Famous people · Golden Valley
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Golden Valley
Closest of all is Curtis Hanson, from Reno, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Golden Valley. Mädchen Amick is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. The longest list in Nevada is Henderson’s, with 19 names.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Mädchen Amick
Best known
Mädchen Amick
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Golden Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Golden Valley
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Sarah Peters
born 1987American politician and environmental engineer
Douglas Kelley
1912–1958U.S. Army officer, psychiatrist, criminoligist, professor, author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Golden Valley 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)
- Mädchen Amick: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis Hanson: David Shankbone (attribution required), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Mancuso: Christian Jansky (User:Tschaensky), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dawn Wells: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kristoffer Polaha: vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Taylor: Noah Riffe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Gibbons: Congressional Pictorial Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons