Leon Panetta
born 1938American politician, Secretary of Defense 2011–2013
Famous people · Sand City
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sand City
Leon Panetta, born in Monterey, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John Steinbeck, with articles in 149 languages. Of the towns next door, Seaside lists the most: 4, with Jamaree Bouyea first. No famous person’s birth in Sand City is on record yet.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
John Steinbeck
Best known
John Steinbeck
in 149 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Sand City
Nobody born in Sand City is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
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Of the towns around it, Seaside has the most on record: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sand City 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)
- John Steinbeck: McFadden Publications, Inc.; no photographer credited; photo likely the work of Sonya Noskowiak, as Steinbeck is wearing the same clothes from her 1935 studio session that produced the work shown here: https://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2006.74, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vanessa Hudgens: Presidential Communications Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Panetta: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Metcalfe: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Sumpter: Sumpter.jpg: Joyce Costello derivative work: Alelapenya, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Courtney: Dmcourtn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sacheen Littlefeather: Rick Browne, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamaree Bouyea: donsathletics, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons