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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Bloomington, Illinois . For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Bloomington, Illinois .
Academics and writing [ ]
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Kate Charles
1950
Mystery writer
Elbert Hubbard
Jun 19, 1856
May 7, 1915
Essayist
Born in Bloomington
Frederic W. Goudy
Mar 8, 1865
May 11, 1947
Typographer
Born in Bloomington
Gertrude Hull
Nov 16, 1866
Mar 22, 1947
Teacher
Born in Bloomington
John Wesley Powell
Mar 24, 1834
Sep 23, 1902
Naturalist
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Wilson Tucker
Nov 23, 1914
Oct 6, 2006
Author
Curtis White
Author, novelist, essayist, and theorist
[citation needed ]
Business and engineering [ ]
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George J. Mecherle
Jun 7, 1877
Mar 10, 1951
Founder of State Farm Insurance
Lived and died in Bloomington
Marc W. Miller
1947
Award-winning game designer
Lives in Bloomington
Verne Winchell
Oct 30, 1915
Nov 26, 2002
Founder of Winchell's Donuts
Born in Bloomington
Media and arts [ ]
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Wally Bishop
Aug 17, 1905
Jan 15, 1982
Cartoonist; grew up in Bloomington
Ryan Bliss
Digital artist; founder of Digital Blasphemy
Tim Bradstreet
Feb 16, 1967
Eisner Award-nominated artist and illustrator
Graduated BHS, Class of 1985
[citation needed ]
David S. Broder
Sep 11, 1929
Mar 9, 2011
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalist
Worked for Pantagraph newspaper in Bloomington
Sidney Smith
Feb 13, 1877
Oct 20, 1935
Million-dollar "Chicago Tribune" cartoonist of The Gumps
Worked for The Sunday Eye newspaper in Bloomington
John Campbell
Jul 7, 1955
Jazz pianist
Born in Bloomington
Joel Higgins
Sep 28, 1943
Actor (Edward W. Stratton, III on Silver Spoons )
Born in Bloomington
Pawnee Bill
Feb 14, 1860
Feb 3, 1942
Wild West showman
Born in Bloomington
Pokey LaFarge
June 26, 1983
Musician and songwriter focusing on the American roots genre
Born in Bloomington
Cleo Madison
Mar 26, 1883
Mar 11, 1964
Silent-film actress and director
Born in Bloomington
Frederic Remington
Oct 4, 1861
Dec 26, 1909
Artist and sculptor of the Old West
Lived in Bloomington
Paul Rhymer
1905
Oct 26, 1964
Scriptwriter and humorist, creator of Vic and Sade
Grew up in Bloomington
McLean Stevenson
Nov 14, 1927
Feb 15, 1996
Actor (Henry Blake on M*A*S*H )
Grew up in Bloomington area
Kathleen McClellan
Apr 28, 1970
Actress, Former Miss Illinois Teen USA in 1988
Grew up in Bloomington
Dawn Upshaw
Jul 17, 1960
Singer
[citation needed ]
Fictional [ ]
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Henry Blake
Character on the TV show M*A*S*H
Military [ ]
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Sharon K.G. Dunbar
Jul 12, 1960
US Air Force major general – graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in the 3rd class to accept females; commanded Air Force Basic Military Training ; first female to command the Air Force District of Washington ; highest ranking Korean-American general in the Air Force.
Raised in Bloomington
Ralph Eaton
Aug 5, 1898
May 1, 1986
US Army brigadier general – graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point; WWII Chief of Staff 82nd Airborne Division , Army Distinguished Service Medal , Legion of Merit .
Born in Bloomington
James Harbord
Mar 21, 1866
Aug 20, 1947
US Army general in World War I
Born in Bloomington
Marie Meyer (espionage)
Apr 7, 1897
Dec 1969
US linguist who worked on Venona project
Raised in Bloomington
William Orme
Feb 17, 1832
Sep 13, 1866
Union Army general in the Civil War
Lived in Bloomington later half of life
James I. Poynter
Dec 1, 1916
Nov 4, 1950
US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient for actions at The Battle of Chosin Reservoir in Korean War
Born in Bloomington
Sidney S. Wade
Sep 30, 1909
Nov 24, 2002
US Marine Corps major general who commanded Marine Forces during 1958 Lebanon crisis
Born in Bloomington
Politics [ ]
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David Davis
Mar 9, 1815
Jun 26, 1886
Appointed to US Supreme Court by Abraham Lincoln
Lived and died in Bloomington
Joseph W. Fifer
Oct 28, 1840
Aug 6, 1938
19th Governor of Illinois
Attended Illinois Wesleyan University , served as city attorney of Bloomington
Ward Hill Lamon
Jan 6, 1828
May 7, 1893
Personal friend and bodyguard of Abraham Lincoln
John Brown Lennon
Oct 12, 1850
Jan 18, 1923
Labor union leader and American Federation of Labor treasurer
George Lincoln Rockwell
Mar 9, 1918
Aug 25, 1967
American Nazi leader
Born in Bloomington
Rick Scott
Dec 1, 1952
45th Governor of Florida ; United States Senator from Florida
Born in Bloomington
Kelly Loeffler
Nov 27, 1970
United States Senator from Georgia
Born in Bloomington
Adlai E. Stevenson I
Oct 23, 1835
Jun 14, 1914
23rd Vice President of the United States under Grover Cleveland ; his wife Letitia Green was born in Bloomington
Was raised in Bloomington and attended Illinois Wesleyan University
Adlai E. Stevenson II
Feb 5, 1900
Jul 14, 1965
31st Governor of Illinois , US presidential candidate, and US Ambassador to the United Nations
Was raised in Bloomington and attended University High School
Sports [ ]
Baseball [ ]
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Bill Conroy
Feb 26, 1915
Nov 13, 1997
Catcher for Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox
Born in Bloomington
Jim Cox
May 28, 1950
Second baseman for Montreal Expos
Born in Bloomington
Bill King
Oct 6, 1927
Oct 18, 2005
Radio sports announcer for Oakland Athletics and Oakland/LA Raiders ; Baseball Hall of Fame
Born in Bloomington
Lyle Luttrell
Feb 22, 1930
Jul 11, 1984
Shortstop for Washington Senators
Born in Bloomington
Bernie Neis
Sep 26, 1895
Nov 29, 1972
Outfielder for Brooklyn Robins , Boston Braves , Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox
Born in Bloomington
Jack Powell
Jul 9, 1874
Oct 17, 1944
Pitcher for Cleveland Spiders , St. Louis Perfectos , St. Louis Browns and New York Highlanders
Born in Bloomington
Old Hoss Radbourn
Dec 11, 1854
Feb 5, 1897
Pitcher in Baseball Hall of Fame
Lived and died in Bloomington
Curt Raydon
Nov 18, 1933
Mar 3, 2018
Pitcher for Pittsburgh Pirates
Born in Bloomington
Basketball [ ]
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Volleyball [ ]
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Ogonna Nnamani
Jul 29, 1983
US volleyball team member in the 2004 Olympics and 2008 Olympics (silver medalist); graduate of University High School
Born in Bloomington
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