
Born near Forestville: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Karen Valentine, from Sebastopol, 7 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Forestville. Rebecca De Mornay is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. No town in California lists more than Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Forestville’s famous people
Famous people born near Forestville
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.














Mike McGuire
born 1979American politician, former employee of General Dynamics
Rudolf Hess
1903–1986California painter in the German Expressionist style, and art critic

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forestville 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 (15)
- Rebecca De Mornay: Original: Sara Morishige Williams from San Francisco, CA, USA Derivative work: Cryptic-waveform / WikiPedant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie London: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ariana Richards: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jussie Smollett: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Waldo Rose: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Channing: Daniel House, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Ripley: Press release says "From Ripley Office"., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jade Puget: Rickard Laurin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Valentine: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Lamperti: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Vermeil: hshark, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Heidi Newfield: Digitaldreamz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert B. Scudder: California State Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike McGuire: State of California, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons