Born near Saranap: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Kyle Gass, was born in Walnut Creek, 2 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Saranap. Tom Hanks is the most widely known, written about in 136 languages. Famous people are on record for 545 of the towns in California.
What stands out about Saranap’s famous people
Famous people born near Saranap
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Alex Hirsch
born 1985American voice actor, animator, writer, storyboard artist, and producer




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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Walnut Creek’s, at 48 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Saranap 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 (9)
- Tom Hanks: Eva Rinaldi from Abbotsford, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mahershala Ali: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Schelling: Alvaro conde, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Lee: Obata family, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Brubeck: Pablosecca, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Tan: Robert Foothorap, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe DiMaggio: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Hirsch: CalArts Votes, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Frederick Tickner: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
