
Born near Highgrove: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Matthew Modine, was born in Loma Linda, 4 mi away. Gene Hackman is the most widely known, written about in 86 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Highgrove. Across the town line, Riverside lists 35, Amy Lee first.
What stands out about Highgrove’s famous people
Famous people born near Highgrove
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Edith Head
1897–1981American film and television costumer







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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Riverside: 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highgrove 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 (14)
- Gene Hackman: Chicago Daily News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Lee: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Barker: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reggie Miller: Flickr user Philadelphia 76ers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- LaKeith Stanfield: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Bonds: Jim Accordino at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyack205/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Modine: Lance Cpl. Pranav Ramakrishna, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Head: Rothschild Photo Los Angeles., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Fagerbakke: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice Edu: u/reepers_hellcat, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannon Boxx: Ampatent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Argota: Ilya Haykinson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lil Xan: Sony Music Korea, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Torri Edwards: Eckhard Pecher (Arcimboldo), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
