
Born near Orange Cove: 26 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Robert B. Laughlin, with articles in 71 languages. The nearest, Bryce DeWitt, was born in Dinuba, 7 mi away. No entry yet names Orange Cove as a birthplace. 545 towns across California can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Orange Cove’s famous people
Famous people born near Orange Cove
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Slim Pickens
1919–1983American rodeo performer, film and television actor


Calaway H. Dodson
1928–2020American botanist, orchidologist & taxonomist




Victor Davis Hanson
born 1953American classicist and military historian


Avi Kaplan
born 1989American singer and songwriter, former member of Pentatonix

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orange Cove 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 (16)
- Robert B. Laughlin: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryce DeWitt: Brandon dinunno, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte Melkonian: Armenian Museum of Photo and Video Materials, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slim Pickens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Zeller: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Danals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Davis Hanson: No machine-readable author provided. Rune X2 assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Hurst: Film World Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vern Mikkelsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Johnston: Dodger27, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avi Kaplan: Aszpiga, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Hoffmann Price: Will Hart from Fullerton, U.S.A. - flickr.com/photos/cthulhuwho1 - cthulhuwho1.com - youtube.com/user/CthulhuWho1, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Rogallo: NASA Langley Research Center / NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Kim: LISgirl, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Garza: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Flores: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kris Holmes: Krisholmes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons