Famous people · Highlands
Born near Highlands: 31 famous people within 35 miles
Tom Brady, born in San Mateo, 3 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, San Mateo lists the most: 48, with Tom Brady first. The best known of them is James Franco, with articles in 83 languages. 543 of the towns in California list at least one person.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
James Franco
Best known
James Franco
in 83 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Highlands’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Highlands
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Hart Hanson
born 1957American television producer and writer
Chelsi Smith
1973–2018Actress, singer, Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995
Henry Cowell
1897–1965American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario
Josie Maran
born 1978American model, actress, and entrepreneur
Eric Allin Cornell
born 1961American physicist, professor
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Highlands?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Highlands’ most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, San Mateo counts 48 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highlands 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 (25)
- James Franco: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teri Hatcher: hyku, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Allin Cornell: Betsythedevine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Brady: Congressman Charlie Crist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Fire: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Irving: Amy_Irving.jpg: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Wildhartlivie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Cardellini: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzanne Somers: The Heart Truth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Haysbert: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Hinton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Carradine: Bearbeiter: Frank C. Müller, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Fuller: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Naroditsky: Stefan64, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diane Varsi: Hollywood Press Syndicate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex J. Walheim: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Abizaid: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruggiero Ricci: Aladár Székely, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tierna Davidson: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew W.K.: Roberta, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Eastman: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Fisher: Dfcole, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harald Andersson: Vicke Malmström, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron "Pigpen" McKernan: Warner Bros. Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hart Hanson: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Crosby: Bert Verhoeff for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons