Born near Seville: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Robben Ford, was born in Woodlake, 8 mi away. The best known of them is Robert B. Laughlin, with articles in 71 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Seville. No town in California lists more than Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Seville’s famous people
Famous people born near Seville
Nobody born in Seville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Avi Kaplan
born 1989American singer and songwriter, former member of Pentatonix


Slim Pickens
1919–1983American rodeo performer, film and television actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Seville 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)
- Robert B. Laughlin: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte Melkonian: Armenian Museum of Photo and Video Materials, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryce DeWitt: Brandon dinunno, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slim Pickens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Zeller: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Danals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Hurst: Film World Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Johnston: Dodger27, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avi Kaplan: Aszpiga, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons