
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mountain Gate
The nearest, Megan Rapinoe, was born in Redding, 10 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Mountain Gate yet. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names. Alameda has the second-longest list in California, after Modesto, with 64.
What stands out about Mountain Gate’s famous people
Famous people born near Mountain Gate
Nobody born in Mountain Gate is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Brian Sandoval
born 196329th Governor of Nevada and former United States District Judge

Kevin Sharp
1970–2014American country music singer, author, and motivational speaker



Denver S. Dickerson
1872–192511th Governor of Nevada from the Silver – Democratic coalition party.

James Henry Glennon
1857–1940American naval rear admiral and Navy Cross recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mountain Gate 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 (7)
- Megan Rapinoe: Daniel Nickson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Sandoval: Brian Sandoval, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francesca Eastwood: Massod123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Leary: Olympic Athletic Club (San Francisco, California), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denver S. Dickerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Glennon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Charles Behrens: Jack Kightlinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons