Born near Hypericum: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Robert B. Laughlin is the most widely known, written about in 71 languages. Closest of all is Jose Cuevas, from Farmersville, 3 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Hypericum yet. 561 of the towns in California list at least one person.
What stands out about Hypericum’s famous people
Famous people born near Hypericum
Nobody born in Hypericum is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.










Avi Kaplan
born 1989American singer and songwriter, former member of Pentatonix





William I. Traeger
1880–1935American football player and coach, politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hypericum 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)
- Robert B. Laughlin: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Mathias: Olympia-Filmi Oy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte Melkonian: Armenian Museum of Photo and Video Materials, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Nunes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Zeller: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Danals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard G. Hovannisian: iravabannet, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Marsh: Motion Picture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Johnston: Dodger27, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avi Kaplan: Aszpiga, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Owens: Asha Mines, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Baxley: TV episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keaton Ellerby: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Mills: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William I. Traeger: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Satoshi Hirayama: 博友社 (Hakuyu-sha Co., Ltd.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons