13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Big Lagoon
Howard B. Keck, born in Trinidad, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Sara Bareilles, with articles in 50 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Big Lagoon. The longest list of any town in California belongs to Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Big Lagoon’s famous people
Famous people born near Big Lagoon
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Sara Bareilles
born 1979American recording artist; pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Lagoon 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)
- Steve Cochran: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Dunn: Nomo michael hoefner http://www.zwo5.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naomi Lang: Nürnberg Gala 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brisa Roché: Michaël Korchia from Bordeaux, France Brisa Roché by Michael Korchia on www.watoowatoo.net, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garth Iorg: Jninja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Quarry: The original uploader was East718 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willi Unsoeld: Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Laverty: Tiffany-Stahl Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons