Born near Gardnerville Ranchos: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Lawrence Jacobsen, born in Gardnerville, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jamie Anderson, with articles in 32 languages. No entry yet names Gardnerville Ranchos as a birthplace. In Nevada, 30 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Gardnerville Ranchos’ famous people
Famous people born near Gardnerville Ranchos
Nobody born in Gardnerville Ranchos is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Lydia Adams-Williams
1867–1928American writer and conservationist







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

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gardnerville Ranchos 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 (10)
- Jamie Anderson: The Camp of Champions Snowboard & Ski Summer Camp from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wovoka: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Amodei: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice E. McLoughlin: The Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Woodland: Lesley Bohm, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Namoff: Doug Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Needham: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Little: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydia Adams-Williams: Deseret News, 1917, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanner Thorson: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons