Famous people · Brighton
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brighton
The nearest, Bill Kazmaier, was born in Burlington, 6 mi away. Across the town line, Paris lists one, Mary D. Bradford. The best known of them is Orson Welles, with articles in 113 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Brighton.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Orson Welles
Best known
Orson Welles
in 113 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brighton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brighton
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ed Garvey
1940–2017American lawyer, labor leader, NFLPA executive director
Kyle Rittenhouse
born 2003American former suspect in the killing of two rioters in Kenosha, Wisconsin
Mary Elvira Weeks
1892–1975American chemist and science historian
Tip McGuire
American Democratic politician, Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Rollin D. Salisbury
1858–1922American geologist and educator
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Of the towns around it, Paris has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brighton 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 (15)
- Orson Welles: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Ameche: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Van Exel: Brent Hellickson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Wallace Richmond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel J. Travanti: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Kazmaier: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Rittenhouse: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry A. Cooper: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Alvey: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Garvey: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Alexander Thain: United States government, Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Hawkins: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ginger Beaumont: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rollin D. Salisbury: Cropped by Siebrand, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Vos: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons