
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Coleville
Wovoka, born in Smith Valley, 16 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Coleville. Famous people are on record for 543 of the towns in California. The longest list of any town in California belongs to Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Coleville’s famous people
Famous people born near Coleville
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coleville 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 (5)
- Wovoka: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nevada Barr: Oldbeeg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Dini: NDOT PIO Photo credit by Julie Duewel, NDOT Photographer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Brinkley: Mike Searson, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanner Thorson: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons