
6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mesa
Trevor Donovan, born in Bishop, 8 mi away, is the closest. The list for Mesa is empty for now. 547 towns across California can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in California belongs to Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Mesa’s famous people
Famous people born near Mesa
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mesa 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 (4)
- Trevor Donovan: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Williams: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanton Barrett: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Vaye Watkins: Heike Steinweg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons