
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Rancho Dominguez
Closest of all is Krist Novoselic, from Compton, 2 mi away. Kevin Costner is the most widely known, written about in 111 languages. Next door, Compton lists 50, led by Krist Novoselic. 557 of the towns in California list at least one person.
What stands out about West Rancho Dominguez’s famous people
Famous people born near West Rancho Dominguez
Nobody born in West Rancho Dominguez is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Tyra Banks
born 1973American television personality, producer, and former model



Joseph M. Acaba
born 1967Astronaut, Hydrogeologist, science teacher







Chris Carter
born 1956American television and film producer
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Compton, with 50.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Rancho Dominguez 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 (18)
- Kevin Costner: Bill Ingalls, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- "Weird Al" Yankovic: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Venus Williams: Tatiana from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Hetfield: Kreepin Deth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyra Banks: Juice Group, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Krist Novoselic: Joe Mabel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- The Game: Eric Garcetti, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Esther Williams: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Becky G: Shan BOODY, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Kwan: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daryl Sabara: OVERNIGHT, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Lin: nikk_la, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Anderson: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aly Michalka: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- AJ Michalka: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph M. Acaba: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kia Stevens: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Monroe: Sam Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


