Famous people · Ridgemark
Born near Ridgemark: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Donald Blessing, from Hollister, 4 mi away. The best known of them is John Steinbeck, with articles in 148 languages. Next door, Hollister lists 12, led by Donald Blessing. The California lists hold names for 543 towns.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
John Steinbeck
Best known
John Steinbeck
in 148 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ridgemark’s famous people
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Famous people born near Ridgemark
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgemark 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 (7)
- John Steinbeck: McFadden Publications, Inc.; no photographer credited; photo likely the work of Sonya Noskowiak, as Steinbeck is wearing the same clothes from her 1935 studio session that produced the work shown here: https://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2006.74, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vanessa Hudgens: Presidential Communications Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sacheen Littlefeather: Rick Browne, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cain Velasquez: The Doppelganger (Adam Etheridge), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Verna Felton: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Blessing: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Cubin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons