
Born near Ridgecrest Heights: 6 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Mark Hoppus, from Ridgecrest, 3 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Ridgecrest Heights yet. In all of California, the famous people on record come from 551 towns. Modesto has the most of any town in California: 65.
What stands out about Ridgecrest Heights’ famous people
Famous people born near Ridgecrest Heights
They were born in 1 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Ridgecrest has the most on record, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgecrest Heights 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 (3)
- Mark Hoppus: Brennan Schnell, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. D. Martin: https://www.flickr.com/people/misschatter/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Battles: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
