Famous people · Brooks
Born near Brooks: 3 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Lorie Skjerven Gildea, was born in Plummer, 7 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Brooks. Jan Narveson is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. Across Minnesota, the lists cover 423 towns.
Born nearby
3
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Jan Narveson
Best known
Jan Narveson
in 6 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Brooks
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brooks 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 (2)
- Jan Narveson: Institute for Liberal Studies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorie Skjerven Gildea: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons