Born near Long Branch: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Coolio, with articles in 63 languages. Sally Cairns, born in Roscoe, 2 mi away, is the closest. Next door, the list for California holds 5, Viola Liuzzo first. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Long Branch.
What stands out about Long Branch’s famous people
Famous people born near Long Branch
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.










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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, California has the most on record, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Long Branch 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 (11)
- Coolio: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian B. Anfinsen: Hubbard, Edward A.; National Institutes of Health, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shirley Jones: ABC Television Network., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Blaine: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Griffey Jr.: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Thomas: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig McCracken: Rfaust76, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Musial: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Bosson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hardie Albright: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Phillips: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
