The Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School K–2 Laurel Elementary 3–4 Metacomet Elementary 5–6 Carmen Arace Intermediate 7–8 Carmen Arace Middle School Notable people Clarence H. Adams (1905–1987), commissioner of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and president of the Boston Celtics George Ansbro (1915–2011), radio announcer LeRoy Bailey Jr. (born 1946), pastor and author Edward C. Banfield, political scientist James G. Batterson (1823–1901), founder of Travelers Insurance Company Julia Brace (1807–1884), deaf/blind woman of 19th Century Lawrence Clay-Bey (born 1965), professional heavyweight boxer, born in town Marcus Cooper (born 1990), cornerback for Chicago Bears Joe D'Ambrosio (born 1953), sports broadcaster and play-by-play announcer Edgar Eno, state assemblyman for Wisconsin Oliver Filley (1806–1881), mayor of St. Louis from 1858 to 1861 Dwight Freeney, NFL All-Pro defensive end for Indianapolis Colts, attended Bloomfield High School Bobby Gibson, educator and member of the Connecticut House of Representatives Edward H. Gillette (1840–1918), congressman for Iowa, born in town Jessica Hecht (born 1965), actress Jaimoe, drummer for Allman Brothers Band K.C. Jones (1932–2020), NBA Hall of Fame basketball player Charles Kaman (1919–2011), aeronautical engineer, businessman, inventor and philanthropist Ellie Kanner, film and television director and former casting director Joža Karas (1926–2008), musician and teacher who made public music composed by inmates of Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II Noella Marcellino (born 1951), Benedictine nun who earned doctorate in microbiology from University of Connecticut Richard P. McBrien (1936-2015), Catholic theologian and author of landmark work 'Catholicism'. Lewis Rome (1933–2015), state senator representing Bloomfield (1971–1979); long-time resident Anika Noni Rose (born 1972), singer and actress, born in town Nykesha Sales (born 1976), WNBA basketball player, born in town Franz Schurmann (1926–2010), sociologist and historian Johann Smith (born 1987), soccer player Joseph M. Suggs Jr. (born 1940), politician, Bloomfield mayor, and Connecticut State Treasurer (1993–1995) James Thorpe (1915–2009), Princeton University professor and academic; lived his later years and died in town David Ushery (born 1967), television news anchor Douglas Wimbish (born 1956), bass player On the National Register of Historic Places Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (Cigna) Headquarters Capt. Oliver Filley House Francis Gillette House Old Farm Schoolhouse Southwest District School Places of interest The New England Muscle Bicycle Museum, with 120 bicycles from the 1960s and 1970s, is open by appointment The First Cathedral, the largest non-denominational church in New England References External links Town of Bloomfield official website Bloomfield Public Library Towns in Hartford County, Connecticut