
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Shasta Lake
Across the town line, Redding lists 34, Megan Rapinoe first. Megan Rapinoe, born in Redding, 7 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Shasta Lake is on record yet. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names.
What stands out about Shasta Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Shasta Lake
Nobody born in Shasta Lake is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Brian Sandoval
born 196329th Governor of Nevada and former United States District Judge

Kevin Sharp
1970–2014American country music singer, author, and motivational speaker



Denver S. Dickerson
1872–192511th Governor of Nevada from the Silver – Democratic coalition party.

James Henry Glennon
1857–1940American naval rear admiral and Navy Cross recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
Redding leads the towns around it, with 34 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shasta Lake 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 (7)
- Megan Rapinoe: Daniel Nickson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Sandoval: Brian Sandoval, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francesca Eastwood: Massod123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Leary: Olympic Athletic Club (San Francisco, California), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Denver S. Dickerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Glennon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Charles Behrens: Jack Kightlinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
