
Born near Crestline: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Gene Hackman, from San Bernardino, 8 mi away. Lake Arrowhead’s list, next door, has 3 names, Jason Hall first among them. So far, no famous person on record was born in Crestline. Across California, the lists cover 543 towns.
What stands out about Crestline’s famous people
Famous people born near Crestline
Nobody born in Crestline is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Edith Head
1897–1981American film and television costumer











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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Lake Arrowhead, at 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crestline 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 (14)
- Gene Hackman: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Lee: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Barker: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reggie Miller: Flickr user Philadelphia 76ers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- LaKeith Stanfield: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Bonds: Jim Accordino at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyack205/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Modine: Lance Cpl. Pranav Ramakrishna, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patty Jenkins: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Head: Rothschild Photo Los Angeles., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Fagerbakke: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Edu: u/reepers_hellcat, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon Boxx: Ampatent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Argota: Ilya Haykinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Torri Edwards: Eckhard Pecher (Arcimboldo), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons