15 famous people were born within 35 miles of San Simeon
Olivia Dudley, born in Morro Bay, 23 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in San Simeon. The best known of them is Chelsea Johnson, with articles in 18 languages. Across California, the lists cover 550 towns.
What stands out about San Simeon’s famous people
Famous people born near San Simeon
Nobody born in San Simeon is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Elena Verdugo
1925–2017American actress

Christine Clayburg
born 1973American actress

Jason Botts
born 1980American baseball player
Randall Reid
1931–1992Literary critic
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is San Simeon 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 (5)
- Chelsea Johnson: André Zehetbauer from Schwerin, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elena Verdugo: Photographer: John Engstead, Beverly Hills., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenda Holloway: Igbochild[1], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Barden: 與那嶺勲 on Picasa Web Albums (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Botts: Dopefish, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons