Famous people · North Fair Oaks
Born near North Fair Oaks: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Of the bordering towns, Redwood City has the longest list: 45, with Linda Cardellini at the top. Linda Cardellini, born in Redwood City, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dwayne Johnson, with articles in 112 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from North Fair Oaks yet.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Dwayne Johnson
Best known
Dwayne Johnson
in 112 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about North Fair Oaks’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near North Fair Oaks
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Chelsi Smith
1973–2018Actress, singer, Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995
Josie Maran
born 1978American model, actress, and entrepreneur
Eric Allin Cornell
born 1961American physicist, professor
Dwayne Johnson
born 1972American actor and professional wrestler
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Close by, the fullest list is Redwood City’s, at 45 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Fair Oaks 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 (9)
- James Franco: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Teri Hatcher: hyku, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Allin Cornell: Betsythedevine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Brady: Congressman Charlie Crist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Fire: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Irving: Amy_Irving.jpg: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Wildhartlivie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Cardellini: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Haysbert: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Hinton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Fuller: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons