Born near Monument Hills: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Brie Larson, with articles in 89 languages. Thomas Haden Church, born in Woodland, 7 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Monument Hills. The longest list of any town in California belongs to Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Monument Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near Monument Hills
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Tawny Newsome
born 1983American musician, comedian, actress, writer and podcaster

Brie Larson
born 1989American actress, singer and filmmaker





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monument Hills 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)
- 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
- 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
- Andy Weir: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandria Villaseñor: Beenelson24, CC0, Wikimedia Commons