
Born near Tobin: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Eliza Swenson, from Quincy, 18 mi away. James Marsters is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Tobin yet. Across California, 561 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Tobin’s famous people
Famous people born near Tobin
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





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


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tobin 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 (7)
- James Marsters: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Annette Abbott Adams: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Swenson: Rick Hornsby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Smith: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Anderson: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur R. Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Ellison: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons