Born near Dales: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Robert Shaw, from Red Bluff, 14 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Dales. Megan Rapinoe is the most widely known, written about in 71 languages. The longest list of any town in California belongs to Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Dales’ famous people
Famous people born near Dales
Nobody born in Dales is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Tom Bruce
1952–2020American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder

Denver S. Dickerson
1872–192511th Governor of Nevada from the Silver – Democratic coalition party.


Brian Sandoval
born 196329th Governor of Nevada and former United States District Judge

Kevin Sharp
1970–2014American country music singer, author, and motivational speaker

Blaire White
born 1993American YouTuber and political commentator


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dales 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)
- Megan Rapinoe: Daniel Nickson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Sandoval: Brian Sandoval, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francesca Eastwood: Massod123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaire White: Joey Sarson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Leary: Olympic Athletic Club (San Francisco, California), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denver S. Dickerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Reddick: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons