Famous people · Big Bend
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Big Bend
Closest of all is Erick Lindgren, from Burney, 16 mi away. The best known of them is Anita Loos, with articles in 41 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Big Bend. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Anita Loos
Best known
Anita Loos
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Big Bend’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Big Bend
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Megan Dahle
born 1975American politician from California
Dan Hawkins
born 1960American football player and coach, sportscaster
Denver S. Dickerson
1872–192511th Governor of Nevada from the Silver – Democratic coalition party.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Bend 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 (11)
- Anita Loos: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Little: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Muller: Underwood & Underwood - Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erick Lindgren: Photos by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D. J. Wilson: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denver S. Dickerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Huntingdon: Associated Press Wirephoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Williams: NOIRLab/AURA/NSF, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Dahle: California State Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Hadwick: California State Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Coleman: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons