#1Famous people · Brooklyn
5 famous people were born in Brooklyn
At the top of the list is the united States marine Harold Keller, covered in 5 languages. Second place goes to the Catholic bishop Bernard F. Meyer, third to Marion LeRoy Burton. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 440 towns in Iowa with famous people list more.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Harold Keller
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
Marion LeRoy Burton
Youngest
1921
Harold Keller
Most common field
Faith
2 people
The best known
Born in Brooklyn
First, Harold Keller (5 languages), then Bernard F. Meyer (3) and Marion LeRoy Burton (2).
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#3Science & Medicine
Marion LeRoy Burton
1874–1925American academic administrator
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Brooklyn’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 1.
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Known for
What Brooklyn is known for
The largest field is Faith, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Brooklyn
2 more, from 1905 to 1911.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brooklyn 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 (3)
- Harold Keller: Kay Keller Maurer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion LeRoy Burton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Howard Pierson: David0825, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons