
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lucerne
Closest of all is Arman, from Nice, 7 mi away. Ariana Richards is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. No entry yet names Lucerne as a birthplace. Across California, 544 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Lucerne’s famous people
Famous people born near Lucerne
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Rudolph E. Abel
1902–1974American film and television producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lucerne 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)
- Ariana Richards: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arman: Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Waldo Rose: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shiloh Fernandez: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holly Near: Donna A. Korones, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles G. Clarke: Producers Distributing Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons