Famous people · Martinez
Born near Martinez: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Reese Hoffa, from Evans, 4 mi away. The nearest list is next door in Evans: 6 names, starting with Reese Hoffa. No famous person’s birth in Martinez is on record yet. Oliver Hardy is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Oliver Hardy
Best known
Oliver Hardy
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Martinez’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Martinez
Nobody born in Martinez is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Oliver Hardy
1892–1957American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy
Chris Costner Sizemore
1927–2016Case depicted in The Three Faces of Eve
Essie Mae Washington-Williams
1925–2013American school teacher and writer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Evans counts 6 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Martinez 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)
- Oliver Hardy: Harry Warnecke, 1900 - 1984, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Wight: Sgt. Jessica M. Kuhn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Strom Thurmond: Leffler, Warren K., photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Camp: Nehrams2020, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reese Hoffa: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Brooks: Created by Adam B. Walter (1820-1875); cropped by Beyond My Ken 02:14, 15 April 2015 (UTC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Etta Jones: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Millie Jackson: Millie_Jackson.jpg: Albert Domasin derivative work: FotoPhest, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons