Famous people · Castle Hill
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Castle Hill
The nearest, Kyle Gass, was born in Walnut Creek, 2 mi away. Across the town line, Walnut Creek lists 48, Kyle Gass first. Not one famous person on record comes from Castle Hill yet. Tom Hanks is the most widely known, written about in 136 languages.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Tom Hanks
Best known
Tom Hanks
in 136 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Castle Hill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Castle Hill
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Rachel Maddow
born 1973American television news host and political commentator
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Walnut Creek has the longest list next door: 48.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Castle Hill 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)
- Tom Hanks: Eva Rinaldi from Abbotsford, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mahershala Ali: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Schelling: Alvaro conde, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Lee: Obata family, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Brubeck: Pablosecca, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Burton: Distributed by Megaforce Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Tan: Robert Foothorap, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe DiMaggio: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons