
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rancho Murieta
Ben Deeley, born in Folsom, 11 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Brenda Song, with articles in 59 languages. The list for Rancho Murieta is empty for now. In California, 550 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Rancho Murieta’s famous people
Famous people born near Rancho Murieta
The 27 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Randall Bal
born 1980American swimmer, world champion, former world record-holder

Joan Lunden
born 1950American television journalist, an author, and a television host





Manny Parra
born 1982Major League Baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds

Cheri Elliott
born 1970American champion female bicycle motocross (BMX) racer


Who’s the most famous person from Rancho Murieta?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Rancho Murieta’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rancho Murieta 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 (16)
- Brenda Song: Jennifer, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Daly: B Wendell Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mandisa: Jyle Dupuis from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabriela Knutson: Peter Menzel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Lunden: Valder Beebe Show, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sematary: Spughetti, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Deeley: Universal Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Ford: SD Dirk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denver S. Church: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Manny Parra: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Graham: Taylor_Graham.jpg: Marc W derivative work: Udeezy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diane Bryant: Intel Free Press, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiny Bonham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Freitas: Minda Haas Kuhlmann: flickr, personal website, twitter, instagram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Book: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Richards: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons