
Born near Old Brookville: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Kate McKinnon, was born in Sea Cliff, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Thomas Pynchon, with articles in 77 languages. Next door, Roslyn Harbor lists 4, led by Brian Koppelman. No famous person’s birth in Old Brookville is on record yet.
What stands out about Old Brookville’s famous people
Famous people born near Old Brookville
Nobody born in Old Brookville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.








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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Old Brookville 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 (9)
- Thomas Pynchon: Photo presumably taken by "Mr. DiLillo", who was identified as staff photographer of The Oysterette (Mead 1989, p. 170)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Madison Beer: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Satriani: Michael Hanselmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate McKinnon: Nbf2926, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beatrice Straight: N/A studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Ranaldo: Alterna2 http://www.alterna2.com, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Conroy: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler: MgCupcake, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shamar Stephen: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
