Famous people · Brookdale
Born near Brookdale: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Vera Farmiga, from Clifton, 2 mi away. Glen Ridge, which borders it, has 36 on its list, the best known Cindy Sherman. The best known of them is Grover Cleveland, with articles in 146 languages. The list for Brookdale is empty for now.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Grover Cleveland
Best known
Grover Cleveland
in 146 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brookdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brookdale
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joshua Lederberg
1925–2008American molecular biologist
Kal Penn
born 1977American actor, author, and former White House staff member in the Barack Obama administration
Robert Smithson
1938–1973American sculptor and conceptual artist
Grover Cleveland
1837–190822nd & 24th President of the United States (1885–1889; 1893–1897)
James Blish
1921–1975American science fiction and fantasy author
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Glen Ridge lists the most people: 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brookdale 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 (17)
- Grover Cleveland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vera Farmiga: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Carlos Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Thaler: Chatham House, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Lederberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauryn Hill: Birgit Fostervold, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dionne Warwick: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Spence: Robert Scoble from Half Moon Bay, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cindy Sherman: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Muñiz: Nascar9919, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sterling Hayden: Wikiwatcher1 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Mohr: Morten Skovgaard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Leon: Michiel Hendryckx, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Iero: JonRHanna, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Fumero: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph Bourne: uncredited Uploaded by Mike hayes at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Blake: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons