
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Matheny
Closest of all is Bob Mathias, from Tulare, 2 mi away. Tulare, which borders it, has 21 on its list, the best known Bob Mathias. The best known of them is Robert B. Laughlin, with articles in 71 languages. The list for Matheny is empty for now.
What stands out about Matheny’s famous people
Famous people born near Matheny
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Tulare’s, with 21.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Matheny 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 (8)
- Robert B. Laughlin: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyson Chandler: Tyson_Chandler_Mavs.jpg: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA derivative work: Edgars2007, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Mathias: Olympia-Filmi Oy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte Melkonian: Armenian Museum of Photo and Video Materials, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Perry: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Nunes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Shively: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Zeller: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Danals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
