15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Orcutt
Zac Efron is the most widely known, written about in 95 languages. Closest of all is Conrad Ricamora, from Santa Maria, 5 mi away. Across the town line, Santa Maria lists 38, Conrad Ricamora first. No town in California lists more than Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Orcutt’s famous people
Famous people born near Orcutt
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Marla Runyan
born 1969Blind paralympics competitor, Athletics competitor, long distance runner, heptathlete, sprinter, jumper, thrower
Casey Alexander
born 1975American cartoonist, writer, director, storyboard artist and storyboard director

Robert Hunter
1941–2019American lyricist, musician, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet



Wolfgang Gartner
born 1982American DJ and record producer

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Famous people from the towns next door
Santa Maria has the longest list next door: 38.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orcutt 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)
- Zac Efron: Eva Rinaldi from Sydney Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie Brown Trafton: Tostof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hunter: briangatens, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolfgang Gartner: swimfinfan from Chicago, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Kennedy: By Catherine Tharpe, ASBP Blood Donor Recruiter, Fort Hood, Texas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons