Marshall Avery Howe
1867–1936American curator and botanist
Famous people · Brookline
Born near Brookline: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is JoJo, with articles in 48 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Brookline. The nearest, Marshall Avery Howe, was born in Newfane, 3 mi away. Next door, the list for Westminster holds 9, Tara Correa-McMullen first.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
JoJo
Best known
JoJo
in 48 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brookline’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brookline
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harlan F. Stone
1872–1946Chief justice of the United States from 1941 to 1946
Elinor Mead Howells
1837–1910American artist, architect and aristocrat
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brookline 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 (7)
- JoJo: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harlan F. Stone: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Lee: Melbourne Spurr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Shumlin: COP PARIS, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonso Taft: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Aiken: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Morris Hunt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons