Famous people · Brandon
Born near Brandon: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Frank B. Kellogg is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages. Closest of all is Daniel H. Sumner, from Malone, 7 mi away. Over the border in Malone, 7 names are on record, led by Daniel H. Sumner. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Brandon.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Frank B. Kellogg
Best known
Frank B. Kellogg
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brandon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brandon
Nobody born in Brandon is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Lucy Hobbs Taylor
1833–191019th-century American school teacher and dentist
Follett Johnson
1843–1909Union Army officer during the American Civil War
Joel Rosenbaum
born 1933Professor of cell biology at Yale University
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brandon 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 (16)
- Frank B. Kellogg: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orville Gibson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Hobbs Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Conroy: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Richards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Nelson Pray: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred D. Shepard: Fred Shepard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel H. Sumner: "The Daily Inter Ocean" (Chicago, IL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Mathews: "The Saint Paul Globe" (Saint Paul, MN)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert A. Childs: C. M. Bell Studio Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, DC., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. King: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin T. Hulburd: William Horatio Barnes, editor. George E. Perine, publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Deshaies: thotfulspot, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Stoughton: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gideon S. Ives: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons