Famous people · Spreckels
Born near Spreckels: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Steinbeck, from Salinas, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Spreckels. 561 towns across California can name a famous person born there. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
John Steinbeck
Best known
John Steinbeck
in 148 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Spreckels’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Spreckels
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Leon Panetta
born 1938American politician, Secretary of Defense 2011–2013
Tory Belleci
born 1970Film maker and model maker, MythBusters build team member
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spreckels 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)
- John Steinbeck: McFadden Publications, Inc.; no photographer credited; photo likely the work of Sonya Noskowiak, as Steinbeck is wearing the same clothes from her 1935 studio session that produced the work shown here: https://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2006.74, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vanessa Hudgens: Presidential Communications Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Panetta: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Metcalfe: iDominick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Sumpter: Sumpter.jpg: Joyce Costello derivative work: Alelapenya, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sacheen Littlefeather: Rick Browne, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tory Belleci: ViNull, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons