Famous people · Brookside
Born near Brookside: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Havlicek, from Martins Ferry, 3 mi away. Of the towns next door, Bridgeport lists the most: 6, with Joseph Henry Sharp first. So far, no famous person on record was born in Brookside. In all of Ohio, the famous people on record come from 707 towns.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
John Havlicek
Best known
John Havlicek
in 43 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brookside’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brookside
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Dean Howells
1837–1920American author, critic, and playwright
John Corbett
born 1961American actor and country music singer
Walter Reuther
1907–1970Labor union leader and progressive activist
Shelley Moore Capito
born 1953United States Senator from West Virginia
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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 (17)
- John Havlicek: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Corbett: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Garrison: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Levine: Kristin Dos Santos from Los Angeles, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Paisley: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Dean Howells: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shelley Moore Capito: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Cox: Koongo940, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Reuther: Detroit Free Press Archives & Wayne State University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Groza: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Fox: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Carney: Mario De Biassi/Angelo Cozzi (Mondadori Publishers), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Niekro: Chris Evans from same, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Clark: Film screenshot (American International Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Ford Sinclair: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Henry Sharp: Peter A. Juley & Son, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons