Famous people · Bradford
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bradford
Hiram Stevens Maxim is the most widely known, written about in 40 languages. Of the bordering towns, Charleston has a list, with George Bradley. The nearest, Arthur R. Gould, was born in Corinth, 9 mi away. No famous person on record lists Bradford as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Hiram Stevens Maxim
Best known
Hiram Stevens Maxim
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bradford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bradford
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Wallace Rider Farrington
1871–1933Sixth Territorial Governor of Hawaii
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bradford 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)
- Hiram Stevens Maxim: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cohen: SCOTT DAVIS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Hill: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Baldacci: Congressional Pictorial Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Rocket: NBC Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merritt Lyndon Fernald: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Owen Brewster: Owen_Brewster_4.jpg: Harris & Ewing, photographer derivative work: Kelly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur R. Gould: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William T. Haines: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris Twitchell Allen: CISV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Sockalexis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Rider Farrington: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Bradley: Whitney's Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons