James Henry Glennon
1857–1940American naval rear admiral and Navy Cross recipient
Famous people · Weaverville
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Weaverville
Megan Rapinoe is the most widely known, written about in 70 languages. Closest of all is James Henry Glennon, from French Gulch, 16 mi away. No entry yet names Weaverville as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in California belongs to Modesto, with 65.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
32 mi
Megan Rapinoe
Best known
Megan Rapinoe
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Weaverville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Weaverville
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Brian Sandoval
born 196329th Governor of Nevada and former United States District Judge
Kevin Sharp
1970–2014American country music singer, author, and motivational speaker
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weaverville 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)
- Megan Rapinoe: Daniel Nickson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Sandoval: Brian Sandoval, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francesca Eastwood: Massod123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Leary: Olympic Athletic Club (San Francisco, California), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Glennon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Charles Behrens: Jack Kightlinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons