
Born near Melba: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ronee Blakley, was born in Nampa, 15 mi away. Aaron Paul is the most widely known, written about in 58 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Melba yet. Across Idaho, the lists cover 93 towns.
What stands out about Melba’s famous people
Famous people born near Melba
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Renee Tenison
born 1968American model, actress and Playboy Playmate



James Jesus Angleton
1917–1987Chief of the CIA's counterintelligence (CI) staff from 1954 to 1975


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Melba 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 (7)
- Aaron Paul: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronee Blakley: APA-Agency for the Performing Arts (management), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Torrie Wilson: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Little: Phil White/Office of the Governor of Idaho., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Butch Otter: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristine Sutherland: fluzo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Jesus Angleton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons