Famous people · Buena Vista
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Buena Vista
Robert Grant Aitken is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. Closest of all is Tiny Bonham, from Ione, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Buena Vista yet. The longest list of any town in California belongs to Modesto, with 65.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Robert Grant Aitken
Best known
Robert Grant Aitken
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Buena Vista’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Buena Vista
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Frank Hubbard Powers
1864–1920California State assemblyman; SF attorney; co-founded Carmel Developement Company
Tam O'Shaughnessy
born 1952American educator, children's science writer, professional tennis player
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Buena Vista?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Buena Vista’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Buena 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 (8)
- Robert Grant Aitken: www.robertaitken.net, Original uploader was Dr8 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angelo Joseph Rossi: Werner Stoy, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hodo: Mario Casciano, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Caminetti: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiny Bonham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Freitas: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Pence: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Hubbard Powers: Fassett family collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons