
Born near Edna: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Zac Efron, born in San Luis Obispo, 5 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Edna yet. The longest list of any town in California belongs to Modesto, with 65. After Modesto, the next longest list in California is Alameda’s, with 64.
What stands out about Edna’s famous people
Famous people born near Edna
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Robert Hunter
1941–2019American lyricist, musician, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet
Casey Alexander
born 1975American cartoonist, writer, director, storyboard artist and storyboard director

Marla Runyan
born 1969Blind paralympics competitor, Athletics competitor, long distance runner, heptathlete, sprinter, jumper, thrower

Elena Verdugo
1925–2017American actress
Christine Clayburg
born 1973American actress
Randall Reid
1931–1992Literary critic
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edna 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 (5)
- Zac Efron: Eva Rinaldi from Sydney Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie Brown Trafton: Tostof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hunter: briangatens, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Johnson: André Zehetbauer from Schwerin, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elena Verdugo: Photographer: John Engstead, Beverly Hills., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons