Famous people · Brainards
Born near Brainards: 23 famous people within 35 miles
James McKeen Cattell, born in Easton, 6 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Brainards as their birthplace yet. In all of New Jersey, the famous people on record come from 436 towns. The longest list of any town in New Jersey belongs to Hackensack, with 62.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
James McKeen Cattell
Best known
James McKeen Cattell
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brainards’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brainards
Nobody born in Brainards is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Randall Munroe
born 1984American cartoonist, author and engineer
John DeWitt
1881–1930American football player, track and field athlete
Orange Cassidy
born 1984American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling
George Lakey
born 1937American activist, sociologist, and writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brainards 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)
- James McKeen Cattell: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Coleman: Jack_Coleman_Get_Smart_premiere_arrival.jpg: Anthony Citrano derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Courtney Henggeler: AMFM STUDIOS LLC, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Barbara Seibert: Smithsonian Institution, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orange Cassidy: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John DeWitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Schelling: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Kent: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vera Buchanan: Unstated - (Image courtesy of Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry S. Harris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gladys Reichard: Photographer: Not known @ upload, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons