Famous people · Brutus
Born near Brutus: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Frank Foster, born in Alanson, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Claude Shannon, with articles in 70 languages. 507 towns across Michigan can name a famous person born there. So far, no famous person on record was born in Brutus.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Claude Shannon
Best known
Claude Shannon
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brutus’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brutus
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Raymond Wesley Starr
1888–1968United States federal judge
Claude Shannon
1916–2001American mathematician and information theorist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brutus 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 (5)
- Claude Shannon: Jacobs, Konrad, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Boone: Thibault, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Malpass: Franz Mahr (World Bank), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Catton: Library of Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Wesley Starr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons