
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rail Road Flat
The nearest, Angelo Joseph Rossi, was born in Volcano, 9 mi away. Robert Grant Aitken is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. No famous person’s birth in Rail Road Flat is on record yet. The California lists hold names for 545 towns.
What stands out about Rail Road Flat’s famous people
Famous people born near Rail Road Flat
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Tam O'Shaughnessy
born 1952American educator, children's science writer, professional tennis player



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rail Road Flat 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)
- Robert Grant Aitken: www.robertaitken.net, Original uploader was Dr8 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angelo Joseph Rossi: Werner Stoy, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hodo: Mario Casciano, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Caminetti: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Pence: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons