
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Loyola
Max Thieriot, born in Los Altos Hills, 3 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Los Altos lists 7, led by Lorrie Fair-Allen. The best known of them is James Franco, with articles in 83 languages. Across California, 547 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Loyola’s famous people
Famous people born near Loyola
Nobody born in Loyola is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Eric Allin Cornell
born 1961American physicist, professor







Kerri Walsh Jennings
born 1978American professional beach volleyball player


Henry Cowell
1897–1965American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario
Josie Maran
born 1978American model, actress, and entrepreneur




Chelsi Smith
1973–2018Actress, singer, Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995


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Famous people from the towns next door
Los Altos leads the towns around it, with 7 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Loyola 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 (20)
- James Franco: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teri Hatcher: hyku, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Allin Cornell: Betsythedevine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Wojcicki: TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Fire: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Irving: Amy_Irving.jpg: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Wildhartlivie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Cardellini: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Wills: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Macdonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Thieriot: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Fuller: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Boitano: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liza Soberano: Embassy of the United States, Manila / Ambassador Lee Lipton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larisa Oleynik: LA NY LA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Cowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Wiseman: Caroline Bonarde Ucci at https://www.flickr.com/photos/caroline_bonarde/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rex J. Walheim: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ena Shibahara: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Abizaid: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorrie Fair-Allen: Embassy of the United States in Paraguay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

