
Kevin McCarthy
born 1965Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Closest of all is Kevin McCarthy, from Bakersfield, 4 mi away. Over the border in Bakersfield, 63 names are on record, led by Kevin McCarthy. The list for La Cresta is empty for now. Modesto has the most of any town in California: 65.
The 7 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023


Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who La Cresta’s most famous person is.
Bakersfield leads the towns around it, with 63 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Cresta 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.