Famous people · Brentwood
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brentwood
The best known of them is Al Gore, with articles in 135 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Brentwood yet. Frances Tiafoe leads the 14 names listed next door in Hyattsville. Closest of all is Frances Tiafoe, from Hyattsville, 1 mi away.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Al Gore
Best known
Al Gore
in 135 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brentwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brentwood
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Richard R. Arnold
born 1963American educator and astronaut
Al Gore
born 1948Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
Rebecca Sugar
born 1987American animator and screenwriter
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Famous people from the towns next door
Hyattsville leads the towns around it, with 14 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brentwood 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 (14)
- Al Gore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel L. Jackson: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Doudna: Duncan.Hull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora Roberts: Dev Librarian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rian Johnson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frances Tiafoe: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Sugar: Peter Dzubay, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Ealy: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard R. Arnold: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Francis: V. Manninen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Oladipo: Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie T. Usher: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur S. Moreau, Jr.: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beethaeven Scottland: Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons