Born near Lakehead: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jim Hanks, was born in Shasta, 22 mi away. Megan Rapinoe is the most widely known, written about in 70 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Lakehead yet. No town in California lists more than Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Lakehead’s famous people
Famous people born near Lakehead
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Brian Sandoval
born 196329th Governor of Nevada and former United States District Judge

Kevin Sharp
1970–2014American country music singer, author, and motivational speaker




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakehead 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)
- Megan Rapinoe: Daniel Nickson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita Loos: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Sandoval: Brian Sandoval, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francesca Eastwood: Massod123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Little: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Muller: Underwood & Underwood - Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Leary: Olympic Athletic Club (San Francisco, California), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. J. Wilson: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons