Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Mammoth Lakes

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Mammoth Lakes VillagePhoto: Perfect Zero from Los Angeles, CA, US · CC BY 2.0
Famous people · Mammoth Lakes

2 famous people were born in Mammoth Lakes

Most widely known is Carly Margulies, the American freestyle skier, with articles in 3 languages. The list has one more: the American ski coach Jim Tracy. Carly Margulies was born in 1997. No town in California lists more than Modesto, with 65.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Carly Margulies
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1997
Carly Margulies
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents

What stands out about Mammoth Lakes’ famous people

The best known

Born in Mammoth Lakes

CM#1
Sports

Carly Margulies

born 1997

American freestyle skier

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JT#2
Sports

Jim Tracy

American ski coach

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
A chosen home

Also called Mammoth Lakes home

3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Deena Kastor the best known.

Deena Kastor

Deena Kastor

born 1973

American long distance runner and marathoner

KL

Kristi Leskinen

born 1981

American freestyle skier

The town’s pick

Who’s the most famous person from Mammoth Lakes?

Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Town Square →
Your pick
No picks yet

Be the first to say who Mammoth Lakes’ most famous person is.

Or tell us

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mammoth Lakes and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

Photo credits (2)