
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Tehama
Closest of all is Marv Grissom, from Los Molinos, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Aaron Rodgers, with articles in 37 languages. No famous person’s birth in Tehama is on record yet. The longest list of any town in California belongs to Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Tehama’s famous people
Famous people born near Tehama
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Blaire White
born 1993American YouTuber and political commentator

Tom Bruce
1952–2020American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
Sherman Reynolds
1878–1958California rancher and politician



Haley Cope
born 1979American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tehama 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)
- Aaron Rodgers: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Mastelotto: Mika Hiironniemi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blaire White: Joey Sarson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Cage: Sayuncle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Reddick: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marv Grissom: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons