Famous people · College City
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of College City
The best known of them is Thomas Haden Church, with articles in 70 languages. Closest of all is Frederick C. Weyand, from Arbuckle, 3 mi away. No famous person’s birth in College City is on record yet. Modesto’s 65 names make the longest list in California.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Thomas Haden Church
Best known
Thomas Haden Church
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about College City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near College City
Nobody born in College City is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John Joseph Montgomery
1858–1911American aviation pioneer, inventor, scientist
Rudolph E. Abel
1902–1974American film and television producer
Arthur L. Jarrett
1884–1960American screenwriter and actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is College City 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)
- Dustin Pedroia: Eric Kilby from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Stewart: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick C. Weyand: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Molina: Simon Dall'Aglio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jillian Camarena-Williams: Erik van Leeuwen, attribution: Erik van Leeuwen (bron: Wikipedia)., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Joseph Montgomery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Bagby: MarkScottAustinTX, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Herger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons