
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lake Wildwood
The nearest, Joanna Newsom, was born in Grass Valley, 8 mi away. 558 towns across California can name a famous person born there. The list for Lake Wildwood is empty for now. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names.
What stands out about Lake Wildwood’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Wildwood
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Christopher Stevens
1960–2012American diplomat, lawyer and ambassador to Libya





Connie Redbird Pinkerman-Uri
1930–2009First Native American woman to hold degrees in both law and medicine

Arthur L. Jarrett
1884–1960American screenwriter and actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Wildwood 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 (8)
- Joanna Newsom: aphrodite-in-nyc from new york city, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Stevens: unspecified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Riley: Sloggerbum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Royce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Sisto: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tully Marshall: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alela Diane: Martijn van de Streek from The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Bagby: MarkScottAustinTX, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons