Henry E. Erwin
1921–2002US Army Air Forces NCO and Medal of Honor recipient
Famous people · Brookside
Born near Brookside: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Condoleezza Rice is the most widely known, written about in 113 languages. Closest of all is Henry E. Erwin, from Adamsville, 5 mi away. Next door, Birmingham lists 45, led by Condoleezza Rice. So far, no famous person on record was born in Brookside.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Condoleezza Rice
Best known
Condoleezza Rice
in 113 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brookside’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brookside
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Condoleezza Rice
born 1954American diplomat and political scientist
Angela Davis
born 1944American political activist, scholar, and author
Edward O. Wilson
1929–2021American biologist, naturalist, and writer
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Close by, the fullest list is Birmingham’s, at 45 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brookside and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Condoleezza Rice: Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Davis: Columbia GSAPP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Courteney Cox: Felicia C. Sullivan at http://feliciasullivan.com/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward O. Wilson: Jim Harrison, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Fletcher: Los Angeles Times, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Jones: Digital Campaign Manager Doug Jones for Senate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Edwards: Bernie Ilson, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Hall: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hank Williams: WSM radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons