Famous people · Waterford
Born near Waterford: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jane Swagerty, from Oakdale, 10 mi away. George Lucas is the most widely known, written about in 133 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Waterford. In all of California, the famous people on record come from 547 towns.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
George Lucas
Best known
George Lucas
in 133 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Waterford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Waterford
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Amazon Eve
born 1979American model, fitness trainer, and actress
George Lucas
born 1944American filmmaker and philanthropist
Ann Veneman
born 1949Executive Director of UNICEF and United States Secretary of Agriculture
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waterford 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)
- Mark Spitz: Doha Stadium Plus Qatar Photograph: Vinod Divakaran (www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boaz Myhill: Will Viles / Will bcfc at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Angel: Siike Donnelly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Veneman: USDA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cy Young: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dot Jones: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Talitha Bateman: Faces and Facets, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amazon Eve: Amazing Eve Entertainment, LLC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons