Tyra Banks
born 1973American television personality, producer, and former model
Famous people · West Athens
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Athens
Closest of all is Tyra Banks, from Inglewood, 3 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in West Athens. Kevin Costner is the most widely known, written about in 111 languages. Next door, Hawthorne lists 33, led by Carl Wilson.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Kevin Costner
Best known
Kevin Costner
in 111 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Athens’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Athens
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Danny Strong
born 1974American actor and screenwriter
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Around it, Hawthorne has the most people on record, 33 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Athens 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 (10)
- Kevin Costner: Bill Ingalls, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Barrymore: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Venus Williams: Tatiana from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyra Banks: other viewnewsmedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin McMillan: Nobel Foundation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Richards: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Krist Novoselic: Joe Mabel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- The Game: Eric Garcetti, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Monroe: Sam Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons