Born near Livermore: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Harry F. Adams, was born in Sacramento, 9 mi away. No famous person on record lists Livermore as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Johnny Depp, with articles in 147 languages. Covington’s 54 names make the longest list in Kentucky.
What stands out about Livermore’s famous people
Famous people born near Livermore
Nobody born in Livermore is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


John Oldham
1923–2020American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator





Jonathan E. Spilman
1812–1896Kentucky lawyer, minister, and composer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Livermore 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)
- Nicky Hayden: Box Repsol, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Heizer: Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Ewell: Friedman-Abeles, New York. Stamp is partial, but the photographer did many New York theater photos; we have quite a few here at Commons., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendell Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Hagan: Essex Meats, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil Earp: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Courtney Curran: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons