
Born near Tahoma: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Jamie Anderson, born in South Lake Tahoe, 12 mi away, is the closest. In California, 547 towns have someone on the list. Not one famous person on record comes from Tahoma yet. No town in California lists more than Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Tahoma’s famous people
Famous people born near Tahoma
Nobody born in Tahoma 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





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tahoma 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
- 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
- April Stewart: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Woodland: Lesley Bohm, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons