William E. Moerner
born 1953Nobel prize winning American chemical physicist
Famous people · Sunol
Born near Sunol: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, William E. Moerner, was born in Pleasanton, 6 mi away. Of the towns next door, Hayward lists the most: 47, with Dwayne Johnson first. The best known of them is Dwayne Johnson, with articles in 112 languages. No famous person on record lists Sunol as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Dwayne Johnson
Best known
Dwayne Johnson
in 112 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sunol’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sunol
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Dwayne Johnson
born 1972American actor and professional wrestler
Rachel Maddow
born 1973American television news host and political commentator
Josie Maran
born 1978American model, actress, and entrepreneur
Kerri Walsh Jennings
born 1978American professional beach volleyball player
Chelsi Smith
1973–2018Actress, singer, Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sunol 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)
- Susan Wojcicki: TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Burton: Distributed by Megaforce Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Moerner: Kevin Lowder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Cardellini: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Bridges: Tom Korman Assoc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Wills: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons