Famous people · Bristol
Born near Bristol: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Will Butcher, from Sun Prairie, 5 mi away. Sean Anders is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Bristol. Next door, Sun Prairie lists 5, led by Will Butcher.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Sean Anders
Best known
Sean Anders
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bristol’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bristol
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Frederick J. Stare
1910–2002American nutritionist and teacher
Sean Anders
born 1969American film director, screenwriter, actor
John W. Tramburg
1913–1963Robert Campbell Reeve
1902–1980Pioneering aviator, founder of Reeve Aleutian Airways
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The neighbour with the most names is Sun Prairie, at 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bristol 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 (13)
- Sean Anders: The MacGuffin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Vetter: _becaro_, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar Rennebohm: MilwWi521, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Nelson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everis A. Hayes: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. Bullard: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Dyer Hobart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Hamilton: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Murphy: Lorie Shaull from Washington, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lange: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ida O'Keeffe: Alfred Stieglitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Haseleu: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Kluever: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons