
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Thermalito
The best known of them is Aaron Rodgers, with articles in 37 languages. The nearest, Doug LaMalfa, was born in Oroville, 2 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Thermalito yet. Doug LaMalfa leads the 15 names listed next door in Oroville.
What stands out about Thermalito’s famous people
Famous people born near Thermalito
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Robert H. Young
1929–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient





Nate Smith
born 1985American country music singer, musician and songwriter



Haley Cope
born 1979American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, world champion, former world record-holder


Arthur L. Jarrett
1884–1960American screenwriter and actor


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Famous people from the towns next door
Oroville has the longest list next door: 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thermalito 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 (15)
- Aaron Rodgers: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug LaMalfa: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Mastelotto: Mika Hiironniemi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Yerman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Cage: Sayuncle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Bagby: MarkScottAustinTX, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Johnson: ABC Television Network 7 West 66TH Street New York 23, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Smith: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winford Lee Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Branum: hinnk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Young: Cambrosch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Rideout: Brainburgers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Westlake: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur R. Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Hudgens: slgckgc (original) Cropped by UCinternational, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
