
Born near Montara: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Suzanne Somers, from San Bruno, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Montara. Steve Jobs is the most widely known, written about in 231 languages. Famous people are on record for 545 of the towns in California.
What stands out about Montara’s famous people
Famous people born near Montara
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Chelsi Smith
1973–2018Actress, singer, Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995

Steve Jobs
1955–2011American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc.

Jack London
1876–1916American author, journalist and social activist

Clint Eastwood
born 1930American actor and film director


Isadora Duncana
1877–1927American dancer and choreographer
Josie Maran
born 1978American model, actress, and entrepreneur
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montara 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)
- Steve Jobs: MetalGearLiquid, based on File:Steve_Jobs_Headshot_2010-CROP.jpg made by Matt Yohe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack London: published by L C Page and Company Boston 1903, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clint Eastwood: Raffi Asdourian, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Frost: Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isadora Duncana: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Brady: Congressman Charlie Crist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Cardellini: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzanne Somers: The Heart Truth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons