Born near Catalina: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Linda Ronstadt is the most widely known, written about in 60 languages. The nearest, Addison Rerecich, was born in Marana, 14 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Catalina. Across Arizona, the lists cover 95 towns.
What stands out about Catalina’s famous people
Famous people born near Catalina
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Gabby Giffords
born 1970American politician and gun control activist
Hailey Bieber
born 1996American model and television personality


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Catalina 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 (5)
- Linda Ronstadt: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabby Giffords: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Eden: www.promiflash.de - Bitte bei Bildverwendung auch Link setzen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Garcia: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Jackson: ウィ貴公子, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons