13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Alto Pass
Closest of all is Stuart Forbes, from Cobden, 5 mi away. Laurie Metcalf is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Alto Pass yet. The Illinois lists hold names for 770 towns.
What stands out about Alto Pass’ famous people
Famous people born near Alto Pass
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Ben Falcone
born 1973American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alto Pass 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 (5)
- Laurie Metcalf: LaurieMetcalfFeb08.jpg: John Harrison derivative work: Rossrs, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Agnes Ayres: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Falcone: eva rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Dentmon: Augustas Didžgalvis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Trumbauer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons