
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Monte Sereno
Steve Wozniak is the most widely known, written about in 105 languages. Closest of all is Ross Macdonald, from Los Gatos, 2 mi away. Of the towns next door, Los Gatos lists the most: 37, with Ross Macdonald first. The California lists hold names for 545 towns.
What stands out about Monte Sereno’s famous people
Famous people born near Monte Sereno
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Kerri Walsh Jennings
born 1978American professional beach volleyball player
Steve Wozniak
born 1950American computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.

Michio Kaku
born 1947U.S.-American theoretical physicist, futurist and author









Eric Allin Cornell
born 1961American physicist, professor


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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Los Gatos’, at 37 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monte Sereno 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 (17)
- James Franco: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michio Kaku: Cristiano Sant´Anna, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teri Hatcher: hyku, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Allin Cornell: Betsythedevine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Wojcicki: TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Fire: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudley R. Herschbach: Conrad Erb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Holloway: Kristin Dos Santos from Los Angeles, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Irving: Amy_Irving.jpg: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Wildhartlivie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Walsh: Samhsa, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Farley Granger: Jack Albin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Macdonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Thieriot: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Boitano: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liza Soberano: Embassy of the United States, Manila / Ambassador Lee Lipton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larisa Oleynik: LA NY LA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Guest: Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

