#1Famous people · Brandon
3 famous people come from Brandon, Laura Ramsey the best known
Articles in 30 languages make the American actress Laura Ramsey the best known. The next two names are Lewis Ralph Jones and Lester Johnson. Over 118 years of births, the list goes from Lewis Ralph Jones (1864) to Laura Ramsey (1982). The longest list in Wisconsin is Racine’s, with 85 names.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Laura Ramsey
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Lewis Ralph Jones
Youngest
1982
Laura Ramsey
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Brandon
By how many languages cover them, Laura Ramsey comes first (30), then Lewis Ralph Jones (6) and Lester Johnson (5).
#1#2Science & Medicine
Lewis Ralph Jones
1864–1945Botanist and agricultural biologist
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#3Known for
What Brandon is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brandon and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Laura Ramsey: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Ralph Jones: Courtesy of Dr. W. A. Orton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Johnson: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons