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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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Image
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Birth
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Death
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Known for
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Association
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Reference
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Kate Charles
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1950
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Mystery writer
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Elbert Hubbard
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Jun 19, 1856
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May 7, 1915
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Essayist
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Born in Bloomington
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Frederic W. Goudy
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Mar 8, 1865
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May 11, 1947
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Typographer
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Born in Bloomington
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John Wesley Powell
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Mar 24, 1834
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Sep 23, 1902
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Naturalist
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[citation needed]
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Wilson Tucker
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Nov 23, 1914
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Oct 6, 2006
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Author
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Curtis White
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Author, novelist, essayist, and theorist
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[citation needed]
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Business and engineering
Name
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Image
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Birth
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Death
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Known for
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Association
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Reference
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George J. Mecherle
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Jun 7, 1877
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Mar 10, 1951
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Founder of State Farm Insurance
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Lived and died in Bloomington
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Marc W. Miller
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Award-winning game designer
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Lives in Bloomington
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Name
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Image
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Birth
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Death
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Known for
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Association
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Reference
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Wally Bishop
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Aug 17, 1905
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Jan 15, 1982
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Cartoonist; grew up in Bloomington
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Ryan Bliss
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Digital artist; founder of Digital Blasphemy
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Tim Bradstreet
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Feb 16, 1967
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Eisner Award-nominated artist and illustrator
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Graduated BHS, Class of 1985
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[citation needed]
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David S. Broder
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Sep 11, 1929
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Mar 9, 2011
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Journalist
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John Campbell
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Jul 7, 1955
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Jazz pianist
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Born in Bloomington
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Joel Higgins
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Sep 28, 1943
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Actor (Edward W. Stratton, III on Silver Spoons)
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Born in Bloomington
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Pawnee Bill
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Feb 14, 1860
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Feb 3, 1942
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Wild West showman
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Born in Bloomington
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Pokey LaFarge
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1983
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Musician and songwriter focusing on the American roots genre
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Born in Bloomington
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Cleo Madison
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March 26, 1883
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March 11, 1964
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Silent-film actress and director
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Born in Bloomington
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Frederic Remington
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Oct 4, 1861
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Dec 26, 1909
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Artist and sculptor of the Old West
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Lived in Bloomington
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Paul Rhymer
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1905
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Oct 26, 1964
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Scriptwriter and humorist, creator of Vic and Sade
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Grew up in Bloomington
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Dawn Upshaw
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Jul 17, 1960
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Singer
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[citation needed]
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Elmo Scott Watson
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1892
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May 6, 1951
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Journalist specializing in the American West
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Fictional
Name
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Image
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Birth
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Death
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Known for
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Association
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Reference
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Henry Blake
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Character on the TV show M*A*S*H
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Military
Name
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Image
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Birth
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Death
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Known for
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Association
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Reference
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James Harbord
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Mar 21, 1866
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Aug 20, 1947
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US Army general in World War I
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Born in Bloomington
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William Orme
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Feb 17, 1832
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Sep 13, 1866
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Union Army general in the Civil War
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Lived in Bloomington later half of life
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James I. Poynter
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Dec 1, 1916
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Nov 4, 1950
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US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient for actions at The Battle of Chosin Reservoir in Korean War
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Born in Bloomington
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Marie Meyer (espionage)
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April 7, 1897
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US linguist who worked on Venona project
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Raised in Bloomington
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Politics
Name
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Image
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Birth
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Death
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Known for
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Association
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Reference
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David Davis
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Mar 9, 1815
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Jun 26, 1886
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Appointed to US Supreme Court by Abraham Lincoln
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Lived and died in Bloomington
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Joseph W. Fifer
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Oct 28, 1840
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Aug 6, 1938
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19th governor of Illinois
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Charles "Buffalo" Jones
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Jan 31, 1844
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Oct 1, 1919
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State representative in Kansas; frontiersman
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Grew up near Bloomington
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Ward Hill Lamon
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Jan 6, 1828
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May 7, 1893
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Personal friend and bodyguard of Abraham Lincoln
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John Brown Lennon
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Oct 12, 1850
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Jan 18, 1923
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Labor union leader and American Federation of Labor treasurer
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George Lincoln Rockwell
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Mar 9, 1918
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Aug 25, 1967
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American Nazi leader
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Born in Bloomington
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Rick Scott
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Dec 1, 1952
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45th and current Governor of Florida
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Born in Bloomington
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Adlai E. Stevenson I
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Oct 23, 1835
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Jun 14, 1914
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23rd vice president of the United States under Grover Cleveland; his wife Letitia Green was born in Bloomington
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Adlai E. Stevenson II
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Feb 5, 1900
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Jul 14, 1965
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31st governor of Illinois, US presidential candidate, and US Ambassador to the United Nations
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Sports
Baseball
Name
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Image
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Birth
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Death
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Known for
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Association
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Reference
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Bill Conroy
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Feb 26, 1915
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Nov 13, 1997
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Catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox
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Born in Bloomington
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Jim Cox
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May 28, 1950
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Second baseman for the Montreal Expos
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Born in Bloomington
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Bill King
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Oct 6, 1927
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Oct 18, 2005
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Radio sports announcer for the Oakland Athletics and Oakland/LA Raiders
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Born in Bloomington
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Lyle Luttrell
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Feb 22, 1930
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Jul 11, 1984
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Shortstop for the Washington Senators
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Born in Bloomington
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Bernie Neis
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Sep 26, 1895
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Nov 29, 1972
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Outfielder for the Brooklyn Robins, Boston Braves, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox
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Born in Bloomington
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Jack Powell
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Jul 9, 1874
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Oct 17, 1944
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Pitcher for the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos, St. Louis Browns and New York Highlanders
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Born in Bloomington
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Old Hoss Radbourn
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Dec 11, 1854
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Feb 5, 1897
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Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
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Lived and died in Bloomington
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Curt Raydon
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Nov 18, 1933
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Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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Born in Bloomington
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Basketball
Name
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Image
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Birth
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Death
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Known for
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Association
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Reference
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Jim Crews
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Feb 14, 1954
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NCAA basketball player and coach
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[citation needed]
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Volleyball
References