
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Meyers
Closest of all is Jamie Anderson, from South Lake Tahoe, 7 mi away. No entry yet names Meyers as a birthplace. Across California, 544 towns list someone born there. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names.
What stands out about Meyers’ famous people
Famous people born near Meyers
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Lydia Adams-Williams
1867–1928American writer and conservationist





Nancy Angelo
born 1953Organizational psychologist/formerly(performance/video artist)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Meyers 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)
- Jamie Anderson: The Camp of Champions Snowboard & Ski Summer Camp from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Amodei: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice E. McLoughlin: The Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Woodland: Lesley Bohm, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Namoff: Doug Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Needham: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Little: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Adams-Williams: Deseret News, 1917, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons