Foley, David Lee Roth, and Hoagy Carmichael. Memorable people who died in Bloomington, Indiana include Elinor Ostrom, Alfred Kinsey, and Frithjof Schuon. 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 .
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Indiana, United States. 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 Mick Foley, David Lee Roth, and Hoagy Carmichael. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Bloomington, Indiana including Elinor Ostrom, Alfred Kinsey, and Frithjof Schuon.
People Born in Bloomington, Indiana
Go to all RankingsMick Foley
WRESTLER
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 1
David Lee Roth
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 2
Hoagy Carmichael
SINGER
1899 - 1981
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 3
Joshua Bell
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 4
Meg Cabot
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 5
Dee Bradley Baker
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 6
Marc Webb
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 7
Karen Joy Fowler
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 8
Eric W. Weisstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 9
Arija Bareikis
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.58
Rank: 10
Grey Damon
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.45
Rank: 11
Michael Brinegar
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bloomington, Indiana
Go to all RankingsMichael Brinegar
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Kayla Miracle
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Bloomington, Indiana
Go to all RankingsElinor Ostrom
ECONOMIST
1933 - 2012
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 1
Alfred Kinsey
PSYCHOLOGIST
1894 - 1956
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 2
Frithjof Schuon
PHILOSOPHER
1907 - 1998
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 3
Edwin Sutherland
SOCIOLOGIST
1883 - 1950
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 4
Max August Zorn
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1993
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 5
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1977
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 6
János Starker
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2013
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 7
Thomas Sebeok
PHILOSOPHER
1920 - 2001
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 8
Willi Apel
WRITER
1893 - 1988
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 9
Bob Knight
COACH
1940 - 2023
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Bloomington, Indiana
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Most individuals born in present day Bloomington, Indiana were actors (3), singers (2), writers (2), athletes (2), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were philosophers (2), musicians (2), economists (1), psychologists (1), and sociologists (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.