
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brewster
Closest of all is Ralph Regula, from Beach City, 4 mi away. Matt Lanter is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Brewster yet. In Ohio, 711 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Brewster’s famous people
Famous people born near Brewster
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Tom Weiskopf
1942–2022American professional golfer, golf course architect


Oliver Parker Fritchle
1874–1951American chemist, storage battery innovator, and entrepreneur
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brewster 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 (8)
- Matt Lanter: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lori Lightfoot: MacLean Center, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Wukie: Ian Patterson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Kozelek: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Regula: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando Metcalfe Poe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Warriner: WOSN, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Parker Fritchle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons