
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Sonora
The nearest, T.J. Dillashaw, was born in Sonora, 2 mi away. 549 of the towns in California list at least one person. No entry yet names East Sonora as a birthplace. Modesto’s 65 names make the longest list in California.
What stands out about East Sonora’s famous people
Famous people born near East Sonora
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Sonora lists the most people: 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Sonora 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)
- T.J. Dillashaw: K.O. Artist Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Mouron Belli: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rocco Prestia: Brett Valentine, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Muldoon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Adams: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Gagnon: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike McCormick: Cincinnati Reds - 1940 Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
