Cesar Chavez
1927–1993Mexican-American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist
Famous people · Wellton
Born near Wellton: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Cesar Chavez, from Yuma, 20 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Wellton is on record yet. Across Arizona, 94 towns list someone born there. Mesa has the most of any town in Arizona: 54.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Cesar Chavez
Best known
Cesar Chavez
in 47 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Wellton
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wellton 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)
- Cesar Chavez: Cesar_chavez.jpg: Joel Levine derivative work: Work permit, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eduardo Franco: DannyB Photos, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Bedford: Sporteditor12345, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Brinley: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curley Culp: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons