22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ivanhoe
Robert B. Laughlin is the most widely known, written about in 71 languages. The nearest, Jose Cuevas, was born in Farmersville, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Ivanhoe is on record yet. In California, 544 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Ivanhoe’s famous people
Famous people born near Ivanhoe
Nobody born in Ivanhoe is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ivanhoe 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 (8)
- 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
- Bryce DeWitt: Brandon dinunno, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Paul Hurst: Film World Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons