14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ruhenstroth
Closest of all is Lawrence Jacobsen, from Gardnerville, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Jamie Anderson, with articles in 32 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Ruhenstroth yet. Henderson’s 19 names make the longest list in Nevada.
What stands out about Ruhenstroth’s famous people
Famous people born near Ruhenstroth
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








Nancy Angelo
born 1953Organizational psychologist/formerly(performance/video artist)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ruhenstroth 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 (8)
- 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