
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brookmont
The best known of them is Sandra Bullock, with articles in 128 languages. The list for Brookmont is empty for now. Richard Schiff, born in Bethesda, 2 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Bethesda lists the most: 52, with Richard Schiff first.
What stands out about Brookmont’s famous people
Famous people born near Brookmont
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Daniel Stern
born 1957American actor, artist, director and screenwriter


Gayle King
born 1954American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News


Sandra Bullock
born 1964American actress and film producer

Katie Couric
born 1957American journalist, presenter, producer, and author

Taryn Manning
born 1978American actress, singer and songwriter






Rebecca Sugar
born 1987American animator and screenwriter

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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Bethesda: 52.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brookmont 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 (16)
- Sandra Bullock: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Schiff: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora Roberts: Dev Librarian, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Stern: Mingle Media TV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rian Johnson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David M. Brown: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Taryn Manning: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amina Wadud: Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Murray: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Sugar: Peter Dzubay, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Landrieu: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Torri Huske: Tanis Coralee Leonhardi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Star: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Arndt: Steve Rhodes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Ealy: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Gore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


