
Born near Boyes Hot Springs: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Tim Schafer, from Sonoma, 2 mi away. Jeff Gordon is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. 558 of the towns in California list at least one person. No town in California lists more than Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Boyes Hot Springs’ famous people
Famous people born near Boyes Hot Springs
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Nicole Mann
born 1977American astronaut of Estonian origin










Natalie Coughlin
born 1982American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boyes Hot Springs 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 (14)
- Jeff Gordon: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca De Mornay: Original: Sara Morishige Williams from San Francisco, CA, USA Derivative work: Cryptic-waveform / WikiPedant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie London: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Kael: Rollins Maxwell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H.E.R.: Authentic Culture Network, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- April Bowlby: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Coughlin: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Ghiorso: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jussie Smollett: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Mann: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Channing: Daniel House, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Schafer: Thespaff, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Ripley: Press release says "From Ripley Office"., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Logan Tom: Logan_Tom_WGP_Aug_2011.jpg: Fllovean derivative work: Yanguas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons