
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Crystal Bay
Stacey Cook, born in Truckee, 13 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Crystal Bay. The best known of them is Jamie Anderson, with articles in 32 languages. 30 towns across Nevada can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Crystal Bay’s famous people
Famous people born near Crystal Bay
Nobody born in Crystal Bay is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Douglas Kelley
1912–1958U.S. Army officer, psychiatrist, criminoligist, professor, author







Nancy Angelo
born 1953Organizational psychologist/formerly(performance/video artist)





Sarah Peters
born 1987American politician and environmental engineer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Crystal Bay 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 (15)
- Jamie Anderson: The Camp of Champions Snowboard & Ski Summer Camp from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hobart Cavanaugh: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Amodei: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice E. McLoughlin: The Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stacey Cook: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryce Bennett: Dispe, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marco Sullivan: Castagna; the original work was uploaded by User:Dispe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- April Stewart: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie Clark Ward: Marshall Neilan Productions / Associated First National Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Woodland: Lesley Bohm, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred B. Balzar: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Kirman, Sr.: "Reno Evening Gazette" (Reno, NV)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Namoff: Doug Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse Ethier: Thanhouser Company (Life time: N/A), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Needham: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons