Born near Rio Dell: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Steven W. Mosher, born in Scotia, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Sara Bareilles, with articles in 50 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Rio Dell. 542 towns in California have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Rio Dell’s famous people
Famous people born near Rio Dell
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Sara Bareilles
born 1979American recording artist; pop rock singer-songwriter and pianist




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rio Dell 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)
- Steve Cochran: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor Dunn: Nomo michael hoefner http://www.zwo5.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ferguson: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Naomi Lang: Nürnberg Gala 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brisa Roché: Michaël Korchia from Bordeaux, France Brisa Roché by Michael Korchia on www.watoowatoo.net, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Villopoto: Adam Robinson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald H. Clausen: U.S. House of Representatives Official Portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons