Born near Amador City: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, William J. Coyle, was born in Sutter Creek, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Ernest Gallo, with articles in 12 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Amador City. Modesto has the most of any town in California: 65.
What stands out about Amador City’s famous people
Famous people born near Amador City
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Frank Hubbard Powers
1864–1920California State assemblyman; SF attorney; co-founded Carmel Developement Company

Tam O'Shaughnessy
born 1952American educator, children's science writer, professional tennis player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Amador City 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)
- Angelo Joseph Rossi: Werner Stoy, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hodo: Mario Casciano, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Caminetti: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiny Bonham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Pence: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hubbard Powers: Fassett family collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons