
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brookside
Closest of all is Valarie Allman, from Newark, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Elisabeth Shue, with articles in 65 languages. Valarie Allman leads the 12 names listed next door in Newark. No famous person’s birth in Brookside is on record yet.
What stands out about Brookside’s famous people
Famous people born near Brookside
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Aubrey Plaza
born 1984American actress, producer and comedian



Bayard Taylor
1825–1878United States poet, novelist and travel writer

Thomas McKean
1734–1817American Founding Father and politician
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Famous people from the towns next door
1 towns around it have someone on record.
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 (8)
- Aubrey Plaza: Original: Xfranksun / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Nathans: Willy Pragher, CC BY 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Beau Biden: Lonnie Tague, United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Valarie Allman: LeeMNichols, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Markell: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bayard Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas McKean: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donte DiVincenzo: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
