Born near Cowan: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Cade Cowell, from Ceres, 3 mi away. George Lucas is the most widely known, written about in 133 languages. No entry yet names Cowan as a birthplace. In California, 559 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Cowan’s famous people
Famous people born near Cowan
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Ann Veneman
born 1949Executive Director of UNICEF and United States Secretary of Agriculture



Amazon Eve
born 1979American model, fitness trainer, and actress

Josh Harder
born 1986U.S. Representative from California's 10th congressional district
Patricia Rieff Anawalt
1924–2015Author, editor, and museum director from the United States
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cowan 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)
- Mark Spitz: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar Photograph: Vinod Divakaran (www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boaz Myhill: Will Viles / Will bcfc at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Angel: Siike Donnelly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Veneman: USDA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dot Jones: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Talitha Bateman: Faces and Facets, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amazon Eve: Amazing Eve Entertainment, LLC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Harder: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons