
Born near South San Gabriel: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Vania King, born in Monterey Park, 2 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in South San Gabriel. Next door, Montebello lists 37, led by Mirai Nagasu. The best known of them is George S. Patton, with articles in 87 languages.
What stands out about South San Gabriel’s famous people
Famous people born near South San Gabriel
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Tracy Caldwell Dyson
born 1969American chemist and NASA astronaut
Genie
born 1957Abused child studied by linguists after spending most of early life locked in a room and tied to a chair
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Montebello has the most people on record, 37 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South San Gabriel 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)
- George S. Patton: Robert F. Cranston / Harry Warnecke, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fergie: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward James Olmos: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar De La Hoya: U.S. Navy photo (Released), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Stoltz: oscalito, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vania King: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mirai Nagasu: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

