Born near Vandenberg Village: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Julián Araujo, from Lompoc, 3 mi away. The list for Vandenberg Village is empty for now. 553 towns in California have at least one famous person on record. No town in California lists more than Modesto, with 65.
What stands out about Vandenberg Village’s famous people
Famous people born near Vandenberg Village
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Marla Runyan
born 1969Blind paralympics competitor, Athletics competitor, long distance runner, heptathlete, sprinter, jumper, thrower

Robin Ventura
born 1967Baseball player and manager from the United States
Casey Alexander
born 1975American cartoonist, writer, director, storyboard artist and storyboard director

Robert Hunter
1941–2019American lyricist, musician, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vandenberg Village 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)
- Robert Hunter: briangatens, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacqueline Gadsden: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Wallace: film screenshot (RKO), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Patak: MaryG90, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Ventura: Jesse_Orosco_Dwight_Gooden_and_Robin_Ventura.jpg: Michael Baron from Bronx, NY, USA derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane Solomon: Phil Roeder from Des Moines, IA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons