Beacon

Beacon

A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. A common example is the lighthouse, which provides a fixed location that can be used to navigate around obstacles or into port.

People born in Beacon (First 45 people) - Page 0

William S. Beardsley

William S. Beardsley

Former Governor of Iowa

Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

American actor

James Forrestal

James Forrestal

Former United States Secretary of Defense

Digger Phelps

Digger Phelps

American basketball coach

Henry Small

Henry Small

Canadian singer

Nicholas M. Donofrio

Nicholas M. Donofrio

American engineer

Carolyn Mase

Carolyn Mase

American painter

Nellie Martel

Nellie Martel


Jim Cantore

Jim Cantore

Meteorologist

Freddy Lussick

Freddy Lussick

Rugby league player

Quincy Adams Shaw

Quincy Adams Shaw

Investor

George Parkman

George Parkman


Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney

Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney

American writer

Ed Lee

Ed Lee

Former Mayor of San Francisco

David Van Slyke

David Van Slyke

Educator

Percy Statton

Percy Statton

Australian soldier

Bernard Sulzberger

Bernard Sulzberger

Australian cyclist

John Kastner

John Kastner

Canadian filmmaker

Juliette Gosselin

Juliette Gosselin

Film director

Mark Kelley

Mark Kelley

Canadian journalist

Ben Walter

Ben Walter

Ice hockey centre

Mia Vallée

Mia Vallée

Diver

Leslie Oles

Leslie Oles

Canadian ice hockey player

Frances Baard

Frances Baard

South African trade unionist

Sam Gyimah

Sam Gyimah

Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation

Sarah Jane Brown

Sarah Jane Brown

Executive

Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett

English humorist

Alex Heffes

Alex Heffes

Film composer

Andrew Gardner

Andrew Gardner

Journalist

Christopher Meyer

Christopher Meyer

Former British Ambassador to Germany

Piers Paul Read

Piers Paul Read

British novelist

Suzy Menkes

Suzy Menkes

British journalist

Nicholas. Temperley

Nicholas. Temperley

Author

Sam Togwell

Sam Togwell

Footballer

Julia Verdin

Julia Verdin

Film producer

David Halton

David Halton

Canadian biographer

Christopher Frank

Christopher Frank

French writer

Paul Layton

Paul Layton

Musician

Philip Hubble

Philip Hubble

Former butterfly swimmer

Jerry Kyd

Jerry Kyd

Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey

Jonathan Wheatley

Jonathan Wheatley


Michelle MacErlean

Michelle MacErlean

Actor

Norman Collins

Norman Collins

British writer

Ty Jeffries

Ty Jeffries

Composer

John Codner

John Codner

Painter