Born near Tooleville: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Pamela Wallace, born in Exeter, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert B. Laughlin, with articles in 71 languages. No town in California lists more than Modesto, with 65. After Modesto, the next longest list in California is Alameda’s, with 64.
What stands out about Tooleville’s famous people
Famous people born near Tooleville
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tooleville 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)
- Robert B. Laughlin: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Mathias: Olympia-Filmi Oy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte Melkonian: Armenian Museum of Photo and Video Materials, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Nunes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Zeller: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Danals, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard G. Hovannisian: iravabannet, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Marsh: Motion Picture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Johnston: Dodger27, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons