
Born near West Carson: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Edwin McMillan, born in Redondo Beach, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Nicolas Cage, with articles in 121 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in West Carson. In California, 543 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about West Carson’s famous people
Famous people born near West Carson
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Danny Strong
born 1974American actor and screenwriter

Tyra Banks
born 1973American television personality, producer, and former model
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Carson counts 29 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Carson 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)
- Nicolas Cage: Moritz Barcelona from Barcelona, Catalunya, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Costner: Bill Ingalls, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Snoop Dogg: Bruce Baker from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 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
- Krist Novoselic: Joe Mabel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Westbrook: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kia Stevens: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Monroe: Sam Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

