
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake Mathews
Amy Lee, born in Riverside, 8 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lake Mathews. 547 of the towns in California list at least one person. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names.
What stands out about Lake Mathews’ famous people
Famous people born near Lake Mathews
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.












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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Mathews 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 (12)
- Amy Lee: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reggie Miller: Flickr user Philadelphia 76ers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Bonds: Jim Accordino at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyack205/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tori Kelly: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Parks: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Edward Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cameron Townsend: Copyright holder is Wycliffe USA, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Calvert: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamaal Franklin: Djh57, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teresa Scanlan: Lt. Col. Martha Brooks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cayla Barnes: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cirilo Flores: Spongie555, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons