17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Las Lomas
Closest of all is Tony Carey, from Watsonville, 4 mi away. John Steinbeck is the most widely known, written about in 148 languages. The list for Las Lomas is empty for now. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names.
What stands out about Las Lomas’ famous people
Famous people born near Las Lomas
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Joel Fabiani
born 1936American film and television actor
Jaime Cortez
Chicano graphic novelist, visual artist, writer, teacher, and performer






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Las Lomas 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 (7)
- John Steinbeck: McFadden Publications, Inc.; no photographer credited; photo likely the work of Sonya Noskowiak, as Steinbeck is wearing the same clothes from her 1935 studio session that produced the work shown here: https://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2006.74, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vanessa Hudgens: Presidential Communications Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sacheen Littlefeather: Rick Browne, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cain Velasquez: The Doppelganger (Adam Etheridge), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Verna Felton: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Cubin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Scott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons