
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Kelly Ridge
The nearest, Doug LaMalfa, was born in Oroville, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Kelly Ridge. Modesto has the most of any town in California: 65. After Modesto, the next longest list in California is Alameda’s, with 64.
What stands out about Kelly Ridge’s famous people
Famous people born near Kelly Ridge
Nobody born in Kelly Ridge is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Robert H. Young
1929–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient


Nate Smith
born 1985American country music singer, musician and songwriter


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kelly Ridge 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 (7)
- Doug LaMalfa: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Yerman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Smith: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winford Lee Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Young: Cambrosch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Westlake: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Hudgens: slgckgc (original) Cropped by UCinternational, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons