
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Laguna Woods
Closest of all is David Henrie, from Mission Viejo, 4 mi away. Michelle Pfeiffer is the most widely known, written about in 101 languages. Among those who made it their home is Gregory Sierra. Of the towns next door, Irvine lists the most: 38, with Will Ferrell first.
What stands out about Laguna Woods’ famous people
Famous people born near Laguna Woods
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Will Ferrell
born 1967American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer



Jolene Marie Rotinsulu
born 1996Indonesian beauty pageant winner
Lindsey Stirling
born 1986American violinist, musician, dancer, performance artist, singer and composer

Mike Pompeo
born 1963American politician, United States Secretary of State

Jessica Hardy
born 1987American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder

Also called Laguna Woods home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Laguna Woods, though born elsewhere.

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Famous people from the towns next door
3 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Laguna Woods 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 (9)
- Gregory Sierra: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Pfeiffer: joyparris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Pompeo: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael B. Jordan: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keri Russell: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Henrie: David_Henrie_2010.jpg: Music4mix at https://www.flickr.com/photos/music4mix/ derivative work: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jolene Marie Rotinsulu: Ezagren (bicara / talk), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren German: Sue Lukenbaugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Conrad: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
