Born near Davenport: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Waylon Prather, was born in Felton, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Adam Scott, with articles in 41 languages. No famous person on record lists Davenport as their birthplace yet. Modesto’s 65 names make the longest list in California.
What stands out about Davenport’s famous people
Famous people born near Davenport
Nobody born in Davenport is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Paul Locatelli
1938–2010American academic and Jesuit priest


Kendra Zanotto
born 1981Former American synchronized swimmer, now coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Davenport 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)
- Adam Scott: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marisa Miller: JennieFogarty89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Macdonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beverly Garland: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Rockhold: GhaziTwaissi, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Chaffetz: United States Congress., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynden Gooch: Skippo10, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons