Famous people · Walnut Creek
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Walnut Creek
The nearest, Sam Shepherd, was born in La Grange, 5 mi away. Jaime Pressly is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. No entry yet names Walnut Creek as a birthplace. The longest list in North Carolina is Wilmington’s, with 67 names.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Jaime Pressly
Best known
Jaime Pressly
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Walnut Creek’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Walnut Creek
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Michael S. Regan
born 1976Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2021 to 2024
Jaime Pressly
born 1977American actress, model, and producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walnut Creek 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 (16)
- Jaime Pressly: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Ingram: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Viscera: static, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Stackhouse: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maceo Parker: xflickrx, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Jeffreys: Greg Hernandez at https://www.flickr.com/photos/greginhollywood/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Thornton: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cedric Maxwell: Steve Lipofsky www.Basketballphoto.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coby White: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael S. Regan: EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark O'Meara: PaddyBriggs at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Claiborne Royall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald G. Davis: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan K. McNeill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean R. Preston: NC General Assembly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Warren: Eldorado Owens, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons