
Born near Philo: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Shiloh Fernandez, from Ukiah, 14 mi away. The best known of them is Jim Ross, with articles in 32 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Philo. In all of California, the famous people on record come from 545 towns.
What stands out about Philo’s famous people
Famous people born near Philo
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.











Jim Ross
born 1952American professional wrestling commentator, professional wrestling referee, and restaurateur

Zack Stentz
born 1969American screenwriter and film producer
James Cahill
1926–2014American art historian, art collector, and university teacher


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Philo 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 (14)
- Jim Ross: No machine-readable author provided. Mshake3 assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arman: Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shiloh Fernandez: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Ceccarelli: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holly Near: Donna A. Korones, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles G. Clarke: Producers Distributing Corporation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Burke: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Erlick: Kn8916, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Harrison Standley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory E. Pyle: Office of U.S. Rep. Dan Boren (D-Oklahoma) - all images are public domain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvin Chapman: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Canty: librairie mollat, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rich Rowland: Joel Dinda: Flickr, website, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Webber: 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons