Famous people · Rough and Ready
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rough and Ready
The nearest, Joanna Newsom, was born in Grass Valley, 5 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Rough and Ready. The California lists hold names for 556 towns. Modesto has the most of any town in California: 65.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Joanna Newsom
Best known
Joanna Newsom
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rough and Ready’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rough and Ready
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Christopher Stevens
1960–2012American diplomat, lawyer and ambassador to Libya
Alexis Alford
born 1998American traveler, photographer, and YouTuber; youngest person to travel to every country
Connie Redbird Pinkerman-Uri
1930–2009First Native American woman to hold degrees in both law and medicine
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rough and Ready 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 (8)
- Joanna Newsom: aphrodite-in-nyc from new york city, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Stevens: unspecified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Riley: Sloggerbum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Royce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Sisto: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tully Marshall: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alela Diane: Martijn van de Streek from The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Alford: Sean Kim, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons