10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oro Valley
Among those who made it their home is Adam Kwasman. The best known of them is Linda Ronstadt, with articles in 60 languages. George Banks, born in Rillito, 10 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Oro Valley.
What stands out about Oro Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Oro Valley
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


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



Also called Oro Valley home
One more notable person made the town home: Adam Kwasman.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oro 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 (6)
- Adam Kwasman: treyterry, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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