#1Famous people · Brookhaven
The 25 famous people born in Brookhaven, led by Cindy Hyde-Smith
Most widely known is Cindy Hyde-Smith, the American politician, with articles in 29 languages. Second and third on the list are Ruth Ford and Garry Owen. Between 1920 and 1969, 12 were born, the most of any period. Births since 1970 account for 4 of the names.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Cindy Hyde-Smith
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Henry McLaughlin
Youngest
1997
Amere Lattin
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Brookhaven’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Brookhaven’s famous people were born
The 1900s alone account for 6 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageFaithMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Brookhaven
Two of the three are performers.
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What Brookhaven is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 10 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Brookhaven
22 more, from 1886 to 1997.
Heather Booth
born 1945American civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brookhaven 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 (9)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith: U.S. Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Ford: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garry Owen: United Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Addie L. Wyatt: Lynn Gilbert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amere Lattin: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Booth: JARX https://www.jarx.media/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Barksdale: Trevor Grieve on Picasa Web Albums (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Becker: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Rudman: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons