Famous people · Brookside
Born near Brookside: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Peter Dinklage, was born in Morristown, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists Brookside as their birthplace yet. Mendham Township’s list, next door, has 2 names, Joey McCarthy first among them. Famous people are on record for 431 of the towns in New Jersey.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Peter Dinklage
Best known
Peter Dinklage
in 90 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brookside’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brookside
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Anna Harrison
1775–1864First Lady of the United States from 1841 to 1841
Fran Lebowitz
born 1950American author and public speaker (b. 1950)
Reince Priebus
born 1972Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2011 to 2017
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Around it, Mendham Township has the most people on record, 2 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brookside 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 (7)
- Peter Dinklage: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Hunt: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Harrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Dante: nicolas genin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reince Priebus: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fran Lebowitz: Christopher Macsurak, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Held: GC Mellon Sawyer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons