Famous people · Yuma Proving Ground
Born near Yuma Proving Ground: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Bill Bredde, born in Winterhaven, 15 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Cesar Chavez, with articles in 48 languages. No entry yet names Yuma Proving Ground as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Arizona belongs to Mesa, with 54.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
25 mi
Cesar Chavez
Best known
Cesar Chavez
in 48 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Yuma Proving Ground’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Yuma Proving Ground
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cesar Chavez
1927–1993Mexican-American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yuma Proving Ground 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