Famous people · Beaconsfield
Close to home: 27 famous people born near Beaconsfield
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Beaconsfield yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Peggy Whitson
Best known
Peggy Whitson
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Beaconsfield’s famous people
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Famous people born near Beaconsfield
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Beaconsfield yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
W. Wallace Smith
1900–1989Prophet-President of Community of Christ
Wallace B. Smith
1929–2023Prophet Emeritus of Community of Christ
Dan M. Nee
1888–1952American athlete, sports coach, lawyer, politician, and government administrator
Wilmatte Porter Cockerell
1870–1957American entomologist, botanist, scientific collector and teacher
William Walter Cort
1887–1971
J. B. West
1912–1983American writer; Chief Usher of the White House
Mabel Lee
1886–19851886-1985 , physical education teacher, advocate, and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beaconsfield, 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 aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Peggy Whitson: NASA, Joel Kowsky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meridel Le Sueur: K. Kendall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John McConnell: Charles Michael Murray, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zales Ecton: USGov-Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. R. Gross: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Thurston: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Clinton Porter: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Howard: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons