Famous people · Alturas
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Alturas
The nearest, Amar'e Stoudemire, was born in Lake Wales, 7 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Winter Haven has the longest list: 33, with Gram Parsons at the top. Across Florida, 284 towns list someone born there. No entry yet names Alturas as a birthplace.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Amar'e Stoudemire
Best known
Amar'e Stoudemire
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Alturas’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Alturas
Nobody born in Alturas is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Michael Tomasello
born 1950American developmental psychologist
Spessard Holland
1892–1971Former Senator and Governor of Florida
James Henry Mills
1923–1973United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Rowdy Gaines
born 1959American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, television sports commentator
Morgan Ortagus
born 1982American television commentator, financial analyst and political advisor
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Winter Haven has the most people on record, 33 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alturas 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 (15)
- Amar'e Stoudemire: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gram Parsons: Reprise Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vin Baker: Cavic Steve Lipofsky (Me), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowdy Gaines: Vasco77, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andre Berto: Arvee Eco from QUEENS, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Ortagus: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Tomasello: Karl-Heinz Schalk, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Birdsong: Kansas City Kings / NBA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew McCutchen: The Office of Governor Tom Wolf on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sevyn Streeter: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Bradley: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominique Jones: Erik Drost from United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spessard Holland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tree Rollins: Back9Network, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Putnam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons