Famous people · Brooklyn Park
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brooklyn Park
Closest of all is Gillberg, from Glen Burnie, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Frank Zappa, with articles in 110 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Brooklyn Park yet. Of the towns next door, Baltimore lists the most: 28, with Frank Zappa first.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Frank Zappa
Best known
Frank Zappa
in 110 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brooklyn Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brooklyn Park
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Rawls
1921–2002American philosopher, philosophy teacher
Tamar Braxton
born 1977American singer-songwriter, actress and television personality
Johns Hopkins
1795–1873American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and abolitionist
Franklin Adreon
1902–1979Screenwriter, director, producer, actor
Peter David
1956–2025American writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Baltimore: 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brooklyn Park 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 (8)
- Michael Phelps: Agência Brasil Fotografias, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rawls: Published by the Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Photograph taken by Alec Rawls, John's son. The portrait was uncredited on the original dust jacket, but Alec is identified as its photographer on the copyright page of the 1994 German-lang…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Clancy: Gary Wayne Gilbert, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Babe Ruth: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Toni Braxton: The Heart Truth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Stephenson: Christopher Michel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johns Hopkins: Bendann Brothers (American, active 1850s - 1873), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter David: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons