19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rossmoor
Jimmy Bennett, born in Seal Beach, 2 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Los Alamitos lists the most: 18, with Ralph Flanagan first. The best known of them is Nicolas Cage, with articles in 121 languages. Among those who made it their home is Kennedy Wesley.
What stands out about Rossmoor’s famous people
Famous people born near Rossmoor
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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Also called Rossmoor home
One more notable person made the town home: Kennedy Wesley.
Who’s the most famous person from Rossmoor?
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Los Alamitos, at 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rossmoor 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)
- Nicolas Cage: Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Costner: Bill Ingalls, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Snoop Dogg: Bruce Baker from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tiger Woods: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- "Weird Al" Yankovic: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Venus Williams: Tatiana from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hetfield: Kreepin Deth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Stefani: Liton Ali, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Krist Novoselic: Joe Mabel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Westbrook: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Game: Eric Garcetti, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Derek: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Anderson: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keri Russell: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Dawson: heartrayna, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stamos: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Flanagan: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
