9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Courtland
The nearest, Bo Eason, was born in Walnut Grove, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Brie Larson, with articles in 90 languages. No entry yet names Courtland as a birthplace. In California, 556 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Courtland’s famous people
Famous people born near Courtland
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Brie Larson
born 1989American actress, singer and filmmaker





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Courtland 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 (7)
- Brie Larson: 2d Lt Jessica Cicchetto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Chastain: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greta Gerwig: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Didion: Kathleen Ballard, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles M. Rice: Bill Branson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Elliott: John Bauld from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Larson: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons