
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mather
The nearest, Brenda Song, was born in Carmichael, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Brie Larson, with articles in 89 languages. Rancho Cordova, which borders it, has one on its list: Rafael Jauregui. No famous person’s birth in Mather is on record yet.
What stands out about Mather’s famous people
Famous people born near Mather
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Randall Bal
born 1980American swimmer, world champion, former world record-holder

Brie Larson
born 1989American actress, singer and filmmaker






Cheri Elliott
born 1970American champion female bicycle motocross (BMX) racer




Summer Sanders
born 1972American sports commentator, reporter, television personality, actress and former competition swimmer

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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Rancho Cordova counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mather 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 (14)
- Brie Larson: 2d Lt Jessica Cicchetto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Chastain: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greta Gerwig: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenda Song: Jennifer, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Didion: Kathleen Ballard, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles M. Rice: Bill Branson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Elliott: John Bauld from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Larson: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ensign: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Riley Voelkel: Frank Reina, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Summer Sanders: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelsea Wolfe: Henry W. Laurisch, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- John Daly: B Wendell Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mandisa: Jyle Dupuis from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons