Brigham Young
1801–1877American religious leader, second president of the LDS Church, and governor of Utah Territory
Famous people · Jacksonville
Born near Jacksonville: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Brigham Young, from Whitingham, 3 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Jacksonville. No town in Vermont lists more than Burlington, with 55. After Burlington, the next longest list in Vermont is Bennington’s, with 42.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Brigham Young
Best known
Brigham Young
in 58 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Jacksonville
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bill Koch
born 1955American former cross-country skier and Nordic combined skier
Marshall Avery Howe
1867–1936American curator and botanist
Charles Anderson Dana
1819–1897American journalist and government official
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jacksonville 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 (14)
- Brigham Young: Charles William Carter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- JoJo: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Lacy: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penn Jillette: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Shumlin: COP PARIS, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Lyon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Aiken: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Hassett: Executive Office of the President of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Morris Hunt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Morris Hunt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Koch: Helge Bovim, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherman Adams: The original uploader was Icelandic Hurricane at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Anderson Dana: Copyright 1895 by B. J. Falk, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Fitzpatrick Russell: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons