Famous people · August
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of August
Chris Isaak, born in Stockton, 3 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from August yet. Of the towns next door, Stockton lists the most: 45, with Chris Isaak first. 544 towns in California have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Chris Isaak
Best known
Chris Isaak
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about August’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near August
Nobody born in August is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Daniel Goleman
born 1946American psychologist and journalist
Kara Walker
born 1969American painter and installation artist
Jose M. Hernandez
born 1962American engineer and astronaut
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Stockton has the most people on record, 45 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is August 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 (8)
- Chris Isaak: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Goleman: World Economic Forum, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Diaz: Bhenricksen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Speed: Yu Chu Chin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kara Walker: studio international, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Diaz: Bhenricksen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dev: DEV_at_2011_MMVA.jpg: Vervegirl Canada derivative work: PancakeMistake, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jose M. Hernandez: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons