Famous people · Brookfield Township
Born near Brookfield Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Dave Callahan, from Seneca, 4 mi away. Clyde Tombaugh is the most widely known, written about in 70 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Brookfield Township yet. Across the town line, Marseilles lists 4, Mary Morello first.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Clyde Tombaugh
Best known
Clyde Tombaugh
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brookfield Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brookfield Township
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Tracy Ellis
1905–1992American priest and historian of the Catholic Church
John Huston Finley
1863–1940American academic; NY Times editor-in-chief
Terrence Malick
born 1943American film director and screenwriter
Maria Kanellis
born 1982American professional wrestler, manager, actress and singer
Russell Lee
1903–1986American photographer and photojournalist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Marseilles has the longest list next door: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brookfield Township 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 (13)
- Clyde Tombaugh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terrence Malick: Michael Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McGrath: David Fore of Lloyd David Photography, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Maria Kanellis: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Weller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Lee: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Baskin: Kjjj6uhhhhh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Huston Finley: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Essick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holger Toftoy: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie Renfrew: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Bland: Iaswdikol, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Sheehan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons