
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Tahoe Vista
Stacey Cook, born in Truckee, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jamie Anderson, with articles in 32 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Tahoe Vista yet. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names.
What stands out about Tahoe Vista’s famous people
Famous people born near Tahoe Vista
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


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






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tahoe Vista 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 (8)
- Jamie Anderson: The Camp of Champions Snowboard & Ski Summer Camp from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hobart Cavanaugh: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Amodei: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice E. McLoughlin: The Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Lauren Woodland: Lesley Bohm, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons