Famous people · Princeton
32 famous people were born within 35 miles of Princeton
Closest of all is Ace Adams, from Willows, 12 mi away. Aaron Rodgers is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. No famous person on record lists Princeton as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 551 of the towns in California.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Aaron Rodgers
Best known
Aaron Rodgers
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Princeton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Princeton
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert H. Young
1929–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Haley Cope
born 1979American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
John Joseph Montgomery
1858–1911American aviation pioneer, inventor, scientist
Arthur L. Jarrett
1884–1960American screenwriter and actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Princeton 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 (20)
- Aaron Rodgers: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Stewart: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug LaMalfa: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Mastelotto: Mika Hiironniemi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick C. Weyand: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Yerman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Molina: Simon Dall'Aglio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Cage: Sayuncle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Joseph Montgomery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Bagby: MarkScottAustinTX, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Bigley: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Herger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Johnson: ABC Television Network 7 West 66TH Street New York 23, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winford Lee Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Branum: hinnk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Young: Cambrosch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Rideout: Brainburgers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Westlake: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Hudgens: slgckgc (original) Cropped by UCinternational, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Griffin: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Elsa Portillo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons