
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Clipper Mills
The best known of them is Joanna Newsom, with articles in 38 languages. Closest of all is Willie Hogan, from North San Juan, 12 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Clipper Mills. Modesto has the most of any town in California: 65.
What stands out about Clipper Mills’ famous people
Famous people born near Clipper Mills
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Charlotte Ah Tye Chang
1873–1972American social worker and community activist




Alexis Alford
born 1998American traveler, photographer, and YouTuber; youngest person to travel to every country




Robert H. Young
1929–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient




Christopher Stevens
1960–2012American diplomat, lawyer and ambassador to Libya



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clipper Mills 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 (17)
- Joanna Newsom: aphrodite-in-nyc from new york city, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Stevens: unspecified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Royce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Sisto: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tully Marshall: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug LaMalfa: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alela Diane: Martijn van de Streek from The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Yerman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Alford: Sean Kim, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Lane Englebright: Washington Press-Photo Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Goodfellow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Young: Cambrosch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur R. Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Hudgens: slgckgc (original) Cropped by UCinternational, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Hogan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Ah Tye Chang: “Charlotte Chang Photo, Form 430,” 1910, Chinese Exclusion Act case files, RG 85, National Archives-Seattle, Charlotte Chang case file, Seattle, Box RS 193, RS 29,101., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanner Vallejo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons