
Born near Ladera: 28 famous people within 35 miles
James Franco, born in Palo Alto, 3 mi away, is the closest. The nearest list is next door in Portola Valley: 4 names, starting with Rhett Ellison. The list for Ladera is empty for now. In all of California, the famous people on record come from 543 towns.
What stands out about Ladera’s famous people
Famous people born near Ladera
Nobody born in Ladera is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Eric Allin Cornell
born 1961American physicist, professor





Henry Cowell
1897–1965American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario
Josie Maran
born 1978American model, actress, and entrepreneur


Chelsi Smith
1973–2018Actress, singer, Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995









Kerri Walsh Jennings
born 1978American professional beach volleyball player
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Portola Valley, at 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ladera 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 (20)
- James Franco: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teri Hatcher: hyku, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Allin Cornell: Betsythedevine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Wojcicki: TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Brady: Congressman Charlie Crist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Fire: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Irving: Amy_Irving.jpg: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Wildhartlivie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Cardellini: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Haysbert: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Hinton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Carradine: Bearbeiter: Frank C. Müller, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Thieriot: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Fuller: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Boitano: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liza Soberano: Embassy of the United States, Manila / Ambassador Lee Lipton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Naroditsky: Stefan64, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diane Varsi: Hollywood Press Syndicate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larisa Oleynik: LA NY LA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex J. Walheim: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhett Ellison: Adrian_Peterson_tackled_2012-12-30.jpg: Joe Bielawa derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
