
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bella Vista
Closest of all is Megan Rapinoe, from Redding, 8 mi away. No entry yet names Bella Vista as a birthplace. 547 of the towns in California list at least one person. Modesto’s 65 names make the longest list in California.
What stands out about Bella Vista’s famous people
Famous people born near Bella Vista
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Brian Sandoval
born 196329th Governor of Nevada and former United States District Judge

Kevin Sharp
1970–2014American country music singer, author, and motivational speaker

Denver S. Dickerson
1872–192511th Governor of Nevada from the Silver – Democratic coalition party.



James Henry Glennon
1857–1940American naval rear admiral and Navy Cross recipient
Tom Bruce
1952–2020American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bella Vista 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)
- Megan Rapinoe: Daniel Nickson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Sandoval: Brian Sandoval, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francesca Eastwood: Massod123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Leary: Olympic Athletic Club (San Francisco, California), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denver S. Dickerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Glennon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Charles Behrens: Jack Kightlinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons