19 famous people were born within 35 miles of San Miguel
Kyle Gass, born in Walnut Creek, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Tom Hanks, with articles in 136 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in San Miguel. Among those who made it their home is John Vaughn.
What stands out about San Miguel’s famous people
Famous people born near San Miguel
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Alex Hirsch
born 1985American voice actor, animator, writer, storyboard artist, and producer
Richard Carlson
1961–2006Author, psychotherapist and motivational speaker

Also called San Miguel home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in San Miguel, though born elsewhere.
John Vaughn
1928–2016Franciscan friar, 116th General Ministers of the Friars Minor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is San Miguel 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)
- Tom Hanks: Eva Rinaldi from Abbotsford, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Brubeck: Pablosecca, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe DiMaggio: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dante Basco: dmgice, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Hirsch: CalArts Votes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wondolowski: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Johnson: User Googie man on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecilia Rouse: Executive Office of the President of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons