Famous people · Sacramento
Born near Sacramento: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ronny Cox, was born in Cloudcroft, 15 mi away. No famous person on record lists Sacramento as their birthplace yet. Kim Stanley is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. The longest list of any town in New Mexico belongs to Albuquerque, with 51.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
33 mi
Kim Stanley
Best known
Kim Stanley
in 36 Wikipedia languages
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sacramento 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)
- Kim Stanley: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronny Cox: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Condon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Clayton: Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn for the show's sponsor, Campbell's Soup. It was not uncommon in the 1950s and 1960s for publicity material to be distributed by either an advertising or public relations agency., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin L. Mechem: United States Congress Archives - US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Lee Howard: FBI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine D. Ortega: Comet Photo AG (Zürich), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons