Famous people · Happy Valley
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Happy Valley
Megan Rapinoe, born in Redding, 8 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Redding lists the most: 34, with Megan Rapinoe first. No famous person’s birth in Happy Valley is on record yet. In all of California, the famous people on record come from 547 towns.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Megan Rapinoe
Best known
Megan Rapinoe
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Happy Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Happy Valley
Nobody born in Happy Valley is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Brian Sandoval
born 196329th Governor of Nevada and former United States District Judge
Kevin Sharp
1970–2014American country music singer, author, and motivational speaker
Denver S. Dickerson
1872–192511th Governor of Nevada from the Silver – Democratic coalition party.
James Henry Glennon
1857–1940American naval rear admiral and Navy Cross recipient
Tom Bruce
1952–2020American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Happy Valley 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)
- Megan Rapinoe: Daniel Nickson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Sandoval: Brian Sandoval, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francesca Eastwood: Massod123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Leary: Olympic Athletic Club (San Francisco, California), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denver S. Dickerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Glennon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Charles Behrens: Jack Kightlinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons