John Litel
1892–19721892–1972; American film and television actor
Famous people · Brooklyn
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brooklyn
Closest of all is John Litel, from Albany, 6 mi away. Across the town line, Oregon lists one, Lyman F. Anderson. William P. Murphy is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Brooklyn yet.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
William P. Murphy
Best known
William P. Murphy
in 57 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brooklyn’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brooklyn
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lyman F. Anderson
1926–2005Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Walter Schindler
1897–1991Highly-decorated career officer in the United States Navy, who ultimately achieved the rank of Vice Admiral.
Theodore G. Streissguth
1855–1915American politician – Minnesota -- "T." Senate 1891-94 (District 18)
Robert M. La Follette
1855–1925American progressive politician from Wisconsin
Neil Walker
born 1976American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
Jamie King
born 1972American director, choreographer, writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brooklyn 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)
- William P. Murphy: The Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert M. La Follette: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Litel: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Erickson: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- M. Stanley Livingston: Archive creator: Department of Energy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Homme: Renzoy16, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cal Broughton: Old Judge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons