
Born near Spanish Springs: 14 famous people within 35 miles
One notable person lived here: Ron Roy. Sparks, which borders it, has 12 on its list, the best known Mädchen Amick. The nearest, Mädchen Amick, was born in Sparks, 6 mi away. No famous person on record lists Spanish Springs as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Spanish Springs’ famous people
Famous people born near Spanish Springs
Nobody born in Spanish Springs is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







Sarah Peters
born 1987American politician and environmental engineer
Nancy Angelo
born 1953Organizational psychologist/formerly(performance/video artist)
Also called Spanish Springs home
One more notable person made the town home: Ron Roy.

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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Sparks has the most on record: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spanish Springs 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)
- Ron Roy: Ron Roy, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
