
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Phoenix Lake
No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Phoenix Lake. Closest of all is T.J. Dillashaw, from Sonora, 5 mi away. 547 towns in California have at least one famous person on record. Modesto has the most of any town in California: 65.
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Famous people born near Phoenix Lake
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.












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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Phoenix Lake 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 (12)
- T.J. Dillashaw: K.O. Artist Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Mouron Belli: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rocco Prestia: Brett Valentine, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Muldoon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Adams: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Gagnon: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James O. Barrows: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike McCormick: Cincinnati Reds - 1940 Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Kress: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catfish Metkovich: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ione Bright: Studio of Luther S. White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael D. Haskins: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons