
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Los Osos
Closest of all is Zac Efron, from San Luis Obispo, 9 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Los Osos. 545 towns in California have at least one famous person on record. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names.
What stands out about Los Osos’ famous people
Famous people born near Los Osos
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Wolfgang Gartner
born 1982American DJ and record producer






Robert Hunter
1941–2019American lyricist, musician, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet

Elena Verdugo
1925–2017American actress
Christine Clayburg
born 1973American actress

Jason Botts
born 1980American baseball player

Randall Reid
1931–1992Literary critic
Casey Alexander
born 1975American cartoonist, writer, director, storyboard artist and storyboard director


Marla Runyan
born 1969Blind paralympics competitor, Athletics competitor, long distance runner, heptathlete, sprinter, jumper, thrower

Robin Ventura
born 1967Baseball player and manager from the United States
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Los Osos 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 (15)
- 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
- Robert Hunter: briangatens, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Wolfgang Gartner: swimfinfan from Chicago, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Kennedy: By Catherine Tharpe, ASBP Blood Donor Recruiter, Fort Hood, Texas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Patak: MaryG90, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Ventura: Jesse_Orosco_Dwight_Gooden_and_Robin_Ventura.jpg: Michael Baron from Bronx, NY, USA derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenda Holloway: Igbochild[1], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Barden: 與那嶺勲 on Picasa Web Albums (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Mayhew: Nascar9919, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Botts: Dopefish, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Truly Shattuck: The Burr Publishing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Rhyne: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons