#1Famous people · Brunswick
5 famous people come from Brunswick, Wilbur Sweatman the best known
Most widely known is Wilbur Sweatman, the American musician, with articles in 11 languages. Behind the leader come Harry M. Coudrey and Sol Smith Russell. The list runs from Sol Smith Russell, born in 1848, to Darold Knowles, born in 1941. Fewer than a quarter of the 389 towns in Missouri with famous people list more.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Wilbur Sweatman
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Sol Smith Russell
Youngest
1941
Darold Knowles
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Brunswick
The three are covered in 11, 4 and 4 languages: Wilbur Sweatman, Harry M. Coudrey and Sol Smith Russell.
#1#2#3Through the years
When Brunswick’s famous people were born
The 1880s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
MusicPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMilitarySports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Brunswick is known for
Music leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Brunswick
Here are 2 more, born from 1926 to 1941.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brunswick and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Wilbur Sweatman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry M. Coudrey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sol Smith Russell: Baker Art Gallery, Columbus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne E. Meyer: w:United States Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darold Knowles: St. Louis Cardinals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons