Famous people · West Goshen
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Goshen
The nearest, Robert B. Laughlin, was born in Visalia, 7 mi away. No famous person on record lists West Goshen as their birthplace yet. 561 of the towns in California list at least one person. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Robert B. Laughlin
Best known
Robert B. Laughlin
in 71 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Goshen’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Goshen
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Slim Pickens
1919–1983American rodeo performer, film and television actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Goshen 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)
- Robert B. Laughlin: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyson Chandler: Tyson_Chandler_Mavs.jpg: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA derivative work: Edgars2007, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Mathias: Olympia-Filmi Oy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monte Melkonian: Armenian Museum of Photo and Video Materials, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Perry: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryce DeWitt: Brandon dinunno, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Nunes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Slim Pickens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons