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Famous people · Snelling

12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Snelling

Closest of all is Janet Leigh, from Merced, 15 mi away. One notable person lived here: Richard Weikart. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Snelling. The longest list of any town in California belongs to Modesto, with 65.

#1 best knownJanet LeighFilm, TV & Stage · 1927–2004
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within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Janet Leigh
Best known
Janet Leigh
in 63 Wikipedia languages

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★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Snelling

The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miTurlock · 5Merced · 4Atwater · 2Snelling
A chosen home

Also called Snelling home

One more notable person made the town home: Richard Weikart.

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Richard Weikart

born 1958

American intelligent design advocate

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Snelling 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.

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