
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brady
The nearest, Ben Kuroki, was born in Gothenburg, 13 mi away. The best known of them is Chuck Hagel, with articles in 42 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Brady. Lincoln’s 45 names make the longest list in Nebraska.
What stands out about Brady’s famous people
Famous people born near Brady
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Howard Baskerville
1885–1909American educator and revolutionary fighter in Persian Constitutional Revolution


Kirstin Cronn-Mills
born 1968Author of children's and young adult books


Robert D. Booker
1920–1943United States Army Medal of Honor recipient



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brady 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 (12)
- Chuck Hagel: DoD photo by Monica King, U.S. Army. (Released), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Cloud: John Karl Hillers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clayton Keith Yeutter: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Mogis: Daniel Pirch (memset), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Kuroki: SDASM Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Baskerville: originally uploaded by Reza 110, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Neville: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph G. Brooks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Arlen Beam: U.S. Federal Judiciary, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Wicks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirstin Cronn-Mills: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Golvin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons