Famous people · Sun Valley
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sun Valley
Mädchen Amick, born in Sparks, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Sparks lists the most: 12, with Mädchen Amick first. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Sun Valley. The longest list of any town in Nevada belongs to Henderson, with 19.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Mädchen Amick
Best known
Mädchen Amick
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sun Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sun Valley
The 17 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
Nancy Angelo
born 1953Organizational psychologist/formerly(performance/video artist)
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Sparks’, with 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sun 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