
Born near Silver City: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Willard Hershberger, born in Lemon Cove, 22 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robben Ford, with articles in 20 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Silver City. 547 towns in California have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Silver City’s famous people
Famous people born near Silver City
Nobody born in Silver City is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.










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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Silver 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 (10)
- Keaton Ellerby: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter McCall Hoover, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Mills: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Bassen: Stefanie Kovacevic. Tigersplayer at de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Satoshi Hirayama: 博友社 (Hakuyu-sha Co., Ltd.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willard Hershberger: Cincinnati Reds - 1940 Team Issue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orval Overall: Carl Horner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Renteria: MD Comptroller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy McNatt: Jkirks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Robinson: Barbara moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons