Born near Fort Bidwell: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Rick Sanders is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Closest of all is Steven Kistler, from Cedarville, 23 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Fort Bidwell. Famous people are on record for 559 of the towns in California.
What stands out about Fort Bidwell’s famous people
Famous people born near Fort Bidwell
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Chuck Mawhinney
1949–2024Sniper for the United States Marine Corps

Kayte Christensen
born 1980American basketball player and commentator




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Bidwell 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)
- Rick Sanders: UPI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest S. Brown: International News Soundphoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Mawhinney: PFC Garrett White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kayte Christensen: Agent Zwei at English Wikipedia (Original text: en:User:Agent Zwei), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cobina Wright: King Features Syndicate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Rooker: Kansas City Royals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reub Long: The original uploader was Orygun at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons