14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Vineyard
Brie Larson is the most widely known, written about in 90 languages. Closest of all is Casey Weathers, from Elk Grove, 5 mi away. Next door, Elk Grove lists 19, led by Kyle Larson. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names.
What stands out about Vineyard’s famous people
Famous people born near Vineyard
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Brie Larson
born 1989American actress, singer and filmmaker






Randall Bal
born 1980American swimmer, world champion, former world record-holder
Cheri Elliott
born 1970American champion female bicycle motocross (BMX) racer
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Famous people from the towns next door
1 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vineyard 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)
- Brie Larson: 2d Lt Jessica Cicchetto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Chastain: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greta Gerwig: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brenda Song: Jennifer, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Didion: Kathleen Ballard, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles M. Rice: Bill Branson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Elliott: John Bauld from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Larson: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
