
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Redlands
Closest of all is Marilyn Ferguson, from Grand Junction, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Redlands yet. Across the town line, Grand Junction lists 21, Marilyn Ferguson first. The longest list of any town in Colorado belongs to Aurora, with 48.
What stands out about Redlands’ famous people
Famous people born near Redlands
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Grand Junction’s, with 21.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Redlands 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)
- Marilyn Ferguson: Harmanx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maggie Baird: thembnevents on YouTube, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Hurd: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmo Smith: Oregon State University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Matusz: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fletcher Martin: Peter A. Juley & Son, photographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

