Famous people · Murphys
Born near Murphys: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Peter Muldoon, born in Columbia, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is T.J. Dillashaw, with articles in 22 languages. No famous person on record lists Murphys as their birthplace yet. Across California, the lists cover 543 towns.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
T.J. Dillashaw
Best known
T.J. Dillashaw
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Murphys’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Murphys
Nobody born in Murphys is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Tam O'Shaughnessy
born 1952American educator, children's science writer, professional tennis player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Murphys 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 (13)
- T.J. Dillashaw: K.O. Artist Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Mouron Belli: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rocco Prestia: Brett Valentine, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hodo: Mario Casciano, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Muldoon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Adams: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Gagnon: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James O. Barrows: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike McCormick: Cincinnati Reds - 1940 Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Kress: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catfish Metkovich: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ione Bright: Studio of Luther S. White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael D. Haskins: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons