Photo: Perfect Zero from Los Angeles, CA, US · CC BY 2.02 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.
What stands out about Mammoth Lakes’ famous people
Born in Mammoth Lakes
Also called Mammoth Lakes home
3 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Deena Kastor the best known.


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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)
- Deena Kastor: Sarah, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Aaker: Photographer-Robert R. Blanch, Minneapolis., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons