17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake Nacimiento
No famous person’s birth in Lake Nacimiento is on record yet. The nearest, Hamp Pool, was born in San Miguel, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Zac Efron, with articles in 95 languages. Across California, the lists cover 551 towns.
What stands out about Lake Nacimiento’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Nacimiento
Nobody born in Lake Nacimiento is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Elena Verdugo
1925–2017American actress
Christine Clayburg
born 1973American actress
Randall Reid
1931–1992Literary critic





Wolfgang Gartner
born 1982American DJ and record producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Nacimiento 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 (6)
- Zac Efron: Eva Rinaldi from Sydney Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie Brown Trafton: Tostof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Johnson: André Zehetbauer from Schwerin, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elena Verdugo: Photographer: John Engstead, Beverly Hills., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Kennedy: By Catherine Tharpe, ASBP Blood Donor Recruiter, Fort Hood, Texas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolfgang Gartner: swimfinfan from Chicago, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons