
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lenwood
Closest of all is Jeanne Crain, from Barstow, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Lenwood is on record yet. Of the towns next door, Barstow lists the most: 17, with Jeanne Crain first. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names.
What stands out about Lenwood’s famous people
Famous people born near Lenwood
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Stan Ridgway
born 1954American singer-songwriter and film and television composer




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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Barstow has the most people on record, 17 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lenwood 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)
- Jeanne Crain: New York Sunday News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patty Jenkins: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Van Winkle: Gage & Skidmore on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Garcia: Ryan Garcia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Ridgway: RidgwayPhotos, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Chapman: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
