Famous people · Dorchester
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dorchester
The nearest, James Spudich, was born in Benld, 5 mi away. Harold Brodkey is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The list for Dorchester is empty for now. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Harold Brodkey
Best known
Harold Brodkey
in 9 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Dorchester
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dorchester 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 (7)
- Harold Brodkey: Hcoale at en.wikipedia (Howard Coale), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Archibald Hoxsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruno Gaido: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Keupper: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Ober: Baker's Art Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helena M. Weiss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Russell: Foster-Dementi Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons