John B. Weller
1812–1875United States Senator, from California
Famous people · Brecon
Born near Brecon: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John B. Weller, from Montgomery, 2 mi away. Carmen Electra is the most widely known, written about in 62 languages. Next door, Montgomery lists 3, led by John B. Weller. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Brecon.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Carmen Electra
Best known
Carmen Electra
in 62 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brecon’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brecon
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Carmen Electra
born 1972American actress, model, and singer
John Boehner
born 194953rd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015
Mary Ainsworth
1913–1999American-Canadian psychologist & scholar
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The best known from each town bordering Brecon.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brecon 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 (5)
- Carmen Electra: Carmen_Electra.jpg: dodge challenger1 derivative work: Tabercil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Boehner: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Yasbeck: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Tyler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John B. Weller: William F. Cogswell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons