
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Spring Valley
The best known of them is Jay Miner, with articles in 20 languages. Closest of all is Elizabeth Marks, from Prescott Valley, 20 mi away. Across Arizona, the lists cover 94 towns. Not one famous person on record comes from Spring Valley yet.
What stands out about Spring Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Spring Valley
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Eldon Rudd
1920–2002FBI Agent, politician, United States Marine Corps officer



Rich Buhler
1946–2012American radio talk show host and author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spring 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