
Born near Keddie: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Eliza Swenson, was born in Quincy, 5 mi away. James Marsters is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. 561 towns in California have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names.
What stands out about Keddie’s famous people
Famous people born near Keddie
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Charlotte Ah Tye Chang
1873–1972American social worker and community activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Keddie 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 (6)
- James Marsters: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annette Abbott Adams: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Swenson: Rick Hornsby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Anderson: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Ellison: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Ah Tye Chang: “Charlotte Chang Photo, Form 430,” 1910, Chinese Exclusion Act case files, RG 85, National Archives-Seattle, Charlotte Chang case file, Seattle, Box RS 193, RS 29,101., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons