
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Chino Valley
Closest of all is Jay Miner, from Prescott, 11 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Chino Valley is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Arizona belongs to Mesa, with 54. After Mesa, the next longest list in Arizona is Tucson’s, with 36.
What stands out about Chino Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Chino Valley
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Rich Buhler
1946–2012American radio talk show host and author

Eldon Rudd
1920–2002FBI Agent, politician, United States Marine Corps officer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chino Valley 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)
- Jay Miner: The original uploader was Hi-Toro at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosemary DeCamp: CBS Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Lee Corbin: Witzel Studios, L.A., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eldon Rudd: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Marks: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons