Editing Bloomfield, Indiana (section)

== Notable people ==

* [[Obadiah J. Barker]] (1856-1908) - Born in Bloomfield; owner of ''Barker Brothers'', at one time one of the world's biggest furniture stores.
* [[Thomas Bland|Dr. Thomas Bland]] (1830-1908) - Born in Bloomfield; Civil War surgeon and Indian Rights Activist.
* [[Don Herold]] (1889-1966) - Born in Bloomfield; writer and illustrator.
* [[Max Kidd (American football)|Max Kidd]] (1901-1975) - Born in Bloomfield; Head Football Coach at Rose-Hulman (1959–61).
* [[Gerald W. Landis]] (1895-1971) - Born in Bloomfield; Teacher & U.S. Representative (1939–49).
* [[John Letsinger]] (1911-2002) - College Football Player at Purdue University (1931–32). 
* [[Robert L. Letsinger]] (1921-2014) - Born in Bloomfield; Professor of Chemistry at [[Northwestern University]] (1946–91); best known for his research and development of chemical synthesis of DNA.
* [[Elmer Oliphant]] (1892-1975) - Born in Bloomfield; acclaimed college football player for Purdue and Army.
* [[Augustus Rhodes]] (1821-1918) - Lawyer in Bloomfield (1845-1854); married Elizabeth Cavins, daughter of Samuel Cavins, one of the first settlers of Bloomfield; later the 10th Chief Justice of the [[Supreme Court of California]] (1870–72).<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=http://library.courtinfo.ca.gov/included/docs/SCJC_Vol_1.pdf |access-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227124913/http://library.courtinfo.ca.gov/included/docs/SCJC_Vol_1.pdf |archive-date=December 27, 2016 }}</ref>  
* [[Lovell Rousseau|Lovell H. Rousseau]] (1818-1869) - Lawyer in Bloomfield 1841-1849; Indiana State Representative, Greene County (1844–46); Mexican War - Captain, Co. E, 2nd Indiana Infantry (Greene County); Indiana State Senator, Greene & Owen Counties (1847–50). Later Brevet Major General (Civil War), U.S. Congressman (1865–67), and Commander, Department of Louisiana.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Indiana Politicians By Letter">{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2015 |title=Indiana Politicians By Letter |url=https://www.capitolandwashington.com/politicians/pol/ |access-date=February 25, 2024 |website=Capitol & Washington |language=en}}</ref> 
* [[Richard H. Rousseau]] (1815-1872) - Lawyer in Bloomfield 1841-49; Indiana State Representative, Greene County (1848–49).<ref name="Indiana Politicians By Letter"/>