
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Soda Springs
The nearest, Stacey Cook, was born in Truckee, 10 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Soda Springs. 557 towns across California can name a famous person born there. No town in California lists more than Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Soda Springs’ famous people
Famous people born near Soda Springs
Nobody born in Soda Springs is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Douglas Kelley
1912–1958U.S. Army officer, psychiatrist, criminoligist, professor, author



George Philbrook
1884–1964American gridiron football player and athletics competitor

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Soda Springs 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 (6)
- Stacey Cook: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryce Bennett: Dispe, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marco Sullivan: Castagna; the original work was uploaded by User:Dispe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- April Stewart: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Goodfellow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Philbrook: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons