19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Keyes
Closest of all is Cade Cowell, from Ceres, 4 mi away. The best known of them is George Lucas, with articles in 133 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Keyes. In all of California, the famous people on record come from 543 towns.
What stands out about Keyes’ famous people
Famous people born near Keyes
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Amazon Eve
born 1979American model, fitness trainer, and actress




Ann Veneman
born 1949Executive Director of UNICEF and United States Secretary of Agriculture

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Keyes 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)
- Mark Spitz: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar Photograph: Vinod Divakaran (www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boaz Myhill: Will Viles / Will bcfc at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Angel: Siike Donnelly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Veneman: USDA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cy Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dot Jones: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Talitha Bateman: Faces and Facets, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amazon Eve: Amazing Eve Entertainment, LLC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons