
Kevin McCarthy
born 1965Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Closest of all is Kevin McCarthy, from Bakersfield, 6 mi away. Across the town line, Bakersfield lists 63, Kevin McCarthy first. No entry yet names Fairfax as a birthplace. In California, 542 towns have someone on the list.
The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023

Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Fairfax’s most famous person is.
The fullest list close by belongs to Bakersfield, with 63.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairfax 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.