30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Riverdale Park
George Lucas, born in Modesto, 3 mi away, is the closest. Across the town line, Modesto lists 65, George Lucas first. No entry yet names Riverdale Park as a birthplace. 551 of the towns in California list at least one person.
What stands out about Riverdale Park’s famous people
Famous people born near Riverdale Park
The 30 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Ann Veneman
born 1949Executive Director of UNICEF and United States Secretary of Agriculture









Amazon Eve
born 1979American model, fitness trainer, and actress

Josh Harder
born 1986U.S. Representative from California's 10th congressional district



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Famous people from the towns next door
Modesto has the longest list next door: 65.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riverdale Park 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 (17)
- Mark Spitz: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar Photograph: Vinod Divakaran (www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Speed: Yu Chu Chin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boaz Myhill: Will Viles / Will bcfc at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Angel: Siike Donnelly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Veneman: USDA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cy Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dot Jones: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Talitha Bateman: Faces and Facets, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amazon Eve: Amazing Eve Entertainment, LLC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Harder: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Dearing: Leo McCarey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- March Fong Eu: California State Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Berryhill: California State Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Franceschini: Jean-Baptiste LABRUNE from Cambridge, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- German Fernandez: Usuario en Ingles Omarcheeseboro, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Holmes: Nascar9919, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Berryhill: Office of Bill Berryhill, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons