Born near North El Monte: 27 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Scatman John, was born in El Monte, 2 mi away. Next door, the list for Arcadia holds 32, Tracy Caldwell Dyson first. George S. Patton is the most widely known, written about in 87 languages. The list for North El Monte is empty for now.
What stands out about North El Monte’s famous people
Famous people born near North El Monte
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Tracy Caldwell Dyson
born 1969American chemist and NASA astronaut


Genie
born 1957Abused child studied by linguists after spending most of early life locked in a room and tied to a chair
















James D. Watkins
1927–2012Chief of U.S. Naval operations (1982–86), 6th U.S. Secretary of Energy (1989–93)


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Famous people from the towns next door
Arcadia leads the towns around it, with 32 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North El Monte 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 (20)
- George S. Patton: Robert F. Cranston / Harry Warnecke, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Robbins: gdcgraphics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vania King: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beverley Mitchell: James L. Harper Jr., USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lindsay Price: Porter Hovey at http://www.porterhovey.com/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rena Sofer: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrall Imhoff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Bucknum: Harry Pot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Ford: NBC Television-photo by "Bruno of Hollywood", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Aikman: Leahdi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Cundey: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Corbett: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James D. Watkins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Larson: Harry Pot for Anefo , Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Fotopersbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989 - negatiefstroken zwart/wit, nummer toegang 2.24.01.05, bestanddeelnummer 911-5425, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Ling: vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Lindley: Helge Øverås, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Rose: Guy Rose, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Vogel: ABC Television Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Gilmore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Young Noble: Mogkilluminati, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
