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Famous people · Brandon
The 5 famous people born in Brandon, led by Allen West
Articles in 10 languages make the American musician Allen West the best known. Second and third on the list are Dwayne Schintzius and Matt Breida. Births span 1966 to 1995, from Chris Gannon to Matt Breida. Half or more of the towns in Florida have no one on record, but this one has 0.4 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Allen West
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1966
Chris Gannon
Youngest
1995
Matt Breida
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Brandon
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Through the years
When Brandon’s famous people were born
3 were born between 1920 and 1969, and the 1960s alone saw 3.
SportsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Brandon is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Brandon
2 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Brandon home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Laurel M. Lee the best known.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Valrico has the most on record: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brandon and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Dwayne Schintzius: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Breida: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Damon Fowler: Johnny Spasm, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurel M. Lee: Government of Florida, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Good: Valbtbam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Cowart: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons