Born near La Selva Beach: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Tony Carey, from Watsonville, 4 mi away. Adam Scott is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. No entry yet names La Selva Beach as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in California belongs to Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about La Selva Beach’s famous people
Famous people born near La Selva Beach
Nobody born in La Selva Beach is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Joel Fabiani
born 1936American film and television actor






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Selva Beach 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)
- Adam Scott: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marisa Miller: JennieFogarty89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beverly Garland: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Rockhold: GhaziTwaissi, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund McMillen: Edmund_McMillen_-_Game_Developers_Conference_2010_-_Day_2.jpg: https://www.flickr.com/photos/officialgdc/ derivative work: KiD 38, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynden Gooch: Skippo10, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons