Famous people · Alta
Born near Alta: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Alice Fong Yu, born in Washington, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Joanna Newsom, with articles in 38 languages. No famous person on record lists Alta as their birthplace yet. 544 towns across California can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Joanna Newsom
Best known
Joanna Newsom
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Alta’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Alta
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Christopher Stevens
1960–2012American diplomat, lawyer and ambassador to Libya
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
1933–2025Northern Cheyenne politician, athlete and rancher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alta 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 (7)
- Joanna Newsom: aphrodite-in-nyc from new york city, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Stevens: unspecified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Riley: Sloggerbum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Royce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Sisto: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stacy Dragila: Silvjose at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell: United States Senate [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons