
Born near La Riviera: 32 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Brenda Song, from Carmichael, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in La Riviera. Brie Larson is the most widely known, written about in 89 languages. Of the towns next door, Sacramento lists the most: 44, with Brie Larson first.
What stands out about La Riviera’s famous people
Famous people born near La Riviera
Nobody born in La Riviera is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Manny Parra
born 1982Major League Baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds

Brie Larson
born 1989American actress, singer and filmmaker






Randall Bal
born 1980American swimmer, world champion, former world record-holder

Joan Lunden
born 1950American television journalist, an author, and a television host


Cheri Elliott
born 1970American champion female bicycle motocross (BMX) racer











Summer Sanders
born 1972American sports commentator, reporter, television personality, actress and former competition swimmer


Thomas King
born 1943Canadian writer, presenter, academic, and activist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Sacramento’s, at 44 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Riviera 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 (26)
- Brie Larson: 2d Lt Jessica Cicchetto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Chastain: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greta Gerwig: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenda Song: Jennifer, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Didion: Kathleen Ballard, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles M. Rice: Bill Branson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Elliott: John Bauld from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Larson: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ensign: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Riley Voelkel: Frank Reina, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Summer Sanders: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Wolfe: Henry W. Laurisch, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- John Daly: B Wendell Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mandisa: Jyle Dupuis from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabriela Knutson: Peter Menzel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas King: Themightyquill, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Lunden: Valder Beebe Show, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Sax: Nathan Rupert from San Diego, California, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Deeley: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Ford: SD Dirk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Akiem Hicks: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Skattebo: MMG, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denver S. Church: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J.D. Davis: Flickr user Th3TruthPhotos, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manny Parra: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Graham: Taylor_Graham.jpg: Marc W derivative work: Udeezy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

