16 famous people were born within 35 miles of North Gate
Kyle Gass, born in Walnut Creek, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Tom Hanks, with articles in 136 languages. The list for North Gate is empty for now. Next door, Walnut Creek lists 48, led by Kyle Gass.
What stands out about North Gate’s famous people
Famous people born near North Gate
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Walnut Creek lists the most people: 48.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North 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 (5)
- Tom Hanks: Eva Rinaldi from Abbotsford, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Brubeck: Pablosecca, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe DiMaggio: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dante Basco: dmgice, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wondolowski: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons