Famous people · Brook Forest
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brook Forest
Chris Broderick is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. The nearest, Jake Canter, was born in Evergreen, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Brook Forest yet. 135 towns across Colorado can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Chris Broderick
Best known
Chris Broderick
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brook Forest’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brook Forest
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Elsie Eaves
1898–1983American engineer and journalist
Derek Cianfrance
born 1974American film director and screenwriter
Jesse Shwayder
1882–1970American businessman, founder of Samsonite Corporation
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brook Forest 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 (6)
- Chris Broderick: commons: Lilly M pl.wiki: Lilly M real name: Małgorzata Miłaszewska, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregg Henry: Heroes & Villains, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Cianfrance: Nick Step, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Hoyt: film screenshot (Selznick International Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Stough: International Film Series, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noah Hoffman: Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons