
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Newman
The nearest, Ann Getty, was born in Gustine, 5 mi away. The best known of them is George Lucas, with articles in 133 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Newman. No town in California lists more than Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Newman’s famous people
Famous people born near Newman
The 27 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Amazon Eve
born 1979American model, fitness trainer, and actress

Josh Harder
born 1986U.S. Representative from California's 10th congressional district






George Lucas
born 1944American filmmaker and philanthropist




Ann Veneman
born 1949Executive Director of UNICEF and United States Secretary of Agriculture

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newman 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)
- Mark Spitz: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar Photograph: Vinod Divakaran (www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boaz Myhill: Will Viles / Will bcfc at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Angel: Siike Donnelly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Veneman: USDA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cy Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dot Jones: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Talitha Bateman: Faces and Facets, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amazon Eve: Amazing Eve Entertainment, LLC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Harder: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Dearing: Leo McCarey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Coelho: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Suzuki: Photographer-Friedman-Abeles, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Getty: Steve Fontanini, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Berryhill: California State Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Franceschini: Jean-Baptiste LABRUNE from Cambridge, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eunice Sato: Press-Telegram, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Berryhill: Office of Bill Berryhill, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons