Leon Panetta
born 1938American politician, Secretary of Defense 2011–2013
Famous people · Del Rey Oaks
Born near Del Rey Oaks: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Leon Panetta, from Monterey, 3 mi away. The best known of them is John Steinbeck, with articles in 148 languages. Over the border in Monterey, 53 names are on record, led by Leon Panetta. No famous person on record lists Del Rey Oaks as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
John Steinbeck
Best known
John Steinbeck
in 148 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Del Rey Oaks’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Del Rey Oaks
Nobody born in Del Rey Oaks is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Tory Belleci
born 1970Film maker and model maker, MythBusters build team member
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Monterey: 53.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Del Rey Oaks 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)
- John Steinbeck: McFadden Publications, Inc.; no photographer credited; photo likely the work of Sonya Noskowiak, as Steinbeck is wearing the same clothes from her 1935 studio session that produced the work shown here: https://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2006.74, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vanessa Hudgens: Presidential Communications Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Panetta: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Metcalfe: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Sumpter: Sumpter.jpg: Joyce Costello derivative work: Alelapenya, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sacheen Littlefeather: Rick Browne, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Courtney: Dmcourtn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tory Belleci: ViNull, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cain Velasquez: The Doppelganger (Adam Etheridge), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Verna Felton: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Sargent: American Broadcasting Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. R. Celski: J steez16, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Cubin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamaree Bouyea: donsathletics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons